Practical Help Archives - Hope For Widows Foundation

Simple Tips for the New Widow

by Samantha White in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Healing, Hope for Widows, Humor, Inspiration, Practical Help, Self Care, Support, Widow, Young Widow
May 28, 2019

Hey there, I know... IT SUCKS. I'm not going to sugarcoat widowhood for you in hopes that it'll make you feel better. That would just be rude. It sucks. Period. However, I recently celebrated- well, got through- the third year anniversary ...

Its’s The Ring Again

by Kimberly Nicole Johnson in #hope, #husband, Awareness, Emotions, Grief, Grief Journey, Healing, Healing Happens, Hope for Widows, Hope for Widows Foundation, Hope for Widows News & Information, Humor, Inspiration, joy, life lessons, lifeisstillbeautiful, Loneliness, Loss, Love, Memories, National Grief Awareness Day, Practical Help, Support, tough times, Understanding, Widow, Young Widow
April 29, 2019April 29, 2019

I want to revisit a topic that I talked about some months back. And that topic is “the ring”. When does one take off their ring is one of the questions I’ve heard that other widows want to know. The ...

You Can’t Give Up On Love:

by Kimberly Nicole Johnson in #hope, #husband, Awareness, Coping Mechanisms, Early Mourning, Emotions, Grief, Grief Journey, Healing, Healing Happens, Hope for Widows, Hope for Widows Foundation, Inspiration, joy, life lessons, lifeisstillbeautiful, Loneliness, Loss, Love, Memories, Mental Health, Practical Help, Relationships, Self Care, Support, Uncategorized, Understanding, Warrior, Weddings, Widow, Young Widow
March 28, 2019

Today is opening day for the Cincinnati Reds and its an amazingly beautiful day outside. As I sit here writing and people watching something came to. Which was I realized that there’s a lot of people in the world who ...

New Year, New Gratitude

by Melissa Pierre-Louis Peoples in #hope, Coping Mechanisms, Emotions, Grief, Grief Journey, Healing, Hope for Widows, Inspiration, Practical Help, tough times, Warrior, Widow, Young Widow
March 14, 2019

Sometimes I am angry. Very angry. One of the things with losing the person in my life that knew me the most, my best friend, is that a piece of me literally died with him. It was a hard reality ...

What’s On Your Mind?

by Kelly Cann in Grief Journey, Hope for Widows Foundation, Practical Help, Self Care, Uncategorized
February 27, 2019

What’s On Your Mind? I wonder if there is something on your mind right now that I can help get answered for you - whether through my own experience, someone I know, resources or articles I’ve come across. I ...

The Sand Holding Hack

by Kelly Cann in Coping Mechanisms, Grief Journey, Healing, Hope for Widows, Inspiration, Practical Help, Self Care, tough times, Young Widow
February 12, 2019February 12, 2019

The Sand Holding Hack Three months after my husband passed away, I took a solo vacation to southern California and discovered a hack I want to share with you: the sand holding hack. When I booked the trip to ...

“The Towel Hug”

by Kelly Cann in Grief Journey, Healing Happens, Health and Wellness, Hope for Widows, Inspiration, Mental Health, Practical Help, Self Care, Uncategorized, Widow, Young Widow
January 29, 2019January 29, 2019

"The Towel Hug" One day, while I was getting out of the shower and grabbing my towel, I was feeling the weight of widowhood worse than usual. Instead of drying off right away, I wrapped my towel around my upper ...

Table for One, Redefined: My Guide to Minimalist “Cooking”

by Kelly Cann in Grief, Grief Journey, Healing Happens, Health, Health and Wellness, Hope for Widows, Inspiration, Nutrition, Practical Help, Self Care, Uncategorized, Young Widow
January 8, 2019February 1, 2019

Table for One, Redefined: My Guide to Minimalist "Cooking" Trying to cook in my first year of grief was baffling. I used to find joy in cooking/baking and creating a dinner atmosphere for two. I also clearly remember that ...

The Ring

by Kimberly Nicole Johnson in Anger, Awareness, Coping Mechanisms, Early Mourning, Emotions, Finding Support, Grief, Grief Journey, Healing, Healing Happens, Hope for Widows, Hope for Widows Foundation, Hope for Widows News & Information, Inspiration, life lessons, Loss, Love, Memories, Mental Health, National Grief Awareness Day, Practical Help, Relationships, Self Care, Support, Uncategorized, Understanding, Warrior, Widow
November 26, 2018November 27, 2018

The Ring “You still wear your wedding ring”? Yes, that’s a question I was asked recently by someone. I wanted to say (don’t you see it on my ring finger?) But instead I took a breath smiled then politely said ...

Self Care for Beginners

by Cheryl Barnes in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Grief Journey, Healing, Hope for Widows, Practical Help, Widow
September 22, 2018

Self Care for Beginners I'm one of those people who for a long time had no real idea of what self care was. As a child, I saw my mom raise the four of us with strength and power ...

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