Surviving Widowhood

Short and Sweet Summary: We widows don’t need help finding the silver lining. We are forced to learn how to turn lemons into lemonade. But sometimes you want to cry like a two-year-old and throw a temper tantrum instead. Go right ahead. I’ll be right there with you. You know the people who think they’ve…

Short and Sweet Summary:  There’s no mystery to maximizing your potential. If you’ve been hiding from your life, now’s the time to step out of the shadows. You’ll be amazed at the opportunities that present themselves when you engage with the world. Half the battle is just showing up.  It’s a familiar story and it…

Short and Sweet Summary: Do you have competing voices in your head, like me? They shout over each other and vie for your attention? These voices have a specific job to do. Their job is to keep you safe and they take their job very seriously. But only one voice knows what it’s doing and…

Short and Sweet Summary: Guilt is an unnecessary byproduct of grief. If you feel doubt. shame, self-judgment or blame yourself for any number of things that you think you should have done differently, you’ve experienced widow guilt. It’s time to let that shit go. Make no mistake about it… You’re in a never-ending battle. The…

Ahhh…the million dollar question, “how long should I wear my ring?” And, if you’ve stopped wearing your wedding ring, “what am I supposed to do with it?” Well, you can wear your wedding ring for as long as you like and as long as your comfortable wearing it. You don’t have to take it off…

Short and Sweet Summary: Even though some days it’s hard to determine whether or not you’re bat-shit crazy, there’s one indisputable reason to put your fears to rest. Crazy people don’t typically qualify whether or not they’re crazy. So, I have this deep, guttural voice that emerges when I’ve reached my limit and can no…