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What do Tom Brady, Wayne Gretzky, Michael Jordan, and Derek Jeter all have in common? We could start with a considerable amount of athletic ability. Each of these supreme athletes has been recognized as among the best of the best in their sport. They also had one secret weapon each used to master their play;…

As a widower, you know that you are not the only one grieving. Following the passing of your wife, pain is endured by many, such as your wife’s parents, siblings, relatives, neighbors, co-workers, fellow parishioners, or friends. Their grief can be as intense as what you experience, and this is especially true for children. Being…

There are millions of widowers in the United States alone, and many of them feel like they have no one to turn to. One in every five men will be widowed, and the suicide rate among them is three to four times higher than that of married men. These are just a few reasons why…

Men need to have a purpose in life.  A reason to get up in the morning.  Absent purpose, why live?  I hear it in the voices and read it in the posts men leave on “Widowers Support Network – Members Only” (WSN-MO), a FREE and private “men’s only” page on Facebook.  With the passing of…

 by Herb Knoll Author: The Widower’s Journey  Something was wrong.  Men who followed the Facebook page, “Widowers Support Network,” just weren’t actively using it as a grief recovery tool. Then, in March of 2018, it hit me. Widowed men who sought out the services of my ministry, the Widowers Support Network wanted to express themselves…

Immediately following the passing of Michelle Rene Knoll in March 2008, her husband Herb Knoll looked for help in dealing with his grief. To his surprise, little was available, even from his church, from the self-help book shelves of the local Barnes and Noble store or online. It was then Knoll decided to begin writing…

Herb Knoll walked away from his life after his wife died of pancreatic cancer. In finding little to no support for widowers in books and grief groups, he forged his own path, spending nine years interviewing widowers and experts. The result of his research is his book, The Widower’s Journey. This week, we’re talking about…

Herb Knoll was known as a man who could get the job done. But when the former bank president and author lost his wife to cancer he found few resources. The more he learned about the plight of widowers the more he became motivated to write a support book. He is the author of The…

Join Lynda Cheldelin Fell as she talks with guest expert Herb Knoll, founder of Widowers Support Network, about the mysteries of male grief. Learn more at http://www.internationalgriefinstitute.com.