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A Widow’s Guide to Self-Isolation

March 19, 2020 By Lisa Bain

  A Keeping It Real Post Some mornings I wake up and wonder if I'm still asleep and dreaming. But this surreal world we're living in right now is very real. At the moment, I'm healthy but in self-quarantine and strictly social distancing since I'm a back-up … [Read more...] about A Widow’s Guide to Self-Isolation

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Featured, Friends & Family, Widowhood Tagged With: Bereavement, Coping, covid19, Grief, Grief Journey, Grief Recovery, Grieving, Isolation, Life After Loss, Loneliness, Mental Health, Reckless Truth Teller, social distancing, Survivor, Wandering Widow, Widowhood, Widows

When the Post Funeral Invitations Stop (AKA I Invited Myself)

January 1, 2019 By Lisa Bain

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A Friends and Family Post It's funny how every time I say I'm taking time off from the blog, something comes up that makes my fingers itch to tap out a post. So that's where I'm at today, sitting here trying to consolidate all the conversations I've had lately with my W … [Read more...] about When the Post Funeral Invitations Stop (AKA I Invited Myself)

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Friends & Family, Widowhood Tagged With: Bereavement, Coping, Friends and Family, Grief, Grief Journey, Grief Recovery, Inclusion, Life After Loss, Loneliness, Loss, New Year, Survivor, Trauma

Re-Grieving With Each New Loss

October 30, 2018 By Lisa Bain

A Keeping It Real Post Have you ever had an injury that had mostly healed and then, because it was already weak, it was easily re-injured? It was quicker to hurt and it instantly took you back to the original injury. The same is true with bereavement. Re-Grieving is the … [Read more...] about Re-Grieving With Each New Loss

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Widowhood Tagged With: Bereavement, Broken Open, Coping, Grief, Grief Journey, Grief Recovery, Loneliness, Loss, Re-Grieving, Reckless Truth Teller, Survivor, Widowhood

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

So Low When You’re Solo: Long Term Travel Survival Tips

April 25, 2018 By Lisa Bain

A Wandering Widow Post "I can't even begin to imagine how you are taking in all these incredible experiences on your own. You are totally allowed to feel the loneliness and sadness, understandably. The inspiration for us comes from watching you get back up even when you feel … [Read more...] about So Low When You’re Solo: Long Term Travel Survival Tips

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Grief Recovery Project, Travel, Widowhood Tagged With: Blues, Coping, Grief Journey, Grief Recovery Project, Loneliness, Long-term travel, Solo Travel, Survivor, Travel, Wandering Widow

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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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