The word “fear”. Take a moment to think about what fear means to you. To me, the word brings up a million different images. To most, it means that they […]
Open to Hope
Death of Husband Led Her to Stop Fearing Life
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Death of a Child
December is the Longest Month of Grief
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
December is the most difficult time of year for those of us who have children who are physically no longer with us. For me it begins in late September, with the […]
Bereavement
Tolerating the Intolerable: Beyond Numbing
Thursday, August 6, 2015
When the death of a loved one happens suddenly and unexpectedly, it can crack your heart wide open. The shock and pain of the loss is numbing at first because […]
Death of a Spouse, Special Topics
‘Loneliness’ of Widows: The Deep Silence
Thursday, July 16, 2015
The Word ‘Lonely’ Not Strong Enough Loneliness in widowhood is not surprising. I mean, even for the people who have never been through it, the loneliness of widows is a […]
Death of a Child, Your Grief
Renaming the Stages of Grief
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Chances are, you’ve heard of the stages of grief Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross introduced in her 1969 book, “On Death and Dying.” The stages are: 1. Denial 2. Anger 3. Bargaining […]
Open to Hope
Meaningful Suffering
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
“No tree, it is said, can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell.” […]
Death of a Spouse, Your Grief
Reflections of my Independence as a Widow
Friday, June 20, 2014
I consider myself an independent woman, something that when I was a young girl I would have been very proud of. I would have been proud of the fact that […]
Your Grief
How to Help Someone In Pain
Saturday, May 10, 2014
A lot of people truly, deeply want to be of help to those they love as they are grieving. They just don’t know what to do. And there are a lot […]
Death of a Sibling
Sister Unloads Grief Years After Brother’s Suicide
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
I was a sweet, blue-eyed seven-year-old girl watching The Parent Trap while my big brother was babysitting. He got me a cup of water after asking if there was anything […]
Death of a Spouse, Special Topics, Your Grief
Father’s Day: Time to Discard Anger and Guilt
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
By Sandra Pesmen — If you want to celebrate any holiday, especially Father’s Day, you have to learn to deal with anger and guilt. Whether we widows admit it or […]
