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Somatic Memory and Deathiversaries

May 20, 2020 By Lisa Bain

On nights like this I wear that dress you like and slow dance with your memory ~Lisa Bain A Coping Post This week, two families who are dear to my heart, are dealing with the worst milestone a griever can face: that first deathiversary. As I was checking in to … [Read more...] about Somatic Memory and Deathiversaries

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Widowhood Stole My Identity. I’m Throwing Off the Shackles and Taking It Back.

January 8, 2020 By Lisa Bain

"I belong to the people I love, and they belong to me. They, and the love and loyalty I give them, form my identity far more than any word or group ever could." Veronica Roth, Allegiant A Keeping It Real Post When your husband dies, he takes part of you with him. I'm not … [Read more...] about Widowhood Stole My Identity. I’m Throwing Off the Shackles and Taking It Back.

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Another Birthday Post

November 18, 2019 By Lisa Bain

"Age is irrelevant. Ask me how many sunsets I've seen, hearts I've loved, trips I've taken, or concerts I've been to. That's how old I am." ~Joelle A Keeping It Real Post Remember when I wrote about being invisible? I think it's safe to say I'm fully recovered. Or, … [Read more...] about Another Birthday Post

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Letting Go Of Grief Rituals

September 3, 2019 By Lisa Bain

“Ritual is able to hold the long-discarded shards of our stories and make them whole again. It has the strength and elasticity to contain what we cannot contain on our own, what we cannot face in solitude.” Francis Weller, The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and … [Read more...] about Letting Go Of Grief Rituals

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Invisibility: The Hidden Side Effect of Widowhood

August 6, 2019 By Lisa Bain

  "All the being and the doing, expansive, glittering, vocal, evaporated; and one shrunk, with a sense of solemnity, to being oneself, a wedge-shaped core of darkness, something invisible to others."  Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse A Keeping It Real Post There is a … [Read more...] about Invisibility: The Hidden Side Effect of Widowhood

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Widows and Wildflowers

July 30, 2019 By Lisa Bain

“There is poetry among the wildflowers.” Rachel Irene Stevenson A Keeping It Real Post When I was in Bristol a few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to see Calendar Girls on stage at the Hippodrome. A musical in a historic theater?  And based on a true story? Yes, please! I … [Read more...] about Widows and Wildflowers

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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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