QUICK HITTER # 16
Quick Hitters are brief responses to Questions posed by author Fred Colby to his fellow WSN contributors. They offer a […]
Despair, Faith/Religion, Giving Support, Healing, Loneliness, Manful Emotions
Giving Support
Giving Support, Healing, Moving Forward
Quick Hitter #15
QUICK HITTER # 15 Quick Hitters are brief responses to Questions posed by author Fred Colby to his fellow WSN
Despair, Emotional Suppression, Faith/Religion, Family, Financial/Estate Planning, Finding Purpose, Forgiveness, Giving Support, Grief/Despair, Healing, Health, Holidays, Loneliness, Manful Emotions, Marriage, Receiving Support, Regrets, Relationship, Trust
Widower Risk Factors – Part Two
This is the second of two blogs on this topic. Part One outlined the Risk Factors, while Part Two deals
Finding Purpose, Giving Support, Healing, Health, Manful Emotions
What Others Probably Won’t Be Saying About You.
We live in a world where a thousand things are competing for our attention. We see this accentuated around the
Despair, Giving Support, Healing, Holidays, Manful Emotions, Religious
Facing the holidays
For the fifth time in over four years, I will face the holidays again without my wife, my life partner,
Camaraderie, Emotional Suppression, Giving Support, Grief/Despair, Guilt/Shame, Healing, Manful Emotions, Moving Forward, Receiving Support, Widower Awareness
Why Go To Group Therapy?
On the evening of June 29, 2015, I began a journey for which I was ill-prepared. After holding my wife
Anticipatory Grief, Forgiveness, Giving Support, Grief, Grief/Despair, Healing, Manful Emotions, Moving Forward, Regrets
Surviving Anticipatory Grief
If you were a caregiver for your wife for an extended time, there is a good chance that you experienced
Emotional Suppression, Family, Finding Purpose, Giving Support, Grief/Despair, Healing, Health, Moving Forward
“Helping Families Move from Grief to Remembrance.”
This column’s title is the mantra of the Matthews Aurora Funeral Services I was driving on the highway recently and
Despair, Emotional Suppression, Finding Purpose, Giving Support, Grief/Despair, Guilt/Shame, Healing, Health, Learning new skills, Manful Emotions, Mental/Emotional Health, Moving Forward, Regrets, Self-care
Loving Yourself to Health
When our wives die, we often lose the one person who loved us: All of these “failings” may lead us
Children, Despair, Family, Giving Support, Grief, Healing, Learning new skills, Moving Forward, Relationship, Trauma, Widower Awareness
Ignoring the Grief Others Are Feeling
It is easy during the first year or so after your wife’s passing to become so immersed in your own
