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Triggers & Trauma

by Dorothy Swanson in Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
September 26, 2023
  Triggers & Trauma   Crisp fall air triggers a wave of nausea. Falling leaves remind me of sitting, shocked and broken watching a group of loved ones entertain my boys with a giant leaf pile in the earliest moments ...
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What Would They Think About Life These Days?

by Layla Beth Munk in Coping Mechanisms, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
September 22, 2023
It's been almost six years since I became widowed, which sometimes seems like millennia and other times, like mere weeks. There are so many things that have happened in our world since then, though, and to be honest, I don't ...
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Long Journey, Uncharted Waters

by Dorothy Swanson in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
September 19, 2023
Long Journey, Uncharted Waters   I looked through a box of keepsakes today spanning my young childhood years, which included photos of my goofy bangs and “Goosey goosey” stage. Cards of congratulations for being a high school grad…a check I forgot ...
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Helping Young Children Grieve

by Dorothy Swanson in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Solo Parenting, Widowhood Journey
September 13, 2023
Helping Young Children Grieve   My oldest son had just turned five years old when his Daddy died. Daddy didn’t feel quite right when he woke up on Mommy’s birthday, and rested as if he were dealing with what we ...
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Steps Forward, Steps Back

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
September 11, 2023
A new way of looking at setbacks.   We all know the idea of taking two steps forward, then three steps back, or whatever other number combinations you can think of. (Paula Abdul even sang about it!) This concept says ...
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The Curse of Comparison

by Dorothy Swanson in Grief, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
September 6, 2023September 6, 2023
The Curse of Comparison Since you became a widow, have you ever struggled with comparing yourself or your life situation with that of others? Do you see families around you and wonder why you are the one that lost your ...
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National Grief Awareness Day-Passages of Time

by Cheryl Barnes in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
August 28, 2023August 29, 2023
August 29, 2014 - THE day. I think back to that day more often than I’d like to admit.  I sit with those feelings a lot, perhaps too much according to some. Time IS relative and people seem to forget ...
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What is the hardest day of your week?

by Dorothy Swanson in Grief, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
August 7, 2023
What is the hardest day of your week?   Every week without fail the hardest day in my grief is Sunday. With Saturday as a close second. Weekends are especially rough because a lot of traditional work schedules provide weekends ...
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The 8 Worst Comments During My Grief & What I Wish They Said

by Dorothy Swanson in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
July 31, 2023
The 8 Worst Comments During My Grief & What I Wish They Said   As we all make our way along this journey through grief, I’m sure you, like me have found that not all people intending to help you ...
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Grief is an Emotional Roller Coaster

by Dorothy Swanson in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
July 25, 2023
Grief is an Emotional Roller Coaster.   Stop the ride, please! I want to get off. This grief journey seems to be the longest roller coaster ride of changing emotions that I never actually chose to get in line to ...
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