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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

How Do You Address a Widow? Etiquette Says…

December 6, 2017 By Lisa Bain

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A What (Not) To Say Post It happens to all of you at some point. You are going along out of habit and start out a conversation with, "How are you Missssssssssssss" and deflate into awkward silence because you aren't sure if it's still okay to call me Mrs. Bain. Or, you meet … [Read more...] about How Do You Address a Widow? Etiquette Says…

Filed Under: Friends & Family, Widowhood Tagged With: Addressing, Broken Open, Coping, Etiquette, Family, Friends, Reckless Truth Teller, surivor, Title, Wandering Widow, What Not To Say, 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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