My name is Natalia Lapina. I'm from Izhevsk. This autumn silence... it reminds me of another level of silence. It's about what happens between two women when one of them experiences a seemingly impossible loss. I'm not a widow. But I was so close to this experience that I realized that widowhood is not just about grief. This is a special, quiet state of mind that a woman encounters. And my role, the role of a friend, is not to be sorry. It's about being a safe haven. To be someone who simply accepts her new, changed reality without trying to "fix" it. How can we make a difference for them? Learn not to save, but to accompany. Give them the right to any emotion. Stop being afraid of their grief and putting labels on them. To create an environment in society where the word "widow" will not sound like a sentence, but will mean "a woman who has undergone a transformation." What kind of change am I bringing? I bring the understanding that the power of widows is not a myth. This is the reality. And our common task is to create a circle of support around them, not sympathy. Because the real feminine power is this ability to hold each other in silence, becoming a pillar for rebirth.