Young, Black & Widowed

Simene' Walden encourages widows to publish their story and walks through the process to show them how.

Natasha Williams shares her widowhood journey which began by being widowed in Germany while her husband was on Active Duty. She gives important advice to military spouses who become widowed.

Petra Gordon shares her widowhood journey as well as what services she can provide to help you as a certified widow support coach.

Laethycia Simms discusses her widowhood journey, experiences with a spiritual medium and hope for the future.

Juanetta White shares how she is intentionally making strides to move forward through her grief as a widow and Life Coach.

Shalonda Jones recounts the story of her loss, when her husband passed away from Covid-19.

Founder Aaron Johnson of Nonprofit WAT (We Adoption Too) Black Family Adoption Assistance speaks about his mission to help Black families adopt. www.watadoptions.org

Tiffany Hubert discusses her organization, Black Wellness Affair, and its mission to normalize Black Mental Health.

Jeanine Davis describes her pre-covid fellowship with other widows.

Danyell Shaw speaks about her organization Widows Voice.

Joselyn DeShong journals her way through her widowhood journey.

Widow Cheryl Whitfield discusses her heartwarming experience with a spiritual Medium.

Alex Freeman discusses the challenges of being a widower and single, Black Father to a young child in a global pandemic.

LaCharmine and Tonia Wilson from the "Conversations Between Widows" Podcast discuss, widowhood challenges like childcare, intimacy, the single woman handyman tax and childbirth.

Young, Black, BRITISH & Widowed, Abi Shotade's prospective on all things from across the pond in England.

Funeral Director, Felicia Lashley-Verrett, speaks to us about what to do immediately after the loss of a loved one.

Life Insurance Agent, Tyneshia Perine, explains the importance of having a life insurance policy, especially after being widowed.

Dating Expert Brock Olsen explains how to date with standards, date safely, setup an online profile and debuts his NEW matchmaking service!

The Fly Widow influencer, Dr. Alisha Reed, discusses pandemic self-care for widows. How do we begin? Simply give yourself grace during this challenging pandemic era. 

Former Girls Inc. CEO founded  the Women Repair Zone in June 2018 to address the societal imbalance in which too few women and girls learn home repair, home improvement, and auto maintenance skills.

Lexi is the Herban Doula servicing Chattanooga and the surrounding areas who has nearly 30K followers. She provides pregnancy, birth, postpartum & lactation support and education, yoni steaming, placenta encapsulation and herbal products and virtual support services. She's into cloth diapering, mama cloth/freebleeding, natural remedies, medical freedom, baby wearing, conscious parenting, homeschooling and makes many personalized herbal products for her clients.

Featured in Martha Stewarts wedding magazine, co-author of the book Planners Unplugged and 7 time award winner of the Couples Choice Awards for the top 5% of the wedding professionals, Shaun Mosley, showcases her amazing business Elope Chattanooga. We discuss the benefits of eloping during a pandemic in the beautiful Scenic City!

Award earning top Black Attorney Amanda Jelks discusses the importance of estate planning when widowed. Wills, Trusts, Healthcare Power of Attorney are all discussed in depth.

Decorated Army Veteran, father of 4, and widower, Marcus Waters, speaks about the challenges of losing his wife under pandemic shutdown restrictions and solo-parenting 4 children during the Covid-19 shutdowns.

Internationally acclaimed journalist, Markeeta Davis, discusses the crushing loss of her decorated military husband, while she was just 6 weeks pregnant. Plus, she explains what it is like to raise a newborn as a solo-parent during the beginning of the global pandemic.

America Inc.'s Maryland Mother of the year and Vice President of Maryland's Autism Society, Taya Dunn Johnson, discusses the challenges of raising children with Autism while widowed.

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A story of how the Nonprofit Young, Black & Widowed Inc was founded and how we can serve you!

Young, Black & Widowed Inc. is a progressive 501(c)3 nonprofit that connects widow(er)s to resources and professionals within their home cities, across the United States. Available daily, we provide peer support to Millennials + Generation Z widow(er)s of color, which proudly includes the LGBTQ+ community. Our podcast is a collaborative extension of that community.