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Category Coping Mechanisms

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Overcoming Vulnerabilities

by Laura Pittman in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
July 16, 2020July 20, 2020
  One of the scariest parts of grief for me has been the overwhelming vulnerability. When my husband first passed away, it was like my body was frozen in time: my emotions, my tears, and my heart were just numb. ...
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I’m Not Strong

by Carla Duff in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
July 15, 2020
People tell me you are so strong, I don't know how you do it. My response to them is I didn't have a choice. When someone you love more than life itself dies, no one gives you the choice to ...
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It’s Okay to be Uncomfortable

by Celi Olson in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Widowhood Journey
June 20, 2020
Something the journey of widowhood brings up is uncertainty, I questioned things like my future, where to go from there, choices to make and even my own abilities. Along with my uncertainty came the fear. Fear and uncertainty are very ...
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Grief Separation

by Jayme Johnson in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health
June 16, 2020
It's no secret to anyone that 2020 has brought on more worldly struggles than we would care to live through. A common theme of emotions that are brought on by each one of these "catastrophes" are sadness, anger, depression, loneliness, ...
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Imagining the unimaginable

by Ajai Blue-Saunders in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
May 28, 2020June 19, 2020
Imagining the unimaginable Music has always been important in my life. Certain kinds of music.  Smooth jazz, jazz standards, music with Caribbean/African rhythms, Classical music and Christian worship music.  My tastes are as eclectic as my taste in colors and ...
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When the emotional airbag deploys

by Susan Leathers in Coping Mechanisms, Grief
May 25, 2020June 19, 2020
A previous blog described how one of my former students gifted me with a selection of her homemade jams. What I left out of the story was my initial reaction to the package:  I couldn’t open it. I had looked ...
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“Just Get Through the First Year,” and Other Useless Widow Myths

by Jayme Johnson in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Relationships and Dating
May 14, 2020June 19, 2020
"I'm sure things will get easier after this first year." I'll take "Phrases that Aren't Helpful" for $1,000, Alex. When my husband died, I suddenly became surrounded by people who thought they knew all there was to know about navigating ...
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Walking you Home

by Tanya Christians in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing
May 2, 2020June 19, 2020
One of my favourite inspirational speakers is a child psychologist named Dr. Jody Carrington. She speaks of the importance to connect to our community of friends and family.  We are wired to do hard things, but those hard things are ...
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Surviving Hug Withdrawal

by Katherine Billings-Palmer in Coping Mechanisms, Grief
April 27, 2020June 19, 2020
I’m a hugger. A cuddler. A squeezer. Touching and affection are powerfully important elements that keep me happy, sane, and functioning. I know I’m not alone in this. Quarantining is wreaking havoc with the psyches of many of us who ...
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Pay that kindness forward

by Susan Leathers in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health
April 21, 2020June 19, 2020
Last week, a former student of mine messaged me from across the country and asked how I was doing. AND, she wanted to send me some of her homemade jam (or marmalade--she’s going to surprise me). How am I doing? ...
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