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Honoring Both My Husbands

by Carla Duff in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Relationships and Dating, Widowhood Journey
April 19, 2021April 20, 2021
This Saturday was National Husband Appreciation Day. It was a day I want to celebrate. It is also a day that left me feeling very torn. As a remarried widow, I want to sing the praises of my new husband. ...
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Letting Go of Fear to Heal

by Carla Duff in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
April 3, 2021April 4, 2021
Three years ago, I attended a workshop at Camp Widow that was monumental in my healing. Changed the course of my grief journey. Helped me to embrace the me I was becoming after loss.   For that workshop, we had ...
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Love Yourself Through It

by Melissa Pierce in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Solo Parenting, Widowhood Journey
April 2, 2021April 2, 2021
So many thoughts ran through my head during those first couple of years after Dave died in his sleep in 2011. I couldn’t wrap my head around the idea that a 46-year-old healthy guy would just die so suddenly.  I ...
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Fifty Things – Thoughts from a Grief Survivor

by Katherine Billings-Palmer in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing
March 27, 2021March 28, 2021
Every morning I read a list of fifty things I have to be thankful for. I started doing this a few months ago; it was something my grief therapist suggested to help me get through the uncertainty and loneliness of ...
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Sacred Places

by Carla Duff in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Relationships and Dating, Widowhood Journey
March 22, 2021
There are sacred places.   Places that were mine and Jared’s. Places we made forever memories.   Places that I have not visited since his death.  Places I may never visit again.   Although I think someday I would like to revisit ...
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Grief TV Watchlist

by Susan Leathers in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
March 14, 2021March 15, 2021
Watching TV can be a minefield for widows. I noticed this soon after I lost my husband; we were in the last season of The Sopranos. I could never make myself finish it after his death. But, I kept thinking ...
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When Will I Feel Better?

by Melissa Pierce in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Relationships and Dating, Widowhood Journey
March 8, 2021
Does the pain ever go away? Is it OK to start dating?   When will I feel better? These were the burning questions I had during those first 2 years after Dave died.  And I wish I had all the best answers, ...
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Falling Down The Rabbit Hole

by Carla Duff in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Relationships and Dating, Solo Parenting, Widowhood Journey
March 7, 2021
Today I saw a memory post that reminded me of an incident a few years ago. Something simple, that sent me down the rabbit hole of grief.    Four years ago, my son came out to tell me his bathroom ...
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Skipping Lent

by Ajai Blue-Saunders in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
March 5, 2021
Some people in religious traditions use the time between Ash Wednesday February 17 and Easter Sunday April 3rd to celebrate Lent. Lent is a special time of reflection and faith and is often practiced by “giving up something”.  Its most ...
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Sisterhood

by Celi Olson in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
March 2, 2021
  The first widow I reached out to after my husband died had lost her husband about 3 years prior.  She was so honest and open on social media with where she was at during her whole journey. I remember ...
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