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Grief and New Year’s Purging

January 6, 2021 By Lisa Bain

A Keeping It Real Post No time to read? Check out the YouTube video. Although you're already here so why not continue? https://youtu.be/EDaAaBThQJI Welcome to this episode of Grief and Random Weird Stuff This Widow Thinks About. About two years into my life in The … [Read more...] about Grief and New Year’s Purging

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Featured, Friends & Family, Widowhood Tagged With: After Loss, Bereavement, Broken Open, Coping, Friends and Family, Grief Journey, Grief Support, Grieving, Loss, Mental Health, New Year, Reckless Truth Teller, Reckless Truth Telling, Starting Over, Support, Survivor, Widow Wednesday, Widowhood, Widows

Birthday Lessons

November 18, 2020 By Lisa Bain

A Keeping It Real Post Welcome to my annual birthday post. This one marks my fourth without D, and the knowledge that I'm now the same age he was when he died carries heavy significance. I live for myself, not his memory, but that doesn't stop me from sometimes hearing … [Read more...] about Birthday Lessons

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Featured, Widowhood Tagged With: Bereavement, Birthdays, Broken Open, Coping, Friends and Family, Grief, Grief Journey, grief milestones, Grief Support, Grieving, Life After Loss, Live Now, Loss, Mental Health, Reckless Truth Teller, Survivor, Widow Wednesday, Widowhood, Widows

Book Review: A Widow’s Survival Guide: Living With Children After the Death of Your Spouse

November 11, 2020 By Lisa Bain

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Book Review It's been a while since I've done a book review, so I was excited to get a sneak peek at Charity Pimental-Hymas' new offering, The Widow's Survival Guide: Living With Children After the Death of Your Spouse. Available for pre-order on Amazon and targeted for … [Read more...] about Book Review: A Widow’s Survival Guide: Living With Children After the Death of Your Spouse

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Featured, Friends & Family, Reviews, Widowhood Tagged With: Bereavement, Book Review, Broken Open, Charity Hymas, Coping, Friends and Family, Grief, Grief Journey, Grief Support, Grieving, Life After Loss, Loss, Mental Health, Reckless Truth Teller, Reckless Truth Telling, Starting Over, Support, Survivor, Widow Wednesday, Widowhood, Widows

Hidden Grief Triggers

October 21, 2020 By Lisa Bain

A Keeping It Real Post Faithful Readers, I know, I've been AWOL. Here's what's been going on. Thank you for your love, support, and check-ins. XO, L Back in May, another Widow asked if my mom's cancer discovery was a trigger for me. It was an honest question, asked … [Read more...] about Hidden Grief Triggers

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Featured, Friends & Family, Widowhood Tagged With: Bereavement, Broken Open, Coping, Friends and Family, Grief, Grief Journey, Grief Support, Grieving, Healing, Loss, Mental Health, Reckless Truth Teller, Reckless Truth Telling, Support, Survivor, Triggers, widow, Widow Wednesday, Widowhood, Widows

International Widows’ Day 2020

June 23, 2020 By Lisa Bain

A Friends and Family Post Today marks International Widows' Day. This official United Nations observation (since 2011) isn't about saying, "Happy Widows' Day." Just don't. It is a day to raise your awareness about the plight of widows around the globe. Widows face … [Read more...] about International Widows’ Day 2020

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Featured, Friends & Family, Widowhood Tagged With: Bereavement, Coping, Friends and Family, Grief, Grief Support, International Widows Day, Life After Loss, Sunrise Retreats, Support, Survivor, Widowhood, Widows

What I’ve Learned About Grief Support Fatigue

May 27, 2020 By Lisa Bain

A Keeping It Real Post For those of you who've been reading from the beginning, thank you! You've had a virtual front-row seat to the highs and lows of this grief roller coaster. I've been on it long enough I'm spiraling back around, and boy things sure look different … [Read more...] about What I’ve Learned About Grief Support Fatigue

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Featured, Friends & Family, Widowhood Tagged With: Bereavement, Broken Open, Coping, Friends and Family, Grief, Grief Journey, Grief Recovery, Grief Support, Grief Support Fatigue, Grieving, Life After Loss, Loss, Mental Health, Reckless Truth Teller, Starting Over, Support, Survivor, What Not To Say, widow, Widow Wednesday, 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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