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Grief Mask

by Laurel Snook in Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
June 12, 2022
When Matt died, I went back to work immediately and until this week I would have told you that I was healing. I realized this week that instead of dealing with my feelings and emotions I instead put on this ...
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Drive

by Layla Beth Munk in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
May 25, 2022May 25, 2022
CW: suicide  I'm a small-town girl. My high school graduating class had less than 70 people. I still live in a small town and in a semi-rural part of that town, at that. When I got my driver's license back ...
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Empty Chair

by Laurel Snook in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation
May 22, 2022
There is an empty chair on the porch. I use to find him sitting in it smoking a cigarette while playing on his phone. Nights I needed to talk I would go out there and sit on the deck box ...
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Don’t Let Grief Drag You Down

by Laurel Snook in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation
May 15, 2022May 15, 2022
Today I was watching NCIS: New Orleans with my grandma and they were talking about grief the quote that stood out to me was “Same love that lifted you up in life can drag you down in death.” I have spent so much of the last year trying ...
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Why?

by Laurel Snook in Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health
May 9, 2022
Why Him? Why Then? Why is the question that I ask a lot. But I know the answer to that why. He was a juvenile diabetic who didn’t always take care of himself. When he had chest pain he ignored ...
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Single by choice

by Laurel Snook in Coping Mechanisms, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
May 1, 2022
This past week while out for drinks with some co-workers one was pressuring me about moving on and dating. When I said I was happy alone they would not stop. I made the point that I was single by choice. ...
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Uncertain

by Ajai Blue-Saunders in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health
April 29, 2022April 29, 2022
As widows, we often find ourselves with uncertainty.  Uncertainty about so many things. Especially if you experienced the sudden death of your husband.  You know the feeling of uncertainty that drives your daily thoughts afterwards. I know the shock of ...
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The Grieving Caretaker

by Laurel Snook in Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
April 24, 2022
Last Sunday was Easter and I was doing everything in my power to make it perfect for my grandma. Every holiday, since she went on hospice, has been this way. In my mind, I think this could be the last ...
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The Power of Communication

by Layla Beth Munk in Coping Mechanisms, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Relationships and Dating, Widowhood Journey
April 20, 2022
On this day, sixteen years ago, sitting about three miles from where I am now, I logged into MySpace and my world forever changed. This was the day that some guy in California, who had friended me a few days ...
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Healing with Poetry

by Layla Beth Munk in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Relationships and Dating, Solo Parenting, Widowhood Journey
April 10, 2022
In honor of  National Poetry Month, I decided to make my first post of the month something poetry related.  I have been writing poems since I first learned how to rhyme as a child. (Thanks Electric Company!) I was also ...
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