Debbie Weiss: Love, loss. and starting over after 50

When Debbie Weiss lost her husband of 30 years before she was 50, she learned life lessons that she has shared through her recent memoir Available As Is: A Midlife Widow’s Search for Love.
Debbie’s writing has been published in The New York Times “Modern Love” column, Huff Po, Woman’s Day and Reader’s Digest among other publications. A former lawyer, she’s proudest of earning an MFA in creative writing at age 56.
We talk about the challenges of love, loss, midlife dating, and what it was to begin her writing career. after fifty.
Highlights from the interview:
The stereotypes of widowhood.
How our culture fails to do well with grief.
The worst advice for widows—and the benefits of taking small steps.
The challenges of online dating.
And about the writing life:
How Debbie and her writing changed as a result of writing a book.
How an introvert can market and promote a book her way.
The freedom that comes with being 60.
“It took a devastating loss for me to reinvent myself—but it shouldn’t take a devastating loss to do the things that you love.”
Hear the interview:
Read the article she mentioned: https://www.nextavenue.org/dating-lessons-from-a-midlife-widow/
Check out the book!
