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A Cup of Christmas Calm

by Kelly Cann in Coping Mechanisms, Emotions, Grief, Grief Journey, Healing, Health, Holidays, Hope for Widows, Inspiration, Mental Health, Self Care, Uncategorized, Widow, Young Widow
December 18, 2018December 18, 2018

Christmas is just one week away. Whether you have decided to experience a little holiday gumption, try out some holiday planning, or tune out the day altogether (I completely understand), I want to share my treasured go-to anxiety hack with ...

Gifts From a Treadmill

by Kelly Cann in Emotions, Fitness, Grief Journey, Healing Happens, Health and Wellness, Holidays, Hope for Widows, Inspiration, Mental Health, Self Care, Uncategorized, Widow, Young Widow
December 11, 2018

Grief and trauma have a petrifying effect on the human body. I remember clearly in my first year of widowhood how difficult it was to just move. If I was on the floor, moving to the chair felt impossible. I ...

Time’s Up! You’ve Reached Your Grief Limit.

by Katherine Billings-Palmer in Grief, Grief Journey, Healing, life lessons, Loss, Understanding, Widow
November 28, 2018November 28, 2018

It’s been fifteen months since my husband died, and I have a question… What exactly is my allotted grieving time? Is there a prescribed time limit? Can I access a table of typical grief limits allowed per relationship type? Parent ...

The Value of Holiday Planning

by Kelly Cann in Grief Journey, Healing, Holidays, Self Care, Uncategorized, Young Widow
November 20, 2018November 20, 2018

The first holiday season without my husband was a bit of a train wreck. It all began with Halloween - my first major holiday as a widow. I remember walking into a craft store and being horrified by the display ...

Becoming a Chill Widow

by Katherine Billings-Palmer in Awareness, Coping Mechanisms, Grief Journey, life lessons
October 25, 2018October 26, 2018

Things don’t bother me as much as they used to. I used to be a lot more tense than I am now, more anxious about everything that needed to be done. I often woke up in the morning with a ...

The Happiest Moments

by Dori Dupre in Children and Grief, empty nest, Grief, Hope for Widows, Widow
October 16, 2018

Last week, my eldest daughter’s boyfriend texted me that he wanted to meet me for lunch “soon.” He also asked me for my Father-in-Law’s phone number. We set up a lunch date near my office. Anyone with half a brain ...

My Husband Wasn’t Perfect

by Katherine Billings-Palmer in Grief, Grief Journey, life lessons, Loneliness, Loss, Memories, Widow
October 11, 2018October 12, 2018

I have a confession to make: I used to complain about my husband. Yes, I have to admit that Rick, my perfect husband, the man I adored so much in life, was actually not so perfect, after all. And at ...

Why Me?

by Eileen Clarke in Emotions, Grief, Grief Journey, Healing, Hope for Widows, Support, Widow
October 8, 2018

Why me? I have asked that question so many times this year. Why me? Why us? Why didn’t we get the happy ending? In this day and age with social media it is hard not to be envious of other ...

Grief Is Like A Box Of Chocolates

by Elizabeth Wooten in Awareness, Emotions, Grief, Grief Journey, Hope for Widows, Hope for Widows Foundation, Loneliness, Loss, Love, Memories, Support, Uncategorized, Understanding, Widow, Young Widow
October 4, 2018

Forrest Gump's mother was certainly wise with her iconic life lesson "Life is like a box of chocolates you never know what you are going to get" I have found that the grief process has been exactly like a ...

What is in a Year?

by Eileen Clarke in Grief, Grief Journey, Healing, Hope for Widows, Inspiration, Widow
September 26, 2018

“What is in a Year?” I’m not even sure I know how to answer that question. I tell people all the time that I lost a year of my life. I remember very little of this past year. I have ...

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