Memories, Meaning and Legacy, a 10 week self-paced writing course to help you safeguard memories after the loss of a partner
When our partner dies, we become the sole memory keepers of a life that is now bound to the past. We grieve more than a person, we also grieve the shared past of which we are now the only keepers.
As grievers, we have a complex relationship with the passing of time. One the one hand, the passing of time can help soften the hard edges of grief but on the other, it also takes us further away from our person and creates a fog around our memories.
In my work with widows, I have seen time and time again, the suffering that comes with the fear of forgetting. Of course we don’t forget our person, but over time, the little details of our shared life are harder to remember.
Hi, I’m Marie, a grief coach, End-of-Life specialist and writer who walks the path of healing with women who have suffered a profound loss. I specialize in creating brave spaces for women to be seen, heard and witnessed in the fullness of their experience of loss.
In 2017, my love, best friend and partner died from pancreatic cancer.
He and I both loved to write. From the day we met and until his very last days, we wrote letters to one another, outlining the details of our shared life and the depth of our love. In the first year of our relationship, I kept a journal where I wrote about the transformative experience of opening myself to love, the first time we said the words “I love you” and other intimate moments that I didn’t want to forget. I could never have imagined how precious these pieces of writing would become once he was no longer here. In the darkest moments of my grief, being able to go back and read through these memories helps me anchor into the love that we still share and reminds me that that life really did exist.
I know firsthand how afraid you might be of forgetting. I was terrified too. Almost four years have passed and I still have moments where I wonder if that life was even real or if I somehow imagined the whole thing. My writing is a tool that helps me remember, record and sometimes share the precious memories of my past with others.
And that’s what inspired me to create this offering for you. This is truly an offering created by LOVE, from my grieving heart to yours. I want to help ease whatever fears you might have about forgetting. Let those fears rest and let me guide you as you too remember, record and (perhaps) share your most precious moments. This collection of stories can be for your eyes only or can be shared with your children eventually. It can become a part of your family’s legacy.
I have created this writing course to help you write a collection of stories about your person, about how their love has shaped so much of who you are now and about the meaning of their life and legacy.
This is a simple process and you do not need to identify as a writer in order take part in this writing course.
All you need is a story of love that you desire to tell, remember and safeguard against the passing of time.
How it works:
I have made this process simple so that even if you don’t believe yourself to be a writer, you will be guided to put your memories down on paper in the most meaningful way possible.
Memories, meaning and legacy consists of 10 writing prompts where I guide you through one meaningful question per week. Each prompt is designed to help bring you back to a specific time in your relationship, remember the details, the meaning and the feeling of your memories.
You will be guided to remember the events yes, but also to make meaning out of your partner’s life and out of the love you two still share. I will help you reflect on how this relationship has changed the very fabric of who you are.
You will be guided to reflect on how you can continue your partner’s legacy in the way you choose to carry your life forward after their passing.
All you have to do is get a brand new journal or open a new document on your computer and let me guide you.
FAQs
How long do I have access to the course?
You have access to the course forever including all of the changes or bonuses I add to it in the future!
Do I have to be a writer to participate?
Not at ALL! I guide you through the writing prompts every step of the way. You just have to follow the prompts to create your collection of stories.
Are you delivering this course live?
No. This is a self-paced online course. It is designed to be a 10 week course but you are free to go through the writing prompts on your own timeline!
Do you offer refunds?
When you sign up, you have access to the entire course material and so NO, there are no refunds. Please make sure that this is something that you truly want to do before signing up.
