HI, I’M LESLIE
Author & Maker of Vids
I am a remarried, young (ok rapidly aging) widow who loves to write about the awful and the amazing. When I’m not chasing my three children or on a TV commercial set, I’m getting griefy and connecting with other widows about life after loss.
Recipes for griefy times.
The Modern Proper and Leslie have teamed up to create a series of delicious recipes and videos designed to comfort your loved ones when things get awful. Each substack includes a step-by-step recipe, as well as some grief nuggets and thoughts on showing up.
You’re So Strong
Leslie’s debut memoir is now available wherever you buy books. In it, she chronicles her husband Ryan’s sudden death in 2019 and her many embarrassing attempts at trying to do grief well in the wake of her tragedy. Will she be “so strong” and prove to all those around her that she is the World’s Most Inspiring Widow?! Or will she cry into the uncooked ramen she’s serving her toddlers and fall asleep to 90s sitcom TV shows again? You’ll have to read to find out.
Vids for Wids
When Leslie’s husband died in 2019, the only thing that actually helped were the stories (and dark jokes) from widows who had walked through something similar. So she founded Vids for Wids, a non-profit designed to help widows feel less alone through video content as they navigate the hilarious mess that is rebuilding after loss.