A new idea.

Sometimes that’s all it takes to turn a corner.

Often when I’ve been struggling with something – with grief, with disappointment, with the actions of another, or with a situation beyond my control, I have found that a new way of looking at things can help me see the situation more realistically, and help me plan a better way to respond to the challenge.

I recently read the definition of a forum: “A place, meeting, or medium where ideas and views on a particular issue can be exchanged.”

Here at Hope for Widows we hope to provide that for you. At our new website, hopeforwidows.org, we have created forums on a variety of topics and will be filling them with information to help you as you make your journey toward healing.

Go to the website, (hopeforwidows.org,) click on “Resources for Widows”, and then on “Forums.”

You are welcome, also, to share what has helped you, so that, together, we can provide support and help – and hope!

Roslyn Geertsen

Roslyn Reynolds Geertsen became a widow in 2006 when her husband drowned on a family outing. As she sought her own healing, she interviewed widows from across the United States and in England, asking them how they survived their loss. Using their answers and all she learned in her own journey through grief, she has written a book, SOLO - Getting It All Together When You Find Yourself Alone (available at Barnes and Noble and on Amazon) and produced several CDs to help people as they move through the grieving process. Her website (www.heartbreaktohealing.com) offers practical tips for making it through that process, and helps for building a new life. Roslyn is now a writer, speaker and mentor, helping people find hope and healing after tragedy.

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