Short and Sweet Summary: Hindsight is always 20/20. Looking back now, I can see important lessons of widowhood that weren’t clear to me in the beginning. Here’s my take on how much I’ve learned since then. Perhaps you can apply these lessons now and learn them far earlier than I did. It’s been five years…
Short and Sweet Summary: It’s about time you started taking care of you. Forget about everyone else for just a minute and focus on making yourself a priority. It’s not difficult, costly or even time-consuming if you try these unusual but significant self-care ideas for widows. Do you love you? I mean, really love you? I…
Short and Sweet Summary: Your grief journey is different from everyone else’s. Even if you have similar circumstances, you must still chart your own course, grieve in your own way and on your own timeline. There’s no sense in comparing your grief journey to someone else because we all start at the beginning. How many…
Short and Sweet Summary: Widow survivor benefits are complicated. And confusing. The more you know about your potential benefits before you make an appointment with your local Social Security Administration office, the better off you’ll be. Chances are you receive widow survivor benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA). If your benefits confuse you, you’re…
Short and Sweet Summary: How can you get what you want? By asking for it. It’s a simple concept, but hard to actually implement. You don’t get what you don’t ask for, so if you really want something bad enough you must get on with your vulnerable self. It will be Ok. I promise. I…
Short and Sweet Summary: We’ve all had friends who claimed to “be there” for us in any number of ways and just didn’t keep their promises. I’m sure they meant well, but the real truth about faltering friendships that only widows know is when it comes to the cluster fuck that is grief, only the…
Do you like lists and processes as much as I do? I’m much more likely to complete a project if I can write it down in actionable steps. Even though home maintenance has been the bane of my existence since my husband died, I still complete the list of fall outdoor home maintenance tasks that need…
Short and Sweet Summary: We widows need to stop apologizing for things we shouldn’t be sorry for. It’s time to put a moratorium on saying “I’m sorry” if you find yourself apologizing when grief or happiness or love or any other action or emotion makes others uncomfortable. Do you apologize too much? Say “I’m sorry”…
The Widow 411 guides and binders for sale on the SHOP page are easily downloadable and cost-efficient PDF files. You have the option to view the files online or print and organize your guides and binders in any way you choose. You might already have all the supplies you need to get started. However, for…
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