Panic Attacks
Panic attacks are the most frightening of all stress symptoms and are experienced by approximately one in ten adults. They can occur after we have lost a loved one and our stress is high. A panic attack causes your heart … Read More
Is It Time To Move?
When Is It Time To Move? As a widow ages, she may want to remain in her own home because of her memories. But for many, their declining health or finances may make that impossible. Moving from the home you … Read More
How Does a Widow Balance Her Life?
If a widow wants to balance her life, she needs to focus not just on her physical state, but also her mental state. A widow needs to have a sense of control.
Be Gentle With Yourself
posted in: All Blog Postings by Mary, First Year As A Widow 1
If you dwell on all the good things you have to be grateful for, you open yourself to more positive energy. Find a quiet spot to sit and reflex, making sure to write down your thoughts. Where do you want … Read More
The Original You
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Are you ready to feel good about yourself again, to be the best you can be? You can dare to be happy with who you are right now and accept yourself, faults and all. You may not realize it, but … Read More
Good Friendships Go Both Ways
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How do you relate to the most important people in your life? Ask yourself “Do I get what I need from my relationships?” and “Am I investing enough time and effort in my relationships?” In each of your relationships you … Read More
Recurring Thoughts or Dream of a Loved On
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Now and then, a newly bereaved person will tell me about a recurring thought or dream of a loved one. The person feels possessed by these thoughts or dreams and powerless to stop them. No one has told me that … Read More
Single in a Couple’s World
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After the death of a loved one, life is forever changed. The Saturday movie night that you enjoyed with special friends is gone. You are now a single in a couple’s world. In the worst-case scenario, you could even be … Read More
Loving Kindness
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I understand your pain, but I also know that despite unimaginable suffering, others have found their way back to happiness and we can too. Buddhist monks developed a quality known as “loving kindness”. We may think that this means thinking … Read More
Grieve, Cry, Be Sad – I Dare You
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Yes, I dare you to grieve, cry and be sad, because that may be your journey when you lose someone you love. Don’t rush your grief, and don’t let others rush it either. I’ve had women write me after the … Read More