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coping with change

Hitting the Wall

August 6, 2017 by Sarah Treanor and Mike Welker Leave a Comment

This past week, I was hopeful about beginning to make some positive shifts in my life. About trying to focus more on the joys of life. I had some glimmer of the sort of energy and zest I used to have. Unfortunately, that didn’t last. Instead, I found myself in a state of overwhelm, to the point of having an anxiety attack on Monday – which…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Emotions, Widowed Therapy Tagged With: coping with change, depression, anxiety, widow, sarah treanor

My Sh*t is All Apart

July 23, 2017 by Sarah Treanor and Mike Welker Leave a Comment

I feel tired lately. In a subtle, general sort of way. I feel worn out by life. Something in a book I was reading this morning made me remember a person I used to be. The man described his wife as this energetic, vibrant, confident woman. And I wondered suddenly, where has that woman in me gone to? The one who was excited about life. Excited about…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Emotions, Widowed Therapy Tagged With: struggling, widow, sarah treanor, loss, grief, coping with change, widowed life

Doing It Anyway: Pushing Through Fear

November 21, 2015 by Sarah Treanor and Mike Welker Leave a Comment

 So my latest update on moving and homesickness and new places: it still fucking sucks. Don’t get me wrong, being close to Mike is wonderful… and things could not be better between us. The joy he brings into my world is immeasurable. But as the weeks go on in this new landscape, other things are actually feeling worse, not better.  Things are…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Emotions, Widowed Therapy Tagged With: homesickness, grief and new changes, struggling to figure it out, moving, widow, sarah treanor, Mike Welker, coping with change, facing fears, pushing through fear

Parallels & Pushing On

September 6, 2015 by Sarah Treanor and Mike Welker Leave a Comment

I am sitting upstairs in the bedroom… the morning light streaming through the window. Only today, I’m not upstairs in my own room, but at Mike’s place. He’s downstairs getting the morning started while I get my post done. I got in last night, and it’s the first morning here. The first time I have ever been here. I’m a little overwhelmed, I’ll…

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