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Functional Grieving (Or What Shrek Taught Me About Grief Recovery)

September 4, 2018 By Lisa Bain

A Keeping It Real Post Shrek: For your information, there's a lot more to ogres than people think. Donkey: Example? Shrek: Example... uh... ogres are like onions! [holds up an onion, which Donkey sniffs] Donkey: They stink? Shrek: Yes... No! Donkey: Oh, they make you … [Read more...] about Functional Grieving (Or What Shrek Taught Me About Grief Recovery)

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Friends & Family, Grief Recovery Project, Widowhood Tagged With: Breaking Benjamin, Functional Grieving, Grief, Grief Journey, Grief Recovery, Milestones, onions, Shrek

We to Me: Reclaiming My Favorite Places (A Week on the Oregon Coast)

July 23, 2018 By Lisa Bain

Newport Harbor

I want to reclaim who I am. ~Elizabeth Edwards A Wandering Widow Post When Dan first died, my hospice chaplain gave me some advice that took awhile for me to understand. He told me that avoiding the places that were important to WE, made Dan disappear. Jay gently suggested … [Read more...] about We to Me: Reclaiming My Favorite Places (A Week on the Oregon Coast)

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Grief Recovery Project, Travel, Widowhood Tagged With: cancer, cancer widow, Depoe Bay, Elizabeth Edwards, Grief Journey, Lincoln City, Newport, Oceanside, Oregon, Oregon Coast, Reclaiming, Tillamook, Travel, Widowhood

How Has It Been Two Years Without Him?

July 10, 2018 By Lisa Bain

“Time moves on for us, for you it stands still. You will be forever ageless as we grow old, your smile will never wrinkle, nor will that shine in your eyes fade.” Kendal Rob A Wondering Widow Post It's almost impossible to believe two years have passed since I sat vigil, … [Read more...] about How Has It Been Two Years Without Him?

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Friends & Family, Grief Recovery Project, Widowhood Tagged With: 2 years, Broken Open, cancer sucks, Cole Swindell, Coping, Deathiversary, Grandma, Grief, Grief Journey, grief milestones, Grief Recovery, Kendal Rob, Milestone, Reckless Truth Teller, Survivor, Wandering Widow, Widowhood, You Should Be Here

4 Days in San Diego (Home Sweet Old Home)

June 24, 2018 By Lisa Bain

A Wandering Widow Post “Coming back is the thing that enables you to see how all the dots in your life are connected, how one decision leads you to another, how one twist of fate, good or bad, brings you to a door that later takes you to another door, which aided by several … [Read more...] about 4 Days in San Diego (Home Sweet Old Home)

Filed Under: Grief Recovery Project, Travel Tagged With: 22 a day, Balboa Park, California, Coronado Island, Gaslamp Quarter, Grief Journey, Little Italy, Marine Corps, Military wife, Miramar National Cemetery, Old Town, Padres, Petco Park, PTSD, San Diego, Travel

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

The Wandering Widow’s Top 10 European Cities

June 4, 2018 By Lisa Bain

A Wandering Widow Post You know how parents aren't supposed to have a favorite kid? That's how I feel everytime someone asks me to rank the places I've visited. I've loved them all for different reasons, and most of them have ended up on my "come back and visit again" … [Read more...] about The Wandering Widow’s Top 10 European Cities

Filed Under: Grief Recovery Project, Travel Tagged With: Amstelveen, Austria, Belfast, Bucharest, Bucket List, Coping, Edinburgh, Holland, Ireland, Isle of Skye, Itlay, Killarney, Live Now, Long-term travel, Montserrat, Northern Ireland, Oban, Romania, Scotland, Solo Travel, Spain, Survivor, Travel, Tuscany, Vienna, Wandering Widow

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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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