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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

Filed Under: Featured, Grief Recovery Project, Widowhood Tagged With: Aging, Aging Gracefully, Authentic, Birthday Suit, Birthdays, Grief, Grief Recovery Journey, Grief Recovery Project, Real, Widwhood

Bring On The Holidays

November 27, 2018 By Lisa Bain

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  "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

I Left My Heart in San Francisco

June 17, 2018 By Lisa Bain

A Wandering Widow Post “Never stop wandering into wonder.” Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem After a six week break in Idaho, I was antsy to get back on the road. A short hop over to San Francisco for a few days was just what the travel … [Read more...] about I Left My Heart in San Francisco

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Adventure Is Out There, Beach Blanket Babylon, California, Crissy's Field, Grief Recovery Project, Nob Hill, San Francisco, SF Jazz Festival, Solo Travel, Suzy Kassem, Travel, Wandering Widow

The Wandering Widow Finds a Family

June 6, 2018 By Lisa Bain

  I don't care about whose DNA has recombined with whose. When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching--they are your family. Jim Butcher, Proven Guilty A Wondering Widow Post Those of you who have been following along for a while know … [Read more...] about The Wandering Widow Finds a Family

Filed Under: Travel, Widowhood Tagged With: Coping, Couch Surfing, Family, Grief Recovery Project, Long-term travel, Roommates, Solo Travel, Survivor, Travel, Wandering Widow, Widowhood

The Grief Recovery Project – Fear Factor Edition

May 16, 2018 By Lisa Bain

A Grief Recovery Project Post No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear. C.S. Lewis This quote found me early in Dan's diagnosis. I don't remember who sent it to me. I promptly forgot about it as I was far too busy trying to defeat Cancer and Death. It reappeared … [Read more...] about The Grief Recovery Project – Fear Factor Edition

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Grief Recovery Project, Widowhood Tagged With: A Grief Observed, Broken Open, Coping, CS Lewis, Face Fear, Fear, Grief, Grief Journey, Grief Recovery, Grief Recovery Project, Reckless Truth Teller, Survivor, 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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