Re-Boot Your Life

An Online Community for Widows

We can’t do it alone. ARE YOU ? OR Is someone close to you suffering in silence?

Strategies, Tools & Guides to Surviving and Overcoming Loss to Thriving.

A Widow’s Way Forward (AWWF) provides a comprehensive support system to help

widows rebuild their personal and professional lives. Picking up where bereavement

counseling ends, AWWF offers practical tools and strategies based on 7 Life Pillars that

promote well-being, reintegration, and resilience. Our proactive approach helps prevent the

physical and mental health issues often associated with widowhood.

Join us on a journey of self discovery, finding peace & tranquility and the confidence to pick up and move forward, without forgetting our loved ones.

a widow’s account of how to overcome

Hi, I’m Dorothy.

I became a widow on the 16th January 2010 at 05:25am. That day changed the course of my life, in an instant. I am building this community for those who have lost their love, their soulmate, their partner. The gap they leave behind is difficult to fill and maybe we shouldn’t be trying to fill the gap. Maybe we should just honour them, be glad that your paths met. We cannot change the fact that they have left this world. So we have to pick ourselves up, face the responsibilities that we have before us. Not easy but that is why I am here, sharing what I would have liked someone to have told me……………….

I hope you all find something in these pages to excite you, a breathe of fresh air, objective views, tips to take away, expert opinions and a roadmap to follow making Your Journey less weary.

Thank you for visiting us and we hope that you will find lots of interesting take aways during your journey with us.

Our goal is to offer calm, comfort, and a supportive community—a place where healing can happen in a holistic and creative way. We’re not here to dwell on sorrow, but to offer guidance, encouragement, and a sense of hope. Our aim is to help you feel stronger, emotionally and physically. And if you're ready to reconnect through community outings, even better. This is about helping you feel ready to embrace lifeagain, step by step. Let’s begin with a gentle reminder: “You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.” — John C. Maxwell. A morning routine has been a quiet anchor for me. And on the days I miss it, I remind myself—with kindness—that tomorrow brings another chance.

Inspiratonal words from wintley phipps …

“It is in the quiet crucible of your personal, private sufferings that your noblest dreams are born and God’s greatest gifts are given in compensation for what you have been through… it is well, it is well with my Soul…”

  • For yourself to heal & thrive again

    Loss is usually devastating, so it is not surprising that we all just need some support so that we can feel normal again. Our defence is just to go on auto-pilot. I would like to join a community of widows who can uplift me and experts to help me plan and execute my new life choices.

  • for a friend or Family member

    Has your mother, aunt, uncle, grandmother, friend, colleague lost their soulmate? Do you see the grief written all over their faces? Are you at a loss of how to help? You may not be able to spend as much time together? That’s why we are here. Gift her with access to our community.

  • Corporates

    Has one of your staff lost their partner? Or has your staff member passed away? A great way to show your support is to purchase a voucher and help them rebuild their lives. Add this service to your employee benefits package & support your staff through what is undoubtedly the most challenging time of their lives.

  • i just want to support

    We will all lose our loved ones at some point on our life journeys. It is a lonely and painful time. I would like to support those who have lost someone close. I would love to know that I have made a difference to their life. These services will provide tangible support that I may not be able to give myself. If that is you, gift a voucher

My Approach

I wrote a book that holds both my deepest pain and my most treasured memories. It helped me begin to heal, and now I’m sharing it with you alongside a series of guided workbooks—because I believe healing happens best in community, supported by shared experiences and expert insight. That’s my why.

Losing my husband was a loss on every level—he was my best friend, business partner, the father of my children. We met when I was just 19. His absence left a silence I didn’t know how to fill. I understand what it means to be a widow, to feel lost, to not know where to turn with your grief or your quiet victories.

Grief moves in seasons—spring, summer, autumn, and winter. After eleven long years, I can finally think of him without feeling like a dagger has pierced my heart. It took time, patience, and the longing for connection. I often asked myself: would I have healed sooner if I’d had a community to walk beside me? The answer is always yes.

That’s why I created A Widow’s Way Forward—so no one has to walk this path alone.

Dream it

I have asked a group of experts to help us make sense of what the future could look like. We have designed what we think is an awesome group of services.

We want you to dream about what you want for your life. You may want to go in a completely different direction. Or, as some widows have shared - they want to achieve one of the goals that were set with their partner

We help you to look at your life in this new reality. You need to identify your anchor points and start re-building because life will never be the same but it does not have to worse. Plan for success.

Build it

Under our services you will have access to Financial planners, wealth creation, business mentors, health professionals, pension experts, a Doula and more. You may even want to start a Foundation in the name of your loved one.

You are not alone…so many of us think we are alone

but we don’t have to be.

“Never Would Have Made It Without You…”

— Marvin Sapp

These lyrics carried me through some of my darkest days. I must have listened to this song a thousand times. It reminded me that I was growing stronger, wiser, and somehow—through it all—I was making it.