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Welcome Sleep Back Into Your Life After A Loss

January 8, 2019 By Lisa Bain

Sleep-After-Loss

A guest post by Sara Bailey of thewidow.net. I've struggled with insomnia and sleep issues since the hubs died, and can personally relate to everything Sara says here. Self-care is critically important, and lack of sleep impacts more than just our cognitive processing. I … [Read more...] about Welcome Sleep Back Into Your Life After A Loss

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Health, Widowhood Tagged With: Bereavement, Grief, Grief Recovery, Insomnia, Life After Loss, Loss, Sara Bailey, Self-care, Sleep, Trauma, Widowhood, Widows

Holiday Permission Slip

December 11, 2018 By Lisa Bain

“Let today mark a new beginning for you. Give yourself permission to say NO without feeling guilty, mean, or selfish. Anybody who gets upset and/or expects you to say YES all of the time clearly doesn’t have your interest at heart. Always remember: You have a right to say NO … [Read more...] about Holiday Permission Slip

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Widowhood Tagged With: Bereavement, Christmas, Coping, Grief, Grief Recovery, Holidays, Mental Health, Self-care, Survivors, Widowhood, Widows

Someone Take Care of Me. Oh Wait, I’m Someone.

January 29, 2018 By Lisa Bain

take care of me

  The sooner you accept the fact that you have to take care of yourself, the better it will be. He's gone. You used to know how to do this. You can do it again. Put your big girl panties on and get the f@#$ out of bed. You know he'd tell you the same thing, so just … [Read more...] about Someone Take Care of Me. Oh Wait, I’m Someone.

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Grief Recovery Project, Health, Travel, Widowhood Tagged With: Broken Open, Coping, illness, Reckless Truth Teller, Self-care, Solo Travel, Survivor, Travel, Wandering Widow, Widow Health

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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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