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1,362 | Jennifer Newberg on Turning Tragedy Into Hope for Widows
Jennifer Newberg is a communications and partnerships executive with experience across both corporate and nonprofit sectors, leading mission-driven campaigns for brands including T-Mobile, Purina, Dove, and Planet Fitness. Her greatest strength is connection, and she has built her career around creating authentic, value-based relationships that make a lasting impact.
In May 2024, Jennifer’s life changed forever. While on a dream trip to Greece with her husband, he unexpectedly passed away from a heart attack. Returning home alone, she was thrust into the uncharted territory of grief, navigating loss, logistics, and the pain of a blended family trying to find meaning after tragedy. What she discovered through that heartbreak is that connection is not just important; it is lifesaving.
Having already faced divorce, addiction, and heartbreak in her circle, Jennifer found widowhood to be the loneliest experience of all. What helped her heal was not advice or platitudes, but real conversations with others who understood. Inspired by Maya Angelou’s words, “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you,” she chose to share her story openly to help others feel less alone.
That choice became It’s Lifey and HopeHub, a growing community for widows seeking compassion, conversation, and connection. Through support groups, expert-led sessions, retreats, and one-on-one peer connections, Jennifer is building what she once needed most: a home for widows to feel seen, supported, and surrounded by understanding.
Her message is simple yet profound: there is no playbook for life, but with community, healing becomes possible. Loneliness isolates, but love and shared experience light the way forward.
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Jen is a communications and partnerships executive with experience in both for-profit and non-profit sectors, leading mission-driven campaigns for brands like T-Mobile, Purina, Dove, and Planet Fitness. Her superpower is connecting people, and she specializes in building authentic, value-based relationships.
In May 2024, Jen became a widow. She and her husband were on a dream trip to Greece when, on the fourth night of their vacation, he unexpectedly had a heart attack and died in their hotel room. She came home alone, suddenly responsible for navigating grief, logistics, and the emotional fallout of a blended family trying to make sense of something senseless. That loss broke her open, but it also stripped life down to its truth: connection is lifesaving.
Jen had already weathered divorce, blended family challenges, heartbreak, and addiction in her orbit, but widowhood brought a level of loneliness nothing prepared her for. What helped wasn't clichés or advice; it was real conversations with real people who understood. Inspired by Maya Angelou's words - "There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you," Jen decided she would not grieve in silence. She would tell her story as it is: raw, honest, and human, so others wouldn't feel so alone in theirs.
That calling became It's Lifey and HopeHub, a community for widows who crave connection, compassion, and a place to land when everything feels heavy. Through virtual support groups, expert-guided conversations, healing retreats, and one-on-one connection… Read More
