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Power in the Voice

Revisado: 02-24-25

There is power in the voice. Both Alexandra Armstrong and Mary Donahue have soothing, strong, honest voices and hearing them tell their stories of widowhood is compelling. I had skimmed their information-rich book before so I knew that I would re-discover important details of how to prepare for the inevitable of widowhood. I didn’t expect to be riveted by the stories and moved to action.

Listening to “On Your Own” was like a sitting in a coffee shop with a friend and sharing the personal details of grief, worry, planning and recovery. Alex and Mary told not only their personal stories but composite stories of women of different ages, circumstances and emotional independence. I have a will. I understand finances. I have independence. But I also have a marriage – decades long - and I realize that at some point I’ll probably be in these women’s shoes. I know I need to review my financial plans, and even more, my emotional understanding of really being on my own.

Audio books are deeply personal because you are listening closely to the sound of someone talking directly to you. Alex and Mary are professionals who have spent their careers giving advice. More importantly, they are empathetic women who have now experienced the reality of widowhood themselves – a subject they first wrote about in 1993. Today their advice is deeper, more relatable, and shared with both emotion and specific strategies for success.

I listened as if I was with friends and finished with a list of “to dos.” I needed their advice. I am certain thousands of other women do too

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