Widow Winter Solstice:

Together On The Longest Night

A free online gathering for widows and widowers on December 21 to honor your person, name your pain, and remember that light is coming.

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The longest night of the year can feel even darker when your person is gone.

In this special 2025 Widow Winter Solstice gathering, Emily and a panel of Christian widows share honest stories about loneliness, surviving the holidays, feeling misunderstood, wrestling with God, and answering the question: “Will I always feel this way?”

You’ll hear real, unpolished conversations from women in different seasons of widowhood who have walked through the same sleepless nights, empty chairs, and “I don’t know who I am anymore” moments you may be living right now.

In this episode you’ll hear:

-Why we honor Winter Solstice as “the longest night” for widows

-Raw stories of loneliness in grief: empty houses, changing friendships, family let-downs

-How faith, prayer, and Scripture show up when you’re angry, numb, or confused with God

-What helped each widow move from “just surviving” to taking tiny brave steps again

-Guided reflection prompts you can use tonight to process your own grief

-How joy and sorrow can coexist without betraying your person’s memory

-An invitation to go deeper inside Brave Widow Academy and our scholarship opportunity

Next steps

-Watch / listen and journal through the reflection prompts

-Share your person’s name in the comments so we can honor them with you

Chapters

00:00 Welcome & Why Winter Solstice matters for widows

09:00 Panel introductions & love stories

28:00 Loneliness in the new normal

1:22:00 Guided reflection time

1:35:00 “Will I always feel this way?”

2:25:00 Q&A on anger, boundaries, and kids

This Night Is For You If…

The holidays feel heavier and lonelier since your person died.
Nights are the hardest, and the silence feels deafening.
You miss being understood without having to explain everything.
You love God (or are curious) but still have big questions and big feelings.
You just want to spend one night surrounded by people who “get it” without you having to be “okay.”

What We’ll Do Together

On the longest night of the year, we gather to remember: even when your world feels dark, it will not always feel this way.

Guided reflection & remembrance of your person (bring a candle, journal, or tissues if you like).
Honest conversations about loneliness, love after loss, and rebuilding a life you can love again.
Widow panel stories from women and men walking this path at different stages.
Live chat connection with widows and widowers from around the world.
Optional opening & closing prayer (with space for you whether you’re faith‑based or not).
Giveaways & special surprises just for being there.
First access to 2025 Brave Widow scholarships for coaching and community support.

Why Winter Solstice?

Winter Solstice is the longest night of the year. The days are short, the dark stretches on. For many widows and widowers, that’s exactly how grief feels.

We gather on this night as a living reminder: after the longest night, the light does return. Each day gets a little bit brighter. And you don’t have to walk that in-between alone.

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