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Newborn Fears

November 17, 2018 by Bryan Martin Leave a Comment

I caught myself today. I caught myself leaving for work, locking the door and checking the handle – 7 times. I pulled and pushed on the handle to make sure it was definitely locked. Then I pushed on the door itself.  “It’s locked”’ I said to myself. I walked down the hall to the stairs and paused. I felt sick to my stomach. I turned…

Filed Under: Widowed Emotions, LGBTQ+ Widowed Tagged With: anxiety, LGBTQ Widowed, widowhood and fear, worry, bryan martin

Struggles

November 9, 2018 by Kelley Lynn Leave a Comment

There are times in life when we struggle, or when the people in our life struggle, or when you are both struggling because you pass the stress back and forth like a virus, because you are both hurting and you just want to help each other.  And sometimes, you can’t.  You just can’t help much. Not because you don’t want to.  But because maybe you…

Filed Under: Widowed and New Love, Widowed Emotions Tagged With: kelley lynn, struggle, Stress, widowed new love, worry

A Good Day

October 18, 2018 by Olivia Arnold Leave a Comment

There was a day last week where I had a really good day. I woke up early and walked Tango before work. I was able to leave to get there early and there was not much traffic either. I had so much extra time in the morning that I was to finish my personal work for the course I’m taking before anything else. I made applesauce with the kids at school…

Filed Under: Widowed Emotions Tagged With: worry, widowed happiness, olivia arnold

September and Remembering

September 12, 2018 by Alison Miller Leave a Comment

My body felt September 11 approaching, even before my mind became aware of it. This morning, September 11, I woke up and could feel the nerves edging along my skin. The feeling only intensified as I watched snippets of remembrances on TV. Why, you might ask, would I put myself through watching something more when my heart was already hurting? To…

Filed Under: Widowed Emotions Tagged With: September 11, Safety, worry, alison miller

An Unexpected Return Home

June 23, 2018 by Bryan Martin Leave a Comment

Well I made it. I made it through the first wedding since Tin passed only two months ago and it was followed by the next day being the first Father’s Day without my father. There were times I couldn’t hold back the tears and times I couldn’t catch my breath. I felt like a stranded fish. How ironic to be a crying stranded fish that needs salt…

Filed Under: Widowed Milestones, Widowed Emotions, LGBTQ+ Widowed, Widowed by Illness, Miscellaneous Tagged With: loved one's ashes, illness, secondary losses, anxiety, returning home, ashes, worry, bryan martin, Home, weddings, LGBQT Widowed, widowed and weddings

And What Are the Chances of That?

June 21, 2018 by Olivia Arnold Leave a Comment

Another school related story today. So much seems to come up at work. One more week and I’m on holidays though so this might be the last one for now! Our last unit in Math is on probability. The expectation for the grade ones is that they need to understand and identify scenarios that are certain, impossible, likely, and unlikely. Do you see…

Filed Under: Widowed Emotions Tagged With: widowhood and fear, worry, widowed happiness, olivia arnold, anxiety

PRESSURE

May 25, 2018 by Kelley Lynn Leave a Comment

This year is the 10 year anniversary of Soaring Spirits International.  This Sunday is the official anniversary day of when Michele founded the non-profit.    July 13th weekend, I will be presenting once again, at Camp Widow San Diego.  July 13th will be the 7 year anniversary of my husband Don’s sudden death.  July 13th, my book about his…

Filed Under: Widowed Emotions, Widowed Therapy Tagged With: anxiety, worry, Stress, writing

Book Anxiety

May 4, 2018 by Kelley Lynn Leave a Comment

So, after about 3 and a half years or so of writing and not writing and then writing again, and then the last 6 months or so of REALLY doing a TON of writing and not being able to look at computer screens anymore because my eyes hurt so bad – I am finally finished writing my book. It is FINISHED!!!!  I handed it over to my editor 2 days ago, and…

Filed Under: Widowed Anniversaries, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Emotions, Widowed Therapy Tagged With: anxiety, widowed death anniversary, widowed milestones, widowhood and fear, worry, writing, authors, fear, writer

I Dream of Wandering

November 14, 2017 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

“I dream of wandering” That was the simple, unpolished statement written upon my paper heart at Camp Widow.  Sarah and I were a large part of the message release there…constructing the large heart, cutting out all of the smaller ones, mounting it in the banquet area, and being the first two to place our torn dreams in front of the rest of…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Emotions, Widowed Community, Miscellaneous Tagged With: widower, camp widow, worry, Mike Welker, life, Responsibilities, dreams, Wandering

A Waste of Worry

August 21, 2017 by Wendy Saint-Onge Leave a Comment

Last week I was anxious and annoyed (raging, actually) over the seemingly endless list of things I thought I could not do without Ben.  At the time, the top of my list of stressors was the fact that I was headed off to Camp Widow where I would be attending a Saturday night Masquerade Ball, and I realized there was no one to zip up my dress.  It…

Filed Under: Widowed Emotions, Widowed Community Tagged With: rage, brave, camp widow, worry, widowed friendships, widowed courage, wendy saint-onge, Ben The Titan, zippers

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