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Bring On The Holidays

November 27, 2018 By Lisa Bain

Santa Claus

  "What I love best about Christmas is how you made me love it again. I went from hating it, to it being my favorite. You did that. You and your mom. I didn't think that was possible. You're like f*ng Christmas elves. For f* sake, I'm wearing GD Christmas jammies and … [Read more...] about Bring On The Holidays

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Grief Recovery Project, Widowhood Tagged With: Bereavement, Broken Open, Christmas jammies, Coping, Grief, Grief Recovery, Grief Recovery Project, Holidays, Reckless Truth Telling, Survivor, Widowhood, Widows

Limitless (A Grief Recovery Project Birthday Post)

November 14, 2018 By Lisa Bain

  When no possessions keep us, when no countries contain us, and no time detains us, man becomes a heroic wanderer, and woman, a wanderess. Roman Payne A Grief Recovery Project Post As I sit in yet another airport, staring down the barrel of another birthday on this … [Read more...] about Limitless (A Grief Recovery Project Birthday Post)

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Grief Recovery Project, Widowhood Tagged With: Bereavement, Broken Open, Grief, Grief Journey, Grief Recovery, Grief Recovery Project, Growth, Limitless, No Boundaries, Reckless Truth Teller, Roman Payne, Starting Over, Survivor, Travel

Only The Lonely – Part 2 of the Inherent Loneliness of Widowhood

October 16, 2018 By Lisa Bain

Remember: the time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself. Life's cruelest irony. ~Douglas Coupland, Shampoo Planet A Keeping It Real Post Thanks for all the positive comments and feedback from last week's post. It's a tough topic, for sure. This is Part … [Read more...] about Only The Lonely – Part 2 of the Inherent Loneliness of Widowhood

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Friends & Family, Grief Recovery Project, Widowhood Tagged With: Bereavement, Broken Open, Douglas Coupland, Grief, Grief Journey, Grief Recovery, Loneliness, Mental Health, Reckless Truth Telling, Widowhood, Widows

Only The Lonely (aka The Inherent Loneliness of Widowhood)

October 9, 2018 By Lisa Bain

A Keeping It Real Post “Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.” Henry Rollins Early in my grief journey I found another Widow's blog, in which she stated, "Loneliness isn't a strong enough word." And she was … [Read more...] about Only The Lonely (aka The Inherent Loneliness of Widowhood)

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Friends & Family, Grief Recovery Project, Widowhood Tagged With: Bereavement, Broken Open, Coping, Grief, Grief Journey, Grief Recovery, Henry Rollins, Loneliness, Lonely, Mental Health, Reckless Truth Teller, Roy Orbison, Survivor, Widowhood, Widows

Dating Is Scary for a W (Widows and Dating Part 3)

October 2, 2018 By Lisa Bain

A Keeping It Real Post "He said anything worth doing should scare you a little, and that some of the greatest stories began with a journey.” Mindy Mejia, Everything You Want Me to Be In my last post I described how men who date Widows are brave. Today's post describes the … [Read more...] about Dating Is Scary for a W (Widows and Dating Part 3)

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Friends & Family, Grief Recovery Project, Widowhood Tagged With: Bereavement, Broken Open, Coping, Dating, Grief, Grief Journey, Grief Recovery, Reckless Truth Telling, Starting Over, Survivor, Widowhood, Widows

What You Can Learn From a 16 Year Old (Widows and Dating Part 2)

September 25, 2018 By Lisa Bain

“...sometimes I get tired. Sometimes I get bored. And sometimes all I want, more than anything else in the world, is to go on a freaking date.” Kiersten White, Paranormalcy A Keeping It Real Post This post is part of a series from a special topic request. Not gonna lie, it … [Read more...] about What You Can Learn From a 16 Year Old (Widows and Dating Part 2)

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Friends & Family, Grief Recovery Project, Widowhood Tagged With: Bereavement, Broken Open, Coping, Dating, Grief, Grief Journey, Grief Recovery, Reckless Truth Telling, Starting Over, Survivor, 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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