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    Death From Drug Overdose and Survival Support During Covid-19

    Monday, April 13, 2020

    On today’s Facebook Live, we discussed dealing with the grief associated with losing a loved one to a drug overdose. However, we  also extended that to other areas, including those […]

    Tags drug overdose and survival support, grief and loss, grief support during COVID-19

    Category Open to Hope

    Death of a Spouse

    Give Yourself a G.I.F.T. This Holiday Season

    Thursday, October 31, 2019

    The holidays are a time of togetherness and family traditions. It’s even been dubbed the “most wonderful time of the year.” But for many in the widowed community, it can […]

    Tags coping with grief, grief, grief and loss, healing, holidays, Loss, loss of a spouse

    Category Death of a Spouse

    Death of a Spouse, Your Grief

    Recovery in Pieces

    It’s been many years, many miles, and many tears since the early, raw days of being widowed. The life I am living now is one I would never have recognized […]

    Tags belongings, getting to the other side of grief, grief, grief and loss, grief recovery, hope, spouse loss, widow

    Category Death of a Spouse, Your Grief

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    A Statistical Look at Grief: Markers on a Lonely Journey

    Tuesday, September 24, 2019

    Throw the stages of grief out the window. They simply can’t be trusted. If you are like me, or most people who are grieving in any way shape or form, […]

    Tags grief, grief and loss

    Category Open to Hope

    Death of a Spouse

    10 Lessons Widowhood Has Taught Me

    Wednesday, July 31, 2019

    1. You Can Go On Even When You Feel Like Giving Up I honestly didn’t think I’d survive the first month of being widowed, yet here I am… 88 months […]

    Tags grief, grief and loss, healing, hope, Moving forward, spouse loss

    Category Death of a Spouse

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    Turning Less Into More

    Wednesday, May 15, 2019

    Well, that was unexpected. It seems, even when dozens and dozens of years have passed, grief, and what triggers it, can still surprise me. I’m writing this on Mother’s Day. […]

    Tags coping with grief, getting to the other side of grief, grief, grief and loss, hope, Multiple Deaths, widow

    Category Open to Hope

    Death of a Spouse

    Every Single Breath

    Monday, May 7, 2018

    The 17th anniversary of my husband’s passing was on my mind in the days leading up to it. Some years, it slipped by me without much notice. Other years, the […]

    Tags grief, grief and loss, healing, Memoirs from Widow Island, Moving forward, widow

    Category Death of a Spouse

    Bereavement, Your Grief

    Yes, I’m Still Grieving

    Tuesday, January 5, 2016

    If you or someone you care about has ever suffered a painful loss, you’ve likely heard, communicated, or thought something like the following: That earnest wish that a person could […]

    Tags bereavement, coping with grief, grief, grief and loss, Grief Support, Moving forward

    Category Bereavement, Your Grief

    Special Topics

    Living in the In-Between Time

    Tuesday, July 28, 2015

    There is a classic psychological question you may be familiar with that is related to our ability to wait on God:  ”If a tree falls in the forest and there […]

    Tags grief and loss, hope, spirituality

    Category Special Topics

    Death of a Spouse, Your Grief

    When Grief Subsides….What’s Beyond?

    Friday, March 20, 2015

    Grief a major part of a widow/widower’s life. Although everyone works through grief in their own way, there are still some similarities. I’d guess the majority of widow/widowers go through various stages of shock, denial, guilt, […]

    Tags coping with grief, God's plan, grief, grief and loss, widow, widowhood

    Category Death of a Spouse, Your Grief

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