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Sisterhood

by Celi Olson in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
March 2, 2021
  The first widow I reached out to after my husband died had lost her husband about 3 years prior.  She was so honest and open on social media with where she was at during her whole journey. I remember ...
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Birthdays and Brick House

by Melissa Pierce in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
February 22, 2021
Dave would have turned 57 this week and it's hard to believe that he's been gone over 10 years.  In my mind he'll never age - he'll always be 46.  I’m grateful and thankful that my body and face will ...
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10 Ways I Survived the First Year and Beyond

by Susan Leathers in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
February 18, 2021
Remembering the first year after Todd died revives all of its raw, nearly physical pain. That year was a waking nightmare. Sometimes, another widow’s post or comment reminds me of the early weeks and months, and I hurt for her ...
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Flowers For No Reason

by Katherine Billings-Palmer in Grief, Widowhood Journey
February 14, 2021February 14, 2021
I thought today would be a difficult one to handle because it was Valentine's Day - the day for lovers - and mine is gone. It's my fourth year without Rick here, and after all this time, I'm used to ...
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The Darkest Days of the Year

by Susan Leathers in Coping Mechanisms, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
January 30, 2021
Here we are, in some of the darkest days of the year. I know the days have begun to get incrementally longer since the solstice, but that change seems imperceptible. Cold weather keeps us inside, out of whatever meager, cloud-filtered ...
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To Heal, You Must Remember

by Katherine Billings-Palmer in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Widowhood Journey
January 21, 2021January 21, 2021
I was sitting alone in my car near a lake in the park when I heard some powerful words about grief and healing. Every afternoon when I get off work, I leave my home office and drive to this semi-secluded ...
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My Beautiful Kintsugi Heart

by Melissa Pierce in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Solo Parenting, Widowhood Journey
January 8, 2021
We all know that feeling of a broken heart - wow, do we ever.  After Dave died my heart literally felt physically broken.  It was doing flip-flops in my chest and skipping beats like crazy.   I’d been diagnosed with a ...
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Three years, two months, 12 days

by Susan Leathers in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
December 29, 2020
Since my husband died, I’ve learned that the word “widow” can be a label, as if being a widow is a static condition. It’s deceptively simple and cloaks the fact that each widow is unique and that widowhood and grief ...
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Disneyland Christmas?

by Melissa Pierce in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Solo Parenting, Widowhood Journey
December 24, 2020December 24, 2020
“Melissa, you’re brilliant!” I thought to myself.   I had this great idea to spend our first holiday after Dave’s death in Disneyland.  What a perfect distraction, right?  I walked downstairs where the boys were playing video games - they were ...
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Traditions, Widowhood, and the time of COVID

by Lisa BooneBogacki in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Solo Parenting, Widowhood Journey
December 15, 2020December 15, 2020
Anyone who has experienced loss knows how difficult holidays can be, and how traditions can be tricky beasts. For me, the first holiday season after Gary died fell a mere 3 months later. We were all still in shock. When ...
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