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depression

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

Wanting Love

January 28, 2017 by Kaiti Wallace Leave a Comment

I feel like I feel too much and think too much when really I shouldn’t overthink the concept at all. Just flow with life and the new beginnings it may bring. Enjoy it for all that it is and could be. Instead though, I feel guilty and scared. Scared that if I allow myself to love again, that love will be taken away. Guilty that I have thoughts of…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Holidays, Widowed Emotions, Miscellaneous Tagged With: New Beginnings, new year, depression, longing, Fears, young widow, anxiety, widowed, widow, love

The Same Changing Tides

November 12, 2016 by Kaiti Wallace Leave a Comment

How many times can I write of the same pain? The same silent cries and the screams without sound. The aches I allow no one to witness and the angry and afraid version of myself no one would believe really exists. It’s a perspective I wish the world knew and a reality no one should have to live with. Choosing to show friends, only the side of…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Emotions Tagged With: grief, New Normal, emotions, depression, widow with children, young widow, widow

The Strongest I have Been

October 15, 2016 by Kaiti Wallace Leave a Comment

The day began with tears. Its brutally unfair were my thoughts. He should be here! Where is he? My stomach in tight knots I felt physically ill. He would have been 30. The day was spent with family. Reminiscing and sharing stories. Keeping busy, we laughed, we ate, and we supported each other. Sending balloons up into the clouds the physically sick…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Birthdays, Widowed Emotions, Miscellaneous Tagged With: hope, birthday, love, Courage, grief, strength, denial, depression, young widow, inspiration, anxiety, Motivation, widow

He Was My Addiction

October 1, 2016 by Kaiti Wallace Leave a Comment

How did he pass away? It’s a question I have hated answering. Up until now I’ve avoided that question out of fear of being judged. I recently read an inspiring article by Elizabeth Ann titled “Dear Judgy Lady on Facebook”. It bought tears to my eyes and made me look at myself and think, where is my backbone! Elizabeth gave me the courage to…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Emotions, Widowed Therapy, Miscellaneous Tagged With: depression, overdose, grief support, addiction, young widow, stigmas, widow, compassion, love, grief, death, anger, denial

Working With Grief

September 24, 2016 by Kaiti Wallace Leave a Comment

This is my life now, living with grief is a daily battle. It never ends, we just try to adapt to life with grief. Last week I was filled with a new found strength. I used this strength to put more effort into my job and was proud that I felt as though I was finally escaping the fog. That was until I was pulled into a meeting at the end of what I…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Emotions Tagged With: anxiety, widow, grief, strength, goals, depression, widow with children, selfhelp, working widow, young widow

Our First Father’s Day

September 10, 2016 by Kaiti Wallace Leave a Comment

  For the past month it has been difficult to ignore the father’s day cards that existed on stands in shopping centres almost everywhere I looked. Mentally trying to prepare for the day “it’s just another day, no different from any other”.   When the day arrived I woke with that mindset, it’s just another day. I called my dad to wish him…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Memories, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Emotions, Miscellaneous Tagged With: anger, dads, jealousy, special occassions, depression, young widow, Father's Day, anxiety, gifts, memories, longing, widowed, children, widow, widow with children, love, ptsd, life, misshim, future, families

Today I am Ok But Not Everyday

September 3, 2016 by Kaiti Wallace Leave a Comment

Usually I would write a blog post separate from my personal blog for Widows Voice. However this week has been a rough one, we all have them. Rather than write a totally new post I want to share a post I wrote earlier in the week that shows the dark side of grief. The side that most feel they need to hide. I want to tell you, it’s ok to not be ok!…

Filed Under: Widowed, Newly Widowed, Widowed Emotions Tagged With: newly widowed, widow, hope, grief, anger, understanding, denial, depression, Alone, young widow, Not Ok, anxiety

Home Without Him

August 20, 2016 by Kaiti Wallace Leave a Comment

Moving went as smoothly as possible, I culled a lot of old belongings like toys, baby clothes and little knickknacks. The new apartment is fresh and has a positive ambiance about it. My positive mindset however took its time to catch up. I was undecided on whether or not I would hang John’s clothes in the wardrobe of the new house. As I happily…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Memories, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Emotions, Miscellaneous Tagged With: depression, longing, young widow, widow with children, anxiety, ptsd, memories, miss him, widow, new home, grief, future, challenges, dreams, denial

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