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Counteracting the Widow Diet

by Julia Steier in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Healing Happens, Hope for Widows, Practical Help, Widow, Young Widow
January 17, 2018

I’m going to jump straight in on the Widow Diet. We discuss the importance of self-care, but nutrition is a vital and important component of the big picture. We've heard the buzz words of macronutrients: Carbohydrates, Protein, Fats, and Alcohol. ...

Give your grieving friend permission to feel

by Emily Agruss in Awareness, Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Healing, Hope for Widows, Practical Help, Uncategorized, Understanding
January 16, 2018

If you have a grieving friend, today I am asking you to give them permission to feel. Give them the space and the freedom to experience and express all of the ugliness of loss. Sit with them in their discomfort. ...

Don’t allow Fear to control the New Year

by Julia Steier in Grief, Healing, Holidays, Hope for Widows, Hope for Widows Foundation, Loss, Young Widow
December 29, 2017

My husband died a month and seven days ago. The New Year is unavoidable, and I’ll never see him again from 2013 onward. It’s the sad realization of life continues to push forward whether I want it to or not. ...

Gratitude Changed My Life

by Mehak Mehta in Coping Mechanisms, Healing, Inspiration, Practical Help, Understanding, Young Widow
December 17, 2017December 17, 2017

Gratitude – is a choice, a practice and an attitude. It is a practice to be thankful and show appreciation for and to return kindness. A simple, easy, positive action which can change so much in a person’s life. Gratitude ...

Just Breathe….

by Jill Hochman in Awareness, Coping Mechanisms, Finding Support, Grief, Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Loss, Practical Help, Widow
November 30, 2017November 30, 2017

We all do it-- at least we think we do it. But, breathing is also something we usually do not do very well. We usually breathe without giving it any thought. To truly benefit from breathing, we need to give ...

Husband’s Gone and I’m Married to the Grief

by Julia Steier in Grief, Healing, Love
July 12, 2017July 12, 2017

The difficult detail when explaining yourself on days when grief appears is figuring out where to start. I was married but now I’m not. Or am I? He died three and a half years ago, so I’m not. But ...

5 Surprising Benefits of Exercising While Grieving

by Julia Steier in Awareness, Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Inspiration
June 28, 2017June 28, 2017

Sign up here: https://widowsofhope5k.redpodium.com/widows-of-hope-5k Grief is omnipotent When we feel tremendously alone, we check in online to vent about our demons. Everyone grieves differently, we know this, we understand this yet we all connect through grief. Some people grieve by ...

Counteracting the Widow Diet

Give your grieving friend permission to feel

Don’t allow Fear to control the New Year

Gratitude Changed My Life

Just Breathe….

Husband’s Gone and I’m Married to the Grief

5 Surprising Benefits of Exercising While Grieving

Selling My Husband’s Truck

Grief: The Day I Lost My “Esprit” and Put on a Mask

Happy Thoughts Amidst the Grief

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