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Category Coping Mechanisms

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National Grief Awareness Day – “Grief is Love Persevering”

by Cheryl Barnes in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
August 30, 2021August 28, 2021
“Some things are forever.” — Wanda   I am a gigantic nerd, and I’m weird. I admit it. I have seen every Marvel Universe movie made, and have watched the television shows produced by the company.  A love for these ...
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National Grief Awareness Day: Check On Your Friends

by Angie Bell in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope for Widows Foundation
August 30, 2021August 24, 2021
Since becoming a widow I have become much more aware of grief. I have become personally connected to a handful of new widows in the past year and have been able to reach out to them with an empathy I ...
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National Grief Awareness Day: Grief is a Complex Son of a B*tch

by Lisa Kumagai in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Solo Parenting
August 30, 2021August 27, 2021
Several years ago I learned about International Widow's Day (June 23rd), a day set aside to recognize the hardships that widows face from loss, that fell one day after National Onion Rings Day. Even after becoming a widow in December ...
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Visiting with Memories

by Laurel Snook in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation
August 29, 2021
This week has been a challenge and I did not handle it the way I should have. I recognize that and own that I made mistakes when it came to my grief this week. Instead of taking on the moment ...
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small victories, child

by DonnaElliott in Coping Mechanisms, Hope for Widows Foundation
August 18, 2021August 18, 2021
When David died, I never knew how to answer "how are you doing?" Sometimes they would respond to their own question with "day by day, I guess, eh? Yup just day by day," why were people asking rhetorical questions? What ...
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Keep moving forward

Moving On Vs. Moving Forward: What’s the difference?

by Layla Beth Munk in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Relationships and Dating, Widowhood Journey
August 10, 2021August 10, 2021
Perhaps one of the most well known terms to a widowed person is “moving on.” And as well intentioned as it usually is, it is one that we may invariably start strongly disliking. I know for me, the whole “when ...
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Choosing to Sell the Family Home

by Guest Blogger in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
August 10, 2021August 10, 2021
Having to start over brings many decisions. An important one is deciding to stay in or sell the family home. Can you afford to stay?   Home is where the heart is. In Texas, we say it’s where you hang ...
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Pass the Pen to Your Other Hand…

by Lisa Kumagai in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
August 8, 2021August 8, 2021
I met him when I was 26 years old and we married at 28. By 42, I was a suicide widow and single mom to two children. Post-loss, I found healing in somatic and family therapy, yoga, meditation and other ...
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Helpful Books

by Angie Bell in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
August 6, 2021August 6, 2021
In the months following my husband’s death I began actively seeking books to read to give me comfort, empathy, and advice. Some were very helpful, some so-so, some too full of platitudes, and some, though not fantastic, contained some great ...
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Being True

by Ajai Blue-Saunders in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
July 31, 2021July 30, 2021
  My natural tendencies are to encourage people. To always cheer people on and look at the bright side of most things in life. As I think back, this optimistic attitude has been a constant in my life. I’ve held ...
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