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Jill Hochman is a retired US Federal Senior Executive. Jill worked at the US Department of Transportation for 34 years. She wrote the first ever standard for licenses for drivers of big trucks and busses. Much of her career was spent bringing people together to facilitate and improve safety and transportation project planning.

Jill met her husband Charlie at work while waiting for a bus and they were married for almost 35 years. Shortly after retiring, Charlie died from cancer in August of 2014. He was diagnosed just 3 weeks before passing and Jill was not prepared to be a widow with all her retirement years ahead– much less be a single mom to a twenty year old son.

Since taking on this completely unplanned widow/single mom role,Jill joined the University of Maryland Legacy Leadership Program in the School of a Public Health, created a fund in her husband’s name to provide food at her city’s interfaith food pantry, and brings to widows positive intentions and healing energy through her work as a Master Reiki Healer.

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Just Breathe….

by Jill Hochman in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation
November 30, 2017November 30, 2017
We all do it-- at least we think we do it. But, breathing is also something we usually do not do very well. We usually breathe without giving it any thought. To truly benefit from breathing, we need to give ...
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Another Coping Mechanism: Salt Lamps

by Jill Hochman in Coping Mechanisms, Hope and Healing
October 3, 2017September 20, 2017
Another Coping Mechanism:  Salt Lamps By: Jill Hochman Board Member Hope for Widows Foundation   Have you ever seen a salt lamp?  They look like this: Some people think they are beautiful.  Some people (including me) think they are ugly. ...
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Wishing Our Jewish Hope Sisters a L’Shana Tova

by Jill Hochman in Grief
September 20, 2017September 20, 2017
  Dear Hope Sisters: When the Directors of the Hope for Widows Foundation asked me to post something in honor of the Jewish High Holidays and our Jewish Hope Sisters, I truly began to think. This thinking seemed to be ...
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Zentangling; Another Outlet for My Grief!

by Jill Hochman in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing
August 31, 2017August 31, 2017
Zentangle art work above by author, Jill Hochman I used to doodle in class or in meetings.  Well, it turns out doodling is actually helpful for concentration and stress relief.  I was doodling to help me understand, stay focused, and ...
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Crystal Sound Healing For Grief

by Jill Hochman in Coping Mechanisms, Hope and Healing
August 2, 2017September 22, 2017
Crystal Sound Healing By Jill Hochman Board Member, Hope for Widows Foundation   Have you ever heard about crystal singing bowls or crystal sound healing?  If you ever have the chance to listen to crystal bowls, you may find it ...
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Crystals for Healing, Health and Wellbeing throughout your Grief

by Jill Hochman in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing
June 21, 2017June 21, 2017
  Do you like stones? Rocks? crystals? Do certain ones of them have special meanings for you? Well, there could be reasons why. I am writing this to help explain what many people believe are healing powers of crystals. Like ...
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Reiki and Coping Mechanisms while dealing with Grief

by Jill Hochman in Grief, Hope and Healing
May 2, 2017May 3, 2017
by Board Member, Jill Hochman This article is about Reiki and coping with grief. It is part of the Hope for Widow’s Foundation efforts to help our Hope Sisters find ways to learn to cope with and manage their grief. ...
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