Vacations and Grief – Comfort, Peace and Healing
You might be wondering how vacations and grief go together. Getting out into the world and opening yourself up to life and what the world has to offer while traveling…
Birthday Celebrations
For us, Birthdays were a big deal. The entire family would come together to celebrate. We would have grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles….just everyone. After Bob died, I didn't feel up…
Those Darn Firsts:First Birthday, First Anniversary, First Holiday Without Your Loved One
As a person in the grief and loss field, I know intellectually the first year is the most challenging. Plan ahead for those firsts you know are likely to trigger…
3 Tips to Survive a Holiday Event
The holidays during grief are hard to say the very least. Happy this and Merry that, when you are not feeling so happy or merry. You get that email invite…
Grief Anniversaries… 1 year & 7 years …
October is my grief month. This is the week of grief anniversaries for me. I’m taking a break from the steps to surviving change and loss blogs to write about…
This is YOUR Journey
No matter what anyone tells you, this is a journey and it is your journey. When you need help, do not be afraid to ask for it. There is strength…
My Induction into Widowhood–In Teresa’s Words
October 27, 2009. The day that is changed our lives forever. I was having a normal life as 6th grade science teacher, mom of 2 teenaged boys, wife of an…
Becoming a Widow…In Jeni’s Words
November 28, 2007...this is a day that forever changed our family. The night before, Bob and the kids had talked about a ball game. He had taken vacation that week…