Photo Credit: Sonney Wolfe A reckoning with the expectations of grief – six years in At the end of each teaching semester, I’ve started asking students to answer one question. If you ask me, it’s the most important question they ...
Many folks, bereaved or not, have struggles during the holiday season. If that's you, please know that it's OKAY to not feel festive and merry. Your feelings are valid, and no one should make you feel guilty for being on ...
...for Seasonal Affective Disorder! 🫠 Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, typically comes on for folks when the days start getting shorter, and daylight is at a minimum. For me, I never realized that I really had it, as I had ...
oThanksgiving! When one door close…… As that special day approaches, I am reminded of so many things to be thankful for, as I’m sure most of us are. But as a Widow some of those things come with memories we ...
To our non-widowed, coupled friends - please read: I hate that this is even a thing, but every so often, it needs to be said. Your husband goes hunting and is gone for a few days...that does not make you ...
As that special day approaches, I am reminded of so many things to be thankful for, as I am sure most of us are. As a Widow some of those things come with memories we would prefer to leave be, ...
A very long time ago, in a time that seems like another lifetime altogether, I was married to my first husband. We had been high school sweethearts and married in late Summer of 1995. He had military aspirations and had ...
Photo Credit: Elizabeth WolfeIgnore the Rumor Mill Ignore the Rumor Mill When I sold my Maryland house and moved to Alabama, opinions and judgements landed on my doorstep within days. I expected less “shake my head” mentalities. I expected people ...
It's true that in life, oftentimes people don't really listen just to listen - they listen to reply. A person might be speaking something aloud and instead of absorbing what is being said, the "listener" is in their head, formulating ...
Well. That clearly wasn't him, now was it? He's the one who reminds me day in, day out of said broken heart. At least on days when I think too hard about everything that happened. This time of year, I ...