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Moving Forward Doesn’t Mean I’m Judging You

August 21, 2018 By Lisa Bain

  “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” Søren Kierkegaard A What Not to Say Post I had a friend tell me recently that I'd made it to the big time since my tiny little grief blog has attracted its share of trolls. Thanks to a special … [Read more...] about Moving Forward Doesn’t Mean I’m Judging You

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Friends & Family, Widowhood Tagged With: Bon Jovi, Broken Open, Coping, Grief, Grief Journey, Grief Recovery, It's My Life, Judgement, Patton Oswalt, Reckless Truth Telling, Support, Survivor, What Not To Say, Widowhood, Widows

Don’t Tell Me Not To Hang Out With Other Widows

August 14, 2018 By Lisa Bain

The W Club

“Find people who can handle your darkest truths, who don’t change the subject when you share your pain, or try to make you feel bad for feeling bad. Find people who understand we all struggle, some of us more than others, and that there’s no weakness in admitting it. Find … [Read more...] about Don’t Tell Me Not To Hang Out With Other Widows

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Friends & Family, Widowhood Tagged With: Broken Open, Coping, Grief, Grief Blogger, Grief Journey, Grief Recovery, Reckless Truth Teller, Scott Stabile, Survivor, Wandering Widow, What Not To Say, Widowhood, Widows

Grief, Children, and Lonely Widows

March 21, 2018 By Lisa Bain

Lisa's-Grandbaby

A What Not to Say Post “The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly.” F. Scott Fitzgerald This post has been floating around in my head for a while now, and I've been asked a few times … [Read more...] about Grief, Children, and Lonely Widows

Filed Under: Coping with Grief, Friends & Family, Grief Recovery Project, Widowhood Tagged With: Childless, Children, Grief, Grief Journey, Grief Recovery, Loneliness, Lonely Widows, Wandering Widow, What Not To Say, Widowhood, Widows

How Do You Address a Widow? Etiquette Says…

December 6, 2017 By Lisa Bain

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A What (Not) To Say Post It happens to all of you at some point. You are going along out of habit and start out a conversation with, "How are you Missssssssssssss" and deflate into awkward silence because you aren't sure if it's still okay to call me Mrs. Bain. Or, you meet … [Read more...] about How Do You Address a Widow? Etiquette Says…

Filed Under: Friends & Family, Widowhood Tagged With: Addressing, Broken Open, Coping, Etiquette, Family, Friends, Reckless Truth Teller, surivor, Title, Wandering Widow, What Not To Say, Widows

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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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