Leave It At The Front Door
A recent meeting with a client reminded me of the enormous support our family received after Ben passed away. There was so much food and some amazingly thoughtful gifts like…
6 Reasons You Should Consider Attending a Grief Support Group
1) It’s a safe place where you can go, usually once a week, and talk (and cry) about how you are feeling. Especially when many people close to you go…
Ideas For Healthy Grieving
First, there are no quick fixes for your grief. Navigating grief takes work. You have to be willing to get out of bed and do a few small things every day.…
Bonus, Bonus, Bonus, Bonus
As Richard and I began to talk about sharing the rest of our lives together, we needed a heart check. I needed to be sure I was ready to be…
Laugh out loud!
I spent an hour on the phone with a widow from another state the other evening. She was “stuck”. She didn’t know how to move forward. She had continued her…
Tips for Bystanders
Give them a HugMost people who have lost a loved one agree that the most you can do for them is give them a big hug. Of course, you always…
Navigating The Holidays
The holidays will never be the same after you lose someone you love. Especially if it was an immediate family member. Many people completely abandon the traditions of the past…
Longer Nights
This is the time of the year when we set our clocks back and lose that precious daylight. It makes for a much longer night for many, especially grieving widows.…
Run south child…
“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on asummer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the cloudsfloat across the sky,…
Do I have to go…?
Several months into my grief journey, I felt I needed to look into grief support groups in town. I wasn’t ready to share too much, but I was willing to…