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How to Help In Crisis (Please, God, Not Another Casserole)

June 19, 2018 By Lisa Bain

A Friends and Family Post I'm often asked for practical suggestions on how people can best help someone they love who is losing, or has lost, their loved one. Any desire to help is appreciated, but some things are better than others. Here's what I've learned, both from my … [Read more...] about How to Help In Crisis (Please, God, Not Another Casserole)

Filed Under: Friends & Family, Widowhood Tagged With: Casserole, Crisis, Family, Friends, Grief, Helping, Helping In Crisis, Useful

The Non-Timeline Grief Timeline (or What Do You Mean the 2nd Year is Worse?)

June 13, 2018 By Lisa Bain

  Disclaimer: I'm not a counselor. Not even close. I'm a warrior widow and survivor of the worst grief can throw at you. These are just my observations. If you're in crisis please seek professional help. A Grief Recovery Post “They say time heals all wounds, but that … [Read more...] about The Non-Timeline Grief Timeline (or What Do You Mean the 2nd Year is Worse?)

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Friends & Family, Grief Recovery Project, Widowhood Tagged With: Broken Open, Coping, Grief, Grief Journey, Grief Recovery, Reckless Truth Teller, Survivor, Wandering Widow, Widowhood

Bro Tips – Volume 2

April 11, 2018 By Lisa Bain

Bro Tips

"He isn't my boyfriend but I love his hugs, his smile, his advice, his kindness, and the times when we laugh together. I guess I just fell in love with our friendship." -Unknown   It's hard to believe it's been almost a year since I first posted my favorite Bro … [Read more...] about Bro Tips – Volume 2

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Friends & Family, Widowhood Tagged With: Bro Tips, Broken Open, Dating, Guy Friends, Reckless Truth Teller, Starting Over, Wandering Widow, Widowhood, Widows

Home Is Where The Heart Is

March 28, 2018 By Lisa Bain

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A Friends and Family Post sometimes you'll feel lost or that you don't know where you are going. be thankful for that. because that means you still know what home feels like, and if you know what that feels like, you are never truly lost J.M. Storm Home Lost When I left … [Read more...] about Home Is Where The Heart Is

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Friends & Family, Grief Recovery Project, Travel, Widowhood Tagged With: Boise, Broken Open, Coping, Grief, Grief Journey, Grief Recovery, Grief Recovery Project, Home, Homecoming, Idaho, J.M. Storm, Live Now, Long-term travel, New Soul Poetry, Reckless Truth Teller, Solo Travel, Support, Survivor, Travel, travel heals, Wandering Widow, Widowhood

Grief, Children, and Lonely Widows

March 21, 2018 By Lisa Bain

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A What Not to Say Post “The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly.” F. Scott Fitzgerald This post has been floating around in my head for a while now, and I've been asked a few times … [Read more...] about Grief, Children, and Lonely Widows

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Friends & Family, Grief Recovery Project, Widowhood Tagged With: Childless, Children, Grief, Grief Journey, Grief Recovery, Loneliness, Lonely Widows, Wandering Widow, What Not To Say, Widowhood, Widows

When the Grieving Are Selfish

March 15, 2018 By Lisa Bain

Grief-Selfish-Me

  You care so much you feel as though you will bleed to death with the pain of it. J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix A Friends and Family Post Thanks for the request for this one. I've wanted to write about it for a while. Those of us that have … [Read more...] about When the Grieving Are Selfish

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Friends & Family, Widowhood Tagged With: Broken Open, Coping, Friends and Family, Grief, Grief Journey, Grief Recovery, Grieving, Reckless Truth Teller, Support, surivor, Wandering Widow, Widowhood, Widows

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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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