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Under This Widowed Weight

Posted on: January 16, 2021 | Posted by: Bryan Martin

Throughout caring for Clayton before he died, I felt the weight of responsibilities. The weight of being a caregiver and the weight of working full time, the weight of making sure medications were dosed and delivered on time, the weight of his comfort and the weight of emotions. Heaviest of all for me, the weight […]

Categories: Widowed, Widowed & Unmarried, Widowed Memories, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Emotions, LGBTQ+ Widowed, Widowed by Illness

Decluttering

Posted on: January 14, 2021 | Posted by: Jeff Ziegler

Today, I spent part of my day decluttering the kitchen and reorganizing my toolboxes. It was a bit cathartic. I threw a load of things out. And it got me thinking about how cluttered I have been feeling in my mind of late.

Clutter is a funny thing. We “collect” knickknacks, and we display them so everyone—especially us—can see them. From little magnets, we bought on that visit to Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco to the owl candle holders that came from someone who thought they were cute.

Categories: Widowed, Widowed Memories, Widowed and Healing

Shared Hugs~

Posted on: January 13, 2021 | Posted by: Alison Miller

His hugs. I felt them through my entire body. In our early days together, it was my hugs to him as he returned from deployment. We generally never had an opportunity for farewell hugs. Only words if he had time to call me from work and bid me a hasty goodbye. Quick I love you’s between us […]

Categories: Widowed, Widowed Memories, Widowed Emotions, Military Widowed, Widowed by Illness

Yes, I know David Bowie died five years ago…

Posted on: January 12, 2021 | Posted by: Emma Pearson

Main picture taken in 1973, perhaps 1974, when we had just moved to Brussels ….and so did my brother Edward. I also know that this is a blogsite for widows, and I am widowed. But in addition to losing my husband Mike in 2017, I had only recently lost both my youngest brother Edward (15 […]

Categories: Child Loss, Widowed, Widowed Memories, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Anniversaries, Widowed by Illness, Multiple Losses

By Heart…

Posted on: January 11, 2021 | Posted by: Staci Sulin

This week’s writing will begin with part of the first blog I ever wrote and it will end with an update and my reflections on the three years that have past since.  I wrote, “Who Am I ?” on December  11, 2017. Three years later, these words are still powerful and true… 

Categories: Widowed, Widowed Memories, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Anniversaries, Widowed Emotions, Widowed Suddenly, Uncategorized

Food Grief

Posted on: January 10, 2021 | Posted by: Victoria Helmly

I have a personal blog and I wrote about the topic of food and cooking in October 2019. I decided to revisit it and update it as some time has passed, but similar feelings remain. I follow several grief-related social media pages and participate in groups through Facebook and Instagram, etc. Through these accounts, I […]

Categories: Widowed, Widowed & Unmarried, Widowed Memories, Widowed Emotions, Widowed Suddenly, Widowed by Suicide

The Upside Down

Posted on: January 9, 2021 | Posted by: Bryan Martin

I have always had trouble when I’m told that there is no way out and no solution to things. Apparently, looking back at my writing, that fact holds true even in loss and grief. I didn’t realize at first but it explains my anger when I was hit with the regular “whys?” and the “what […]

Categories: Widowed, Widowed & Unmarried, Widowed Without Children, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Emotions, LGBTQ+ Widowed, Widowed by Illness

Remarried Widow with Questions

Posted on: January 8, 2021 | Posted by: Kelley Lynn

So, today is my one-week wedding anniversary. If you read here last week, you would know that on New Years Eve, almost 10 years post-loss, my fiance Nick and I were married in a private, covid-safe ceremony at The Groton Inn – the whole thing live-streamed to Facebook Live. It was unique, it was beautiful, […]

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Am I Crazy?

Posted on: January 7, 2021 | Posted by: Jeff Ziegler

The process of dealing with my grief as it came in its rawest form was difficult to say the least. To overcome it – to move beyond that state of deepest grief – means we have to experience our grief. It means we have to experience all the emotions. And, experiencing so many emotions at the same time make us feel like we have lost control of ourselves. I know it did for me.

Categories: Widowed, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Emotions

These Words~

Posted on: January 6, 2021 | Posted by: Alison Miller

You are alive. You are whole. I say these words in my head so that I might hear them in my heart. Chuck didn’t say these words to me, but he very easily could have. No, I read these words in a book last year, and they echoed strongly through me. If I listen closely […]

Categories: Widowed, Widowed Emotions, Military Widowed, Widowed by Illness

Wise and Kind Babes

Posted on: January 5, 2021 | Posted by: Emma Pearson

There has been a recurring question asked of me these past 18 months or so, which is both the time since Julia died, and also the time since I have (formally) been in a relationship. Oddly the question is not about Julia, nor about how I am (those are topics where most mere mortals fear […]

Categories: Child Loss, Widowed, Widowed Effect on Family/Friends, Widowed and Healing, Widowed and New Love, Widowed Holidays, Widowed Emotions, Widowed by Illness, Multiple Losses

Unfold

Posted on: January 4, 2021 | Posted by: Staci Sulin

I am working fiercely to own my worth.  I recognize that Self Love is where the power is.  For me to launch myself more fully into the life I desire,  I need to absolutely love the woman I am becoming.  So, today, and tomorrow and all the days of my life I am going to practice letting my life unfold without getting in my own way.

Categories: Widowed, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Emotions

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