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Coping with Grief

A Widow’s Guide to Self-Isolation: Widow to Widow

March 25, 2020 By Lisa Bain

A Keeping It Real Post How is everyone holding up? Shit got real, fast, didn't it? I'm on Day 13 of isolation and won't lie; it's getting to me. I've already survived the worst thing in the world, so this is just something else to get through. But that knowledge doesn't … [Read more...] about A Widow’s Guide to Self-Isolation: Widow to Widow

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A Widow’s Guide to Self-Isolation

March 19, 2020 By Lisa Bain

  A Keeping It Real Post Some mornings I wake up and wonder if I'm still asleep and dreaming. But this surreal world we're living in right now is very real. At the moment, I'm healthy but in self-quarantine and strictly social distancing since I'm a back-up … [Read more...] about A Widow’s Guide to Self-Isolation

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Social Distancing and Widowhood (Do The Right Thing)

March 15, 2020 By Lisa Bain

A Keeping It Real Post Y'all know I'm a bit of a travel addict. Social distancing has given me cabin fever, but I've chosen to help flatten the curve, and all my travel plans are on hold for now. Over the last three months, I've engaged in conversations about travel and … [Read more...] about Social Distancing and Widowhood (Do The Right Thing)

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Holding Space For The Bereaved, Part 2 (Widow to Widow)

March 11, 2020 By Lisa Bain

A Keeping It Real Post Last week I wrote about what it meant for friends and family to hold space for the newly bereaved. Thank you for all the comments, private messages, and emails regarding this topic and your personal experiences. Holding Space is clearly a grief … [Read more...] about Holding Space For The Bereaved, Part 2 (Widow to Widow)

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What It Means To Hold Space for the Bereaved

March 4, 2020 By Lisa Bain

"Sometimes, I wonder if we ever truly let anyone completely in. The desire for another human being to know you, all of you, all the pieces, even the ones you're ashamed of — is huge. But too often, we sit down and sort through the pieces only picking out the pretty ones, … [Read more...] about What It Means To Hold Space for the Bereaved

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When Love was Complicated, the Grief is Too

January 28, 2020 By Lisa Bain

A Keeping It Real Post In the last 48 hours, the world's reaction to the news of Kobe Bryant's tragic death has gone from shock to sadness to anger. Many rape survivors are understandably angry at the collective outpouring of grief for this man, who seems to have gotten … [Read more...] about When Love was Complicated, the Grief is Too

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Heart of a Kingdom is a riveting tale of love, courage, loss, and survival set in the magical Kingdom of the Talking Tres, and the City of Belfast. Newly widowed Queen Libby must endure the devastating loss of her husband, do the … Read More about New Book: Heart Of A Kingdom

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Lisa Bain became a young widow in 2016 after losing her husband to cancer. She quickly learned we live in a grief phobic society, which isolates the grieving even further. With both humor and heartbreak, she shares her story and lessons she's learned to help those grieving remember they aren't alone, and to help their family and friends that just don't know what to do to help.

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