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Art Therapy – A Grief Recovery Project Post

January 17, 2018 By Lisa Bain

Loss and Found

  "Living is art. Breathing and heart beating is music. Seeing is painting the world with our eyes. Touching is sculpting the shape of everything. Life is the most intense art of all." Jacob Nordby One of my Adventure goals was to experience as many beautiful things as … [Read more...] about Art Therapy – A Grief Recovery Project Post

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Grief Recovery Project, Widowhood Tagged With: Art, Art heals, Art Therapy, Boise Art Museum, Broken Open, cancer sucks, Coping, Edgar Allen Poe, Grief, Grief Journey, Grief Recovery, Grief Recovery Project, Healing, J.M. Storm, Jacob Nordby, Jennifer Clissold, Live Now, Music, Poetry, Recalculating, Reckless Truth Teller, Storm Quotes, Survivor, Susan Gentile, Wandering Widow, widow, Widowhood, Widows

Counting Days vs. Making Days Count

January 10, 2018 By Lisa Bain

TARDIS

“Don't count the days, make the days count.” Muhammad Ali Counting Down In my old life, I'd count down to exciting events; T-3 days til a space shuttle launch, or 17 days til vacation, or the ever present count down to Christmas. They were fun reminders that something … [Read more...] about Counting Days vs. Making Days Count

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Widowhood Tagged With: Broken Open, Counting Days, Grief, Grief Journey, Grief Recovery, Live Now, Making Days Count, Recalculating, Reckless Truth Teller, Wandering Widow, Widowhood, Widows

Married, Single, or Widowed?

December 20, 2017 By Lisa Bain

wedding rings

  “We know what we are, but not what we may be.” William Shakespeare A Wondering Widow Post In a recent conversation about my experiences as a W, a friend asked if I considered myself married or single. Whoah! I had to think about that one. If you feel confused about … [Read more...] about Married, Single, or Widowed?

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Friends & Family, Legal & Financial, Widowhood Tagged With: Broken Open, Coping, Dating, Friends and Family, Grief, Grief Journey, Grief Recovery, Marital Status, Married, Recalculating, Reckless Truth Teller, Single, Survivor, Wandering Widow, Widowed, Widowhood, Widows

Adventure Part 12 – Annagry, Co Donegal, Ireland

November 27, 2017 By Lisa Bain

Morning in Annagry, Donegal, Ireland

A Wandering Widow Post After months on the road, moving to a new place every week was getting old, so I'd decided to set up a home base for the rest of the year. Aaaah, nothing like unpacking, stashing the suitcase and getting mail from home, especially when it's in a … [Read more...] about Adventure Part 12 – Annagry, Co Donegal, Ireland

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Grief Recovery Project, Travel Tagged With: Adventure Is Out There, Anagaire, Annagry, Beach Life, Broken Open, Carrickfinn Beach, Donegal, Grief, Grief Journey, grief milestones, Grief Recovery, Ireland, Live Now, Mount Errigal, Recalculating, Reckless Truth Teller, Solo Travel, Travel, Wandering Widow, Widows, Wild Atlantic Way

Adventure Part 11 – Dublin, Ireland

November 20, 2017 By Lisa Bain

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A Wandering Widow Post Just like in life, our perspectives change the further along we get in our grief journeys. Objects in mirror are closer than they appear, or something to that effect. When I visited Dublin in April, I hated it. I liked parts of it, but overall the … [Read more...] about Adventure Part 11 – Dublin, Ireland

Filed Under: Grief Recovery Project, Travel, Widowhood Tagged With: Adventure Is Out There, Broken Open, Clontarf Castle, Dublin, Grief Journey, Grief Recovery, Ireland, Live Now, Recalculating, Reckless Truth Teller, Solo Travel, Travel, 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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