Choose to keep dreaming – Lauren Leslie Carr

What happens when the life you imagined shatters, but you choose to keep dreaming anyway?

Lauren Leslie Carr became a widow at just 26 when her husband James died only a year into their marriage.

Grieving young and rebuilding her life wasn’t easy, but in the years to come Lauren would find her own way forward, ultimately making the bold and beautiful choice to become a solo mum by choice.

Lauren shares her story with honesty, grace and humour - from navigating early grief and rediscovering herself, to raising her son Max while holding James’s memory close.

If you’ve ever wondered how to live again after loss, or how to write your own version of happily ever after, listen in.

Together, Caroline and Lauren chat about:

• Marriage and loss in almost an instant
• Shifting identity and redefining yourself post-loss
• The decision to become a solo mother
• Max, motherhood, memory and meaning
• Reflections on love, loss, and building new chapters

Quote that resonates with Lauren “There’s a melancholy that lives in me that never goes away. I’m 50% happy and 50% sad at any given moment and I embrace it because that’s what he brought to my life and that’s okay”  

About The Widow Diaries
A podcast that holds space for the often-unspoken stories of grief, love, and life after loss - especially for those widowed young. Hosted by journalist and widow Caroline Winter and brought to you by First Light Widowed Support. 

This is The Widow Diaries: Where no story is the same – and every story matters.

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