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Unexpected Triggers

by Dena Benesh in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
June 6, 2021
Grief is hard. And strange. And unpredictable. Just when I think I’ve figured this journey out, even just a little bit, it takes a turn and smacks me in the face with a new wave of emotion and reality. Always ...
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Letter From My “Future” Self

by Melissa Pierce in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
June 1, 2021June 1, 2021
Writing doesn't come easy for me.  I wish it did.  I am envious of those people that can write down their thoughts in a flowing, coherent and reflective way without second-guessing or heavily editing.  Maybe someday I’ll get there. When ...
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Blooming Again

by Dena Benesh in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
April 18, 2021April 20, 2021
Seth loved flowers and would always surprise me with them even from the early days we were together. He would go to the flower shop in our small college town and would buy me a rose or two and bring ...
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Let’s talk about wedding rings…

by Melissa Pierce in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
April 16, 2021April 16, 2021
I wasn’t hungry or thirsty at all after Dave died so eating food and drinking water was not a priority for me.  The food that was put in front of me by my loving friends and family just didn’t taste ...
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Love Yourself Through It

by Melissa Pierce in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Solo Parenting, Widowhood Journey
April 2, 2021April 2, 2021
So many thoughts ran through my head during those first couple of years after Dave died in his sleep in 2011. I couldn’t wrap my head around the idea that a 46-year-old healthy guy would just die so suddenly.  I ...
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When Will I Feel Better?

by Melissa Pierce in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Relationships and Dating, Widowhood Journey
March 8, 2021
Does the pain ever go away? Is it OK to start dating?   When will I feel better? These were the burning questions I had during those first 2 years after Dave died.  And I wish I had all the best answers, ...
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Take Care of Yourself…Really

by Melissa Pierce in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
January 22, 2021
I was all prepared to write about the importance of self-care for this post and had most of it written.  It’s a topic near and dear to my heart and it’s a practice that moved me through the darkest parts ...
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A Fearless Pursuit

by Piper Rose in Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
January 15, 2021January 15, 2021
  It’s been just over 10 months since I lost my husband.  It still doesn’t even feel real, yet it somehow simultaneously feels like yesterday and forever all at once. All I know is that there is this deep ache ...
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The Holidays Year 3 – Loneliness

by Dena Benesh in Grief, Hope for Widows Foundation, Solo Parenting, Widowhood Journey
December 21, 2020
It’s so hard to believe we are headed into our third Christmas without Seth.  Sometimes it feels like the last Christmas we had with him was just yesterday.  Other times I can’t even remember what we did on our last ...
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Children’s Grieve Awareness Day: Children Grieve Too

by Dena Benesh in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Solo Parenting
November 16, 2020November 18, 2020
Our kids were 5 and 2 when Seth unexpectedly passed away. The day he died all I could think about was how terrible it was that they weren’t given the gift of growing up with their Dad. They wouldn’t get ...
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