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The Six Senses of Grief

by Dori Ann Dupre in Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
January 4, 2023
The below creative nonfiction piece was recently published in Heartspace II: Real Life Stories on Loss and Renewal, an anthology collection edited by Cathy Brooks Edwards. This is second book in the Heartspace series and states that it is “an ...
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Where Have You Been

by Jacki Corta in Grief, Hope and Healing, Widowhood Journey
September 4, 2022
Where have you been?   Oh, I have been fighting a battle within. I have been trapped in darkness. I have been traveling my journey alone, by my own choice. I’ve been furious; this is the angriest I have ever ...
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He Left His Dogs Behind Too…

by Layla Beth Munk in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Solo Parenting, Widowhood Journey
July 12, 2022July 12, 2022
One unexpected facet of grief that I didn't know that I would experience was how our pets must've felt after my husband's sudden death. I am sure many might say that pets aren't something one should be worrying about in ...
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National Widows Day – “Still Remembering Him”

by Layla Beth Munk in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
May 2, 2022
I remember first learning of National Widows Day during my second year of widowhood. I was on vacation to Maui and I remember thinking it was an excellent spot for such an observance. Our little family had gone to Maui ...
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memories

Write Down the Memories

by Katherine Billings-Palmer in Grief, Hope and Healing, Widowhood Journey
March 13, 2022March 13, 2022
My husband has been gone four and a half years. At this stage, the pain is no longer raw. His absence from my life isn’t something that nags at me hourly or daily as it once did. I’m used to ...
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Ripples

by Dori Ann Dupre in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
March 4, 2022March 4, 2022
His death and eternal absence left a gaping hole that would never be filled. That is what we knew would happen. That was what we expected to happen. What we didn’t know or expect, necessarily, were the short and medium ...
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Remembering the Miracles

by Layla Beth Munk in Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
February 20, 2022February 18, 2022
In our grief journeys, it's all too easy to look past things that might be considered "miracles" or "miraculous" in our lives. One thing that really helped put things into perspective for me was recalling the victories my late husband ...
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The one where I reveal a secret (or do I?)

by DonnaElliott in Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
January 19, 2022
I would like to let you in on a little secret, ready? Okay, maybe it isn’t a little secret. Not really. All you would have to do is read all the different advice about death to recognize it. Everyone with ...
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peace instead of pain

Remembrances of Things Past

by Katherine Billings-Palmer in Grief, Hope and Healing, Widowhood Journey
November 14, 2021November 14, 2021
The first year or two after losing Rick, every memory that popped into my mind was an emotional trigger that sometimes made me sob, and other times just brought on some quiet tears. The trick was learning to handle these ...
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Dear Donna – A note from a friend. (Sharing moments of vulnerability)

by DonnaElliott in Grief, Hope for Widows Foundation, Relationships and Dating, Widowhood Journey
November 10, 2021November 9, 2021
Note from Donna:  One day out of frustration on not being able to come up with a suitable blog idea a new friend grinned and went “‘I’ll do it,” blinked at her and although I knew she was kind of ...
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