Nobody Tells You About the Paperwork

Nobody Tells You About the Paperwork

Nobody Tells You About the PaperworkKate LeFaivre
Published on: 12/08/2026

Nobody tells you about the paperwork. Kate shares the quiet grief of erasing his name from titles and accounts — and the one recording of his voice they kept.

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Why the Second Year is Often Harder Than the First

Why the Second Year is Often Harder Than the First

Why the Second Year is Often Harder Than the FirstKate LeFaivre
Published on: 06/08/2026

Everyone preps you for year one. Nobody warns you year two can hit harder — the shock wearing off, support thinning. Kate explains why, using Israel's wilderness.

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Is He Okay? What the Church Actually Teaches

Is He Okay? What the Church Actually Teaches

Is He Okay? What the Church Actually TeachesKate LeFaivre
Published on: 30/07/2026

A widow's unspoken question: is he okay? Kate explores what the Church actually teaches about death, judgment, purgatory, and heaven — with hope for suicide loss too.

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What I Got Wrong About Grief

What I Got Wrong About Grief

What I Got Wrong About GriefKate LeFaivre
Published on: 29/07/2026

Kate shares the assumptions she brought into grief that turned out to be wrong — including the biggest one: that doing the work would mean arriving at "better" by year two. She attended Grief Share, a widow support group, and therapy. Year two hit l

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