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Risks

Getting Out of My Own Way

June 7, 2018 by Olivia Arnold Leave a Comment

I have always thought of myself as an adventurous person. I have never enjoyed sitting still and I enjoy trying new things and exploring. I love being outdoors in nature and a little bit of adrenaline. That being said, I would like to emphasize that I wrote that I like just a little bit of adrenaline. Not too much at any point. I like being in…

Filed Under: Widowed Emotions Tagged With: olivia arnold, widowed finding happiness again, Risks, taking risks

Ramble On

November 7, 2017 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

On February 5th, 2015, I wandered into a Hotel in Tampa, Florida, not quite sure if I was supposed to be there.  I had lost Megan less than three months prior, and I hadn’t honestly accepted the fact that I was now a Widower.  In the year leading up to it, I had spent more time sitting next to my dying wife than anything else.   Like many of…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Emotions, Widowed Therapy, Widowed Community, Miscellaneous Tagged With: writing, perspective, Risks, questions, sharing, Ramble, Trying, widower, camp widow, Mike Welker, time

Beginning of the End

September 5, 2017 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

I am 36 years old.  Soon to be 37.  Although I’ve held the titles of Marine (6 years), Lifeguard (3 years), Father (10 years), Widower (3 years), Husband (9 years), Boyfriend (9 years, cumulatively), and Student (13 years…I never went to college), the title that has been with me the longest, up to this day, is “Employee” (21 years). I…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Emotions Tagged With: widower, Mike Welker, widower with children, Regrets, Jobs, Risks, Routines, Past, Rat Race

Outside the Walls of “Safety”

December 4, 2016 by Sarah Treanor and Mike Welker Leave a Comment

Mike left around 3am Saturday morning, headed out to West Virginia. It’s his first major solo backpacking trip since we’ve been together. Three nights out in the mountains alone, with no cell service. Our only form of contact has been a satellite device that lets him send me preset “all is well” messages with his location every few hours (this…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed and New Love, Widowed Emotions, Miscellaneous Tagged With: bereavement, widow, sarah treanor, loss, grief, new love, taking chances, death, Risks

4 Things to Note about Dating a Widow/er

November 1, 2016 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

So, you’ve decided to begin dating a widow.  You met this person online, in a bar, through a mutual friend, or via an interest group of some sort.  You may have met by chance at a convention, or at a singles night nearby.  The point is, when you met that person, you didn’t necessarily know them as a widow.   Disclaimer: I met Sarah at Camp…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed and New Love, Widowed Emotions, Miscellaneous Tagged With: post-loss, widower, dating, Mike Welker, relationships, Risks, second chapters

New – A Year in Review

December 29, 2015 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

One year ago, everything was new.  I was newly widowed, and a new single parent.  There were new emotions, new challenges, and new triggers around every corner.   I had heard about Camp Widow, and I had a new idea.  I would peek out of my armored shell of grief, and go against the grain of my own personality.  I would force myself to be a new…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed and New Love, Widowed Emotions Tagged With: determination, Embracing the New, widower, sarah treanor, Mike Welker, widower with children, new relationships, Risks

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