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Grief Muscle Memory Runs Deep

August 30, 2022 By Lisa Bain

For someone that writes about the grief spiral as much as I do, you'd think I'd be quick to recognize that shadowy arm as it wraps around me and sweeps me along to feel and heal the old traumas from a new perspective. You'd think that, and you'd be wrong. I'm blindsided just … [Read more...] about Grief Muscle Memory Runs Deep

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Featured, Spirituality, Widowhood Tagged With: Bereavement, Grief, Grief Journey, Grief Recovery, Grief Spiral, Grieving, Life After Loss, Mental Health, muscle memory, Reckless Truth Teller, Survivor, Trauma, Widow Wednesday, Widowhood

How To Table For One W Style

January 22, 2019 By Lisa Bain

A Coping With Grief Post A fellow W and I were chatting recently about how tough it can be to get used to doing things on our own. Alone. Things like dining out, going to movies, life activities in general, are all designed to be completed in pairs or groups. As someone who … [Read more...] about How To Table For One W Style

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Travel, Widowhood Tagged With: Bereavement, Coping, Grief, Life After Loss, Solo Travel, Survivor, Table For One, Trauma, Widowhood

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

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

Set Your Intentions

December 26, 2018 By Lisa Bain

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  “Such a simple concept, yet so true: that which we manifest is before us; we are the creators of our own destiny. Be it through intention or ignorance, our successes and our failures have been brought on by none other than ourselves.” Garth Stein, The Art of Racing … [Read more...] about Set Your Intentions

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Grief Recovery Project, Widowhood Tagged With: Bereavement, Christmas, Coping, Grief, Grief Recovery, Intentions, Life After Loss, Loss, Starting Over, Survivor, Trauma, Widowhood

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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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