Catherine Tidd

Catherine Tidd is a widow, a writer, public speaker, and mother to three young entertaining children. She received a degree in English from Rollins College in 1998 and has since worked as a writer, editor, Marketing Manager, and Event Planner. Originally from Louisiana, Ms. Tidd currently lives in Denver, CO.

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Grieving Through The Holidays: Changing Expectations

I know I’m not the only one who is feeling the effects of the season. Grieving during “normal” times is a full-time job.  Throw in 2 or 3 holidays back […]

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Widowhood Means Doing Holiday Tasks for Two

The mood has changed. Not just my mood (although that can change every second, thanks to fluctuating hormone levels and no husband to yell at when I’m cranky for no […]

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The Holidays Come Early For Widows

I had a pretty good day recently.  Which is shocking because I’ve starting in on my Christmas shopping. I think what made it okay was that first of all, I […]

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Are Thank You Notes Necessary After the Death of a Loved One?

I was brought up with a Southern mother who drummed into us the lesson that it doesn’t matter if someone gives you a diamond or a dandelion…thank you notes are […]

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Widow Finds Way to Feel at ‘Home’

We all go through different stages in our lives. And all of those stages affect us differently. And how we deal with those stages shape the people we become. I’ve […]

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Shhhh…Listen Closely. It’s the Sound of Someone Healing

I always thought that going through a profound loss would make someone an expert on loss.  I mean, we always work with what we know, right? You would think after […]

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Retail Therapy: How Widows Might Pull Us Out of the Recession

Let’s face it.  We start spending the moment our loved one take his last breath.  Wait a minute–we really start spending way before that.  Most of us are the reason […]

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Lost in the Widowhood

“I feel so lost.” How many times have we felt that way?  How many times have we heard that from other grievers?  How many times have we just wanted to […]

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Dating for Widows: Now May be the Time to Cast Your Line

Dating after a spouse-loss is kind of like standing on a ledge with a bungee cord attached to you.  You sweat, hoping that that bungee cord is gonna hold.  You […]

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For Widows: Love is Out There, But Are You?

Whether you’re widowed or not, love is a tricky business. It doesn’t matter if you’ve never been married, been messily married, or have gotten involuntarily unmarried (I think that’s a […]

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