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 […]
Death of a Spouse, Your Grief
Recovery in Pieces
Thursday, October 31, 2019
Open to Hope
Can You Grieve for a Place?
Friday, September 6, 2019
My husband and I are moving in a month. He is paraplegic. I’m recovering from open heart surgery and have a pig valve in my heart. These factors made us […]
Death of a Spouse
The Stories We Tell Ourselves
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
What is the story you tell yourself about your loss? Even as a child, I understood the power of stories. Through words, I could escape into worlds far, far away. […]
Death of a Spouse
10 Lessons Widowhood Has Taught Me
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 […]
Open to Hope
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. […]
Death of a Spouse
Grief Through the Rearview Mirror
Sunday, April 7, 2019
This big, horrible thing happens. You lose the person with whom you chose to partner for the challenging, amazing, and, sometimes, scary thing called life. Each of us has our […]
Open to Hope
Head and Heart: Like the Acorn and the Oak Tree
Friday, February 9, 2018
Grasping a concept or idea intellectually is one thing: having it become a real part of who you are is something different. I once heard it said, “Scripture contains the […]
Special Topics
Waiting for God to Respond to a Prayer
Friday, December 22, 2017
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 […]
Open to Hope
Finding the Strength You Need
Thursday, June 8, 2017
The death of a loved one is such a shock to the body and mind, you may wonder if you’re going crazy. You aren’t going crazy; you are grieving. In […]
Open to Hope
Healing After Miscarriage and Infertility
Sunday, January 29, 2017
From Healing the Grieving Heart radio, November 20, 2008 Listen to radio show archive: MP3 Link Kira Copperman is a social worker and the President of KBC Consulting, a healthcare […]
