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Words I Have Come to Loathe

by Robin Lowery in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
July 19, 2024July 19, 2024
When you lose your spouse, whether you are a parent or not, there are phrases that you will hear from family, friends and acquaintances. These phrases are spoken out of care and, I believe, an unspoken discomfort in not knowing ...
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On Life, Love, and Healing

by Carmen Medina in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
July 15, 2024July 17, 2024
I’m new to this, yet I’m not. I’m a teacher so I’m used to writing. I’ve been writing most of my life. I mostly write and then eventually throw my writing away, except the journals on my travels. I also ...
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Supporting grief in grandchildren

by Pam Williams in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Widowhood Journey
July 12, 2024
Grief is a complex emotion, and it can be particularly challenging for children. As a grandparent, I play a unique and essential role in supporting our grandchildren through the grieving process. When Glenn passed we only had one grand. There ...
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And Then Came Executive Dysfunction

by Layla Beth Munk in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Solo Parenting, Widowhood Journey
July 10, 2024
The day I learned the term "Executive Dysfunction", I felt seen. Finally, someone said this was an actual thing, and it wasn't just me being lazy and willfully disorganized. Executive dysfunction is when you have problems with your executive function ...
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Sharing the Loss

by Dorothy Swanson in Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
July 8, 2024
Sharing The Loss   So how do you explain to someone new you meet that you are a widow? When do you say it? Do you wait for someone to ask an awkward question that they don’t even realize they ...
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Loneliness and Solitude

by Diana Henderson in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
June 29, 2024
Loneliness – empty, silent, depressing, unwelcome Solitude – peaceful, thought-provoking, nourishing, welcome Being alone during that first year of grief was frightening. I dreaded hearing nothing and feeling everything. In the aloneness I was so aware of my devastating loss ...
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Make Room for Us

by Dorothy Swanson in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Solo Parenting, Widowhood Journey
June 26, 2024
It seems that in life a young widow so very often feels like an oddly shaped piece that doesn’t fit into the puzzle of life going on around them. Many families around you are established and complete. They have their ...
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I Never Wanted Your Holiday

by Layla Beth Munk in Grief, Hope for Widows Foundation, Solo Parenting, Widowhood Journey
June 23, 2024
Father's Day has passed for another year. This one and Mother's Day can be tough dates for the widow/er community. In my mere six-plus years in this sad little club, I have noticed the sentiments for Father's Day in particular ...
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The Weight of the World

by Layla Beth Munk in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
June 10, 2024
It's been well over six years since I became a widow and if I'm being honest, I still have not settled everything that needs to be settled following the death of a spouse. Most everything that needed tending to was ...
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Assumptions NOT to make about a widow

by Dorothy Swanson in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
May 31, 2024
  Assumptions NOT to make about a widow (even if you are one yourself).   1) Don’t assume you know exactly how she feels. 2) Don’t assume that because you lost a parent or another loved one, that you understand ...
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