Turning pain into purpose with Nicky Wake

Host Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe interviews Nicky Wake, founder of the Widowed Collective in the first episode. Nicky shares her lifelong passion for building community, and recounts the personal tragedy that led to her mission. After finding support through Widowed and Young, she identified a gap for widowed people over 51 and launched the Widowed Collective as a free, inclusive, donation- and grant-funded not-for-profit offering UK-wide resources, forums, groups, and events. Nicky discusses early impact from their first event in Manchester, the need for volunteers and partnerships, her self-care routine, and advice to volunteers.Did you know:  ·     There are 3 million widowed adults in Englandand Wales·     The vast majority of widows are female (2.2million as opposed to 730,000 male widowers)Key resource:The Widowed Collective Time stamps of key moments in the podcast episode &transcript:(00:55) Meet Nicky Wake(01:40) Community roots(03:48) Life before loss(04:52) Heart attack and aftermath(07:23) Lockdown bereavement(09:39) Why Widowed Collective(12:39) Building the collective(16:06) Motivation and next steps(30:55) How to connect Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or atwww.meetthemancunian.co.uk#Manchester #SocialImpact #Podcast #WidowSupport #Community