As a widow it’s hard to watch married couples and know that they have what you don’t. For those who have lost a spouse and are thinking of dating again, my “Dating Guide For Widows” is available as a download … Read More
After Donnie died I struggled to find my way. There are periods in the life of a widow when you go through growing phases, and in order to do that, you need to be able to fail. You have to … Read More
It’s a fact, women are outliving men and therefore the women of today are spending a good portion of their lives as widows. Stats show that fewer than one in ten widows marry again. Well meaning friends may tell you … Read More
I mean can they hang out together – without sex?? I think they can, but a “man” friendship is different because men think of friends in a different way then women do. Widows think of friends as those people to … Read More
Stop thinking, “What if?” You may feel a great sadness, anger or self-doubt as a single woman, but each day is still a gift and it’s up to you to create your own joy. Learn the difference between being alone … Read More
As widows we often lose our couple friends and so we need to make some new friends. The secret to new friendships, lies in our ability to get their point of view and see things from that person’s angle as … Read More
YouTube Video for Widows by Mary Francis – Getting Rid of Stuff It’s time to clean up all the stuff we have around that is cluttering up our space. For widows it’s even harder because we have our husbands stuff … Read More
For widows, shame drives our fear that we are not good enough. Shame isolates us, separating us from others and from our shared humanity. Shame is a profoundly debilitating emotion. No one wants to talk about it, but by its … Read More
As widows we need to have our grieving time, but there will come a time when we are faced with two distinct choices about what we will do with our lives. The first choice we can make is to be … Read More
Frequently, problems begin when a widow believes that others should just know what she wants. Often others don’t know what you want because you have not told them. Widows often hope that their family and friends will just figure it … Read More
