What Are Widows Afraid Of?
Death results in fears of all kinds. Some fears you didn’t know you would ever feel. Some are old fears you’ve had most of your life but had been successfully denying up to now. A little fear can be motivating, … Read More
I talk about my grief all the time, but it doesn’t seem to help.
I know it’s hard once you lose your loved one. I relate it to being on a double highway with someone to share the journey with and then all of a sudden you are in the ditch and by yourself. … Read More
Handbook for Grievers
Years ago my life changed dramatically when my husband died at the age of fifty-three. I needed to trust what my inner voice was telling me, but I just wasn’t listening. I began to learn (I’m a very slow learner) … Read More
Advice Widows Have Found Helpful
You will be feeling a considerable amount of emotional pain and it’s normal not to want to be around others in the initial months following their death. While we are grieving we are not our usual selves and you may … Read More
Tell Others How to Help You
Let your friends and family know that their comforting presence (a hug or a touch) is important. They can help with shopping, cooking, errands or drives to appointments. It also helps us to talk about our loved ones and our … Read More
Peace, Balance and Enjoyment
This last month I’ve been so busy finishing my “Dating Guide for Widows” and starting my YouTube channel for “The Sisterhood of Widows” that I got out of balance. Even though I love the work I do for widows, I … Read More
How Does Life Go On?
Life goes on they say, but how can it, how dare it without our loved one? To fully heal our hearts, we must give ourselves permission to be happy. Eventually, as our heart heals, we will still miss them, but … Read More
Endings Are Also New Beginnings
The sense of helplessness and numbness that is common the first year, are signs of an ending and also a new beginning. You are experiencing the end of your married life and the couple world, to begin your life as … Read More
Acknowlege Our Loss at Christmas
Though it’s easier to talk about almost anything than the dead, the dead are what mourners most need to talk about – especially jurying this festive season. Therefore please do not shy away from sharing your memories. Don’t try to … Read More
A Widow’s World – Victim or Survivor
The longer I’m a widow, the less interested I am in “the cold hard truth”, and the more interested I become in the way we see that “cold hard truth”. The truth is not so much what happened, but how … Read More