When Your Support System Disappears
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Concrete Steps to take When Your Support System Disappears

Short and Sweet Summary: What do you do when your support system disappears and you’re feeling isolated and alone? You take matters into your own hands by practicing forgiveness and learning how to support yourself. What happens when people who said they’d be there for you stop showing up? How do you feel when you…

What Widows Forget to Do When Managing Grief
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Managing Grief and Loss: 7 Things Widows Forget to Do

Short and Sweet Summary: When you’re grieving, doing even mundane things takes extra effort. But what about the not-so-mundane things? The things you can’t necessarily check off on a to-do list? Because managing grief and loss requires stamina and internal fortitude, don’t sabotage your efforts by forgetting to do these 7 important things. Is grief…

Grief Support for Widows
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Where to Find Grief Support Options for Widows

Grief support was a lifeline for my family in the early weeks and months after my husband’s death. I was fortunate to find widow and widowers’ support groups in my area, including a local grief support program that offered family services for children and teens. For two years, my kids and I attended bi-monthly grief…

Making Grief Harder than Necessary?
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Are You a Widow Who’s Making Grief Harder than Necessary?

Short and Sweet Summary: Here are eight ways to check yourself and see if you’re a widow who’s making grief harder than necessary. It’s time to reevaluate what brings you joy and peace and serenity instead. Grief is a cluster-fuck of whacked out emotions. Seriously, it’s a shit show. When your spouse dies and your…

Critical Steps to Managing Widow Brain
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3 Critical Steps to Managing Widow Brain

Short and Sweet Summary: Widowhood is already full of heartache and pain and when your brain isn’t functioning at its optimal capacity, it’s frustrating as hell. When you can’t find the right words or you keep forgetting things, take a deep breath. And practice these suggestions to ease the frustration of managing widow brain moments…