Landing on Planet Widow: One Woman's Journey Through Grief and Back to Life

When Gwen Suesse woke up one morning about fifteen years after losing her husband Jack, something shifted. A missing piece she hadn't been able to name suddenly came into focus. She grabbed her journal — and within a week, she had the outline for Notes From Planet Widow, a deeply personal collection of essays about widowhood, grief, and the slow, difficult process of becoming new. Suesse — a choral director, human resources professional, Myers-Briggs trainer, and certified life coach — brings a wide range of experience to a subject that touches nearly every family. She recently joined the Positive Aging Community for a conversation about her book and the hard-won wisdom inside it.