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Coping with Grief

Full Circle (Never Say Never)

June 1, 2019 By Lisa Bain

Never-Say-Never

A Keeping It Real Post Last year when I was in Romania, a new friend and I were comparing notes. I'd finally met someone as addicted to travel as I was, but even he couldn't imagine traveling for so long without someplace to call home. I can't remember exactly how he put it, … [Read more...] about Full Circle (Never Say Never)

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Widowhood Tagged With: Amanda Braun, Bereavement, Coping, Grief, Grieving, Never Say Never, Starting Over, Survivor, widow, Widowhood

Triage (Helping Your W In the First Days)

May 28, 2019 By Lisa Bain

Triage

Dedicated to Big Larry and Papa Woolsey. Thank you for raising such good humans and sharing them with me. Rest in love and light. A Friends and Family Post Last week, two of my best friends both lost their dads on the same day. Until that day, I never realized how grateful I … [Read more...] about Triage (Helping Your W In the First Days)

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Friends & Family, Widowhood Tagged With: Bereavement, Grief, Grief Support, Grieving, Life After Loss, New Widows, Triage, Widowhood, Widows

Memorial Day and the Bereaved

May 21, 2019 By Lisa Bain

A Friends and Family Post “It is important that we remember. It is vital we do more than just remember.” Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons Memorial Day sucks big giant moose wang, as the hubs liked to say, for many of the bereaved in the US. Why? Lemme tell you. It's … [Read more...] about Memorial Day and the Bereaved

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Friends & Family, Widowhood Tagged With: Bereavement, Coping, Grief, Grieving, Memorial Day, Richelle E. Goodrich, Survivors, Widowhood, Widows

He Gave Me His Blessing (His Final Gift)

May 14, 2019 By Lisa Bain

Flowers

A Keeping It Real Post While I was in Hawai'i, I was lucky enough to catch up with an old friend; one who both knew me before I became Mrs. Bain, and also knew D. As we sat at the family dinner table, catching up on all that's happened in the last decade, the topic of life … [Read more...] about He Gave Me His Blessing (His Final Gift)

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Friends & Family, Widowhood Tagged With: Bereavement, Blessing, Coping, Dating, Grief, Last Wishes, Life After Loss, Love After Loss, NERVO, Survivor, Widow Dating, Widow Wednesday, Widowhood

Correcting Sleep Deprivation After Losing a Loved One

May 7, 2019 By Lisa Bain

Shout out to Sara Bailey at TheWidow.net for this follow-up guest post on the sleep issues the bereaved often face. I know first hand how critical sleep health is to the grief recovery process. It's been almost three years since D died and I still struggle with the … [Read more...] about Correcting Sleep Deprivation After Losing a Loved One

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Health, Widowhood Tagged With: Bereavement, Grief, Insomnia, Life After Loss, Sara Bailey, Sleep Deprivation, Sleep Health, Widowhood

Reclaiming All the Colors: Project WE to ME continues in Hawai’i

March 26, 2019 By Lisa Bain

Thank you to everyone who reached out to make sure I was okay. I took a few weeks off to go on a much needed holiday. XO, L A Grief Recovery Project Post If you're a regular reader, you've heard me describe the grief recovery process as peeling back layers from an onion, an … [Read more...] about Reclaiming All the Colors: Project WE to ME continues in Hawai’i

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Grief Recovery Project, Travel, Widowhood Tagged With: Bereavement, Coping, Grief, Grief Journey, Grief Recovery, Hawaii, Homecoming, Life After Loss, Ohana, Survivor, Travel, Widow Wednesday, Widowhood

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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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