Sunday, October 1, 2023
Widow Fears Sharing Thoughts of Suicide Question from a Reader I know I’ve heard plenty of times that it is normal for ‘grievers’ to feel despondent and wish to be […]
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
“No tree, it is said, can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell.” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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