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Dealing with the feelings that come up around the holidays
All those feelings that come up around the holidays As the holidays approach, I start hearing from folks in my widowhood community. They talk about the variety of feelings the season is bringing up for them. A widower, with sadness and confusion in his voice, tells me that the holidays were always “her thing”. She…
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Fun Activities to DO with Your Grandchildren
Grieving and Thanksgiving 2018 With the approach of Thanksgiving, I can’t help but think back to Thanksgiving 2012, my very first holiday following my husband’s sudden death. The grief fog was still very thick. Numbness created a comforting cushion around my body and emotions. My husband had died in August. By the time November arrived,…
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My daughter is having trouble adjusting to life without her mother
It has been 19 months since my wife passed away yet my 14 year old daughter still has not recovered from her loss. She locks herself in her bedroom for long periods of time. She shares very little with me about her day let alone her life or her feelings. I just don’t know how…
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