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Coping with Grief

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

How Did He Die? Part 2

February 26, 2019 By Lisa Bain

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“Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.” Voltaire A What Not To Say Post Wowzers. Out of all the posts I've written, this one may have had the most feedback and debate. I only scratched one side of the surface of this bereavement iceberg. Please Ask How … [Read more...] about How Did He Die? Part 2

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Friends & Family, Widowhood Tagged With: Bereavement, Coping, Grief, Grief Journey, Grief Recovery, How Did He Die, Survivors, What Not To Say, Widowhood

How Did He Die?

February 19, 2019 By Lisa Bain

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A What Not to Say Post Okay, folks, it's time to address this one. Again. I belong to a Facebook group, and recently someone posted wanting details on how two of our members died. Talk about an opportunity to remind people this is a big, fat, hairy what not to say to the … [Read more...] about How Did He Die?

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Friends & Family, Widowhood Tagged With: Bereavement, cancer, Coping, Grief, Grief Journey, Grief Recovery, Survivor, What Not To Say, Widowhood

A Post-Loss Valentine’s Day

February 12, 2019 By Lisa Bain

“So it’s true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love.” E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly A Keeping It Real Post Even for those of us who never really celebrated this made-up holiday, Valentine's Day is tough for the bereaved to endure. It's … [Read more...] about A Post-Loss Valentine’s Day

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Friends & Family, Widowhood Tagged With: Bereavement, Coping, Grief, Grief Journey, Grief Recovery, Love Story, Valentine's Day, Widows

How To Table For One W Style

January 22, 2019 By Lisa Bain

A Coping With Grief Post A fellow W and I were chatting recently about how tough it can be to get used to doing things on our own. Alone. Things like dining out, going to movies, life activities in general, are all designed to be completed in pairs or groups. As someone who … [Read more...] about How To Table For One W Style

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Travel, Widowhood Tagged With: Bereavement, Coping, Grief, Life After Loss, Solo Travel, Survivor, Table For One, Trauma, 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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