Have you ever flipped over a colorful seashell that was wedged in the wet sand and examined its other side? You were probably first attracted by the reflection of the flashy hues of the exterior. [...]
I have observed that when one endures a significant loss and the accompanying sensation of grief, all ensuing life experiences tend to be exaggerated. Since my husband’s accident and his [...]
We are in the midst of graduation season. All over the country, students are parading through various stages in their educational development. Innocent pre-school children are moving on to [...]
Few losses are more challenging than losing your spouse, your partner, your love, your soul mate. How do you cope with the loneliness, the despair, your children and their pressing needs, and [...]
“I know how you feel”. People mean well by their awkward acts of comfort in times of sorrow and despair. By inviting themselves into another’s emotional bubble, they try and identify with a [...]
Reluctantly I have accepted that my life has a definite beginning and an end. These dates will be inscribed on official documents—birth certificate and death certificate. Cementing my place in [...]
Thursday November 15th is Children’s Grief Awareness Day “Observed every year on the third Thursday of November, Children’s Grief Awareness Day strives to remind grieving [...]
“I wonder what my life would be like if my husband had lived”. When I was at the Soaring Spirits Loss Foundation’s Camp Widow West in San Diego in August, I overheard several widows speaking [...]
We are all going to die. I am reminding you of this not to make you sad and to ruin your day, but to inspire you and to make sure that you are living the way that you want to and the way that you [...]
“Laugh often.” (Tim Russert-2006 Women’s Conference) I had been experiencing a misguided need to stifle my sense of humor after becoming a widow. Still feeling like I was under the social [...]