From Hacienda to Heartbreak…to Healing

Facing Chapter 2

Therapy inspired me to face my Chapter 2.
Last Christmas, 2024, I found myself at lunch with four lovely actors I’d worked with a decade ago. All women now in their sixties — all still happily married. Except me.

Not that I wasn’t happily married. I was. Deeply. My husband was my best friend, my writing and business partner, my home.

But as life keeps reminding us, nothing is forever. In April 2022, after a short and brutal encounter with cancer, he was gone.

Since then, I’ve been learning how to live again — not in the shadow of loss, but in the light of love that remains.

Therapy didn’t erase the grief, but it opened the door to something new: the possibility that Chapter 2 could still be written, and that I’m the one holding the pen.

Embracing Intimacy After Loss: A Gentle Guide by Angela Vossen

Rebuilding emotional and physical connection after the loss of a partner is a deeply personal journey—one often filled with hope, hesitation, and healing. In this heartfelt guide, relationship and sex coach Angela Vossen (from sextasy) offers supportive, practical steps to help you reconnect with your body, open up to new relationships, and embrace intimacy at your own pace.

Drawing from Chapter 2’s research and her coaching experience, Angela shares how to navigate guilt, rebuild trust, and rediscover your spark—with compassion and courage.

Ready to take your next small step?

Read the full guide and join the conversation in the Chapter 2 forum.