Jill Smolowe was only 54 when her beloved husband of 24 years passed away, and it felt odd to have women tell her she was "lucky" to have met Bob 7 months later.
What she dad know was that she and Bob were not looking to recreate their previous happy marriages. Instead, were looking for their next chapter in love, a chapter built on who they were now at this stage in life. A chapter that acknowledged and celebrated that they had both been blessed with happy marriages and knew what it took to create them.
Read the rest of Jill's story HERE
Jill is also a coach and the author of Four Funerals and a Wedding: Resilience in a Time of Grief

Anne Wade is Teacher, Writer, Mentor, and Coach for courageous women in midlife and beyond who want to disrupt their own status quo and design life on their own terms, even in turbulent times. She has developed the Becoming Found process of going within to find and address the inner barriers we have all inadvertently built up against love, happiness, health, wealth and any other desires of our hearts. Teaching women to unapologetically shine like a superstar and live their legacy is Anne’s mission.
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