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Grief Is Learning to Integrate Loss Into Life
Grief is the process of integrating the very personal and devastating loss of your spouse or significant other into your new, unprecedented life. It’s a journey that you do not want to take, it forces you to a place you never wanted to be, and into a process that you don’t understand. There’s a lot of confusion and it leaves you feeling alone and isolated. …
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Finding Your North Star
As you settle into the months or years following the death of your loved one, have you entered the questioning phase of your journey? Why did this happen? What do I do with this experience? Why me? How do I move forward? My personal favorite was: How do I make something good come out of this horrible situation, or as I liked to say: How do…
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The Truth About Life
There’s a fundamental truth about life that is often overlooked. Understanding it will be a game changer for you in a good way. Here it is! For the most part, life is a 50/50 Split. That’s it! About half of the things in your life will fall on the good side and half will land on the bad side. The death of your loved one,…
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How To Make Friends As an Adult
Learning how to make friends as an adult is a lot different that as a child. We don’t have the proverbial playground and mandatory education! Plus, as a widow, it can be scary to put yourself out there! Recently I posed that question to an online group. The response was incredible, supportive, and so encouraging!! There were, in fact, so many answers, that I was…
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An Encouragement Manifesto
What would happen if we collectively made a promise to women and for women? What if we made a promise to encourage and support, to invest in the future for women and their families? I have decided to create an encouragement manifesto for women. It’s time to commit to the mental and physical health of our sisters in this journey of life, because at the…
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Death Day Decisions
There are a few very important action items that will have to be made the day your beloved dies. This is one of the reasons the living so desperately need you. Notify family Where to send the body What is going to happen to the body Put a person or close group in charge of everything Organ donation The first thing that needs to happen…
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The Worst Day of Your Life
What if, today, in the middle of the worst day of your life, there was someone out there that could tell you, “These are the things that are going to happen, and here’s how you’re going to deal with it.” I’m here, and I am speaking from experience. I know your world has fallen apart. I know, dear one, that you are frozen, numb, and…
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Survive/Revive/Thrive
Sometimes when you are in the midst of turmoil follow the death of your loved one, it helps to have just one word to cling to. You can repeat your word as a mantra, and with the right word, it can recenter you in the storm. A friend this year gave me three words, one for each year. She works with women in transition and…
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How to Make Important Decisions While Grieving: Tips for Managing Your Widow’s Brain
Grief can cloud decision-making. Learn practical strategies to make clear decisions while navigating widowhood and regain control during this emotional time.
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