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
Reckless Truth Telling
Book Review: A Widow’s Survival Guide: Living With Children After the Death of Your Spouse
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
A Grieving Nation: Top 3 Tips for Surviving Your Post-Election Grief
A Keeping It Real Post As I write this, We the People await with bated breath to learn who our next president will be. I'm not writing about politics today. I'm writing about the collective grief of our nation, our neighbors, and whole communities. As soon as the … [Read more...] about A Grieving Nation: Top 3 Tips for Surviving Your Post-Election Grief
Hidden Grief Triggers
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
Widowhood, Pandemic, and Suicide
A Keeping It Real Post September is Suicide Prevention Month. I won't bore you with a rehash of the ugly details of this small chapter of my story, but feel free to dive into the archives if you're new. Short version: in the depths of my worst pain, fueled by pills and … [Read more...] about Widowhood, Pandemic, and Suicide
A Widow’s Guide to Self-Isolation: Widow to Widow
A Keeping It Real Post How is everyone holding up? Shit got real, fast, didn't it? I'm on Day 13 of isolation and won't lie; it's getting to me. I've already survived the worst thing in the world, so this is just something else to get through. But that knowledge doesn't … [Read more...] about A Widow’s Guide to Self-Isolation: Widow to Widow