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Category Coping Mechanisms

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Alive Again

by Layla Beth Munk in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Widowhood Journey
April 11, 2025April 11, 2025
Even though the term "Adrenal Fatigue" isn't a recognized medical term, I've known far too many people who are plagued by adrenal issues. I am amongst those people. While I have never had a concrete diagnosis, my medical care provider ...
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Celebrating the wins-even the small ones.

by Dorothy Swanson in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Solo Parenting, Widowhood Journey
March 31, 2025May 19, 2025
I recently read a definition of widow-mom: A woman left alone due to the death of her husband, left to raise a child or children without their father. I know this is truth because it is my life, but it ...
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Still Emerging

by Layla Beth Munk in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Relationships and Dating, Widowhood Journey
March 23, 2025March 23, 2025
It typically takes a butterfly 7-14 days to emerge from its chrysalis. I am past the seven-year mark now and still trying to hatch. Before I met Bret, I was a completely different person than I am now. And that's ...
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Grief Repressed/Grief Expressed

by Carmen Myrtis-Garcia in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
March 20, 2025March 20, 2025
We have a choice when it comes to our own grief. We can deny it, stifle the tears, stuff it down, cover it over, and try to bury it. Or we can cry a river, sob, wail, pound our pillow ...
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“So, how did he die?”

by Layla Beth Munk in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
March 11, 2025March 11, 2025
This is a question that I have heard many times. Others who have suffered a great loss likely have as well. Some get offended by it (honestly, rightfully so) but I've made my peace with it. I even opted to ...
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I Just Want My Friend Back

by Cheryl Barnes in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
March 1, 2025March 2, 2025
    “I just want my friend back.” If anyone is familiar with the R&B artist MusiqSoulChild, you know exactly where the title of this piece comes from. MusiqSoulChild is an artist kind of low on the totem pole of ...
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Grateful, Even in Grief: The Healing Power of Thankfulness

by Krystal Casey in Coping Mechanisms, Hope and Healing
February 27, 2025
Grief is heavy. It’s unpredictable, exhausting, and often isolating. Losing a spouse shifts the ground beneath you, leaving cracks in places you never expected. And when you’re in the depths of grief, the idea of gratitude might seem impossible—how can ...
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How ‘Romantasy’ Has Helped Me With the Grief

by Layla Beth Munk in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Relationships and Dating, Widowhood Journey
February 20, 2025
I am an avid reader, and I have been since I was small, when I first learned that the weird little markings on the pages of a book could magically tell my brain a story. Multiple genres could be considered ...
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Tears, Prayers, Love

by Carmen Myrtis-Garcia in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
February 20, 2025
How many tears have you cried since your husband died? Probably enough to fill an ocean; or so it may seem. In the beginning, however long that may be, it feels as if they are non-stop. The slightest thing can ...
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Kenny and Me

by Sonney Wolfe in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
February 15, 2025February 16, 2025
It’s strange to always be walking around with Kenny. I named it Kenny, because if something is going to hang out for this long, it ought to be named. I also asked Google, my therapist, and ChatGPT about it, all ...
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