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Helpful Books

by Angie Bell in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
August 6, 2021August 6, 2021
In the months following my husband’s death I began actively seeking books to read to give me comfort, empathy, and advice. Some were very helpful, some so-so, some too full of platitudes, and some, though not fantastic, contained some great ...
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National Grief Awareness Day: A 3-year journey with grief

by Cecilia Mannella in Grief, Hope and Healing
August 28, 2019June 19, 2020
I married the love of my life in 2015 and believed my life to be complete finally. I had a fantastic career, found a man who loved me wholly, and we were just a perfect fit. Eleven months later, I ...
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Death Anniversaries

by Cecilia Mannella in Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing
May 30, 2019June 19, 2020
As I approach my 3 year anniversary of being a widow, I can't help but really reflect on what this all has meant. There are a ton of anniversaries throughout the year from the first date, proposal, the day we ...
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You Deserve a Little Self-Care

by Cecilia Mannella in Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Mental Health
April 22, 2019June 19, 2020
Before I became a widow, self-care was an easy term that I used to describe my social outings, spa days, shopping and anything else that I wanted permission to do. In my life, self-care was a practice of joy and ...
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Grief has made me a liar

by Cecilia Mannella in Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing
February 18, 2019June 19, 2020
Anyone who knows me, knows that I’m not a good liar. I get all flushed and red in the face, I can’t make eye contact and inevitably I stumble over my own words in trying to make up a story ...
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Widowhood: Year 3 Plus

by Melissa Pierre-Louis Peoples in Grief, Hope and Healing
October 14, 2018June 19, 2020
September is a tough month for me. The beginning of the month is our wedding anniversary and the end of the month is Raymond’s death anniversary. For me, I feel that there is nothing to celebrate at either date. My ...
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Self-Care September: One Small Step into Self-Care

by Melissa Pierre-Louis Peoples in Grief, Hope and Healing, Solo Parenting
September 29, 2018June 19, 2020
Today, self-care has become a part of my routine, but it did not start out that way. It has now been three years since my husband died.  For me, my first year as a widow was full of numbness. The ...
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Memory Share

by Melissa Pierre-Louis Peoples in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing
September 16, 2018June 19, 2020
This is my very first blog post! I am very excited about writing. For me, I think this will is an outlet where that has not been one before. Also, I see this as an opportunity to be a resource. ...
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Grief vs. Grieving

by Cecilia Mannella in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing
July 30, 2018June 19, 2020
I think that I have known for some time; but have not been able to put it into words until recently. I have had this gnawing pull to really explore the definition of grieving. This pull has come up from ...
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Journaling: writing your way through grief

by Cecilia Mannella in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation
July 12, 2018June 19, 2020
Words have always held a majestic place in my life. If you ask my mom, she would say that it started when I began to speak…. apparently I wouldn’t shut up after I started. It progressed with reading at an ...
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