1. Just listen – you don’t have to try to solve every problem (unless you know how to fix death). 2. Offer to carpool the children to/from school or sports. 3. Send gift cards to local restaurants – cooking may be the last thing on our minds. 4. If you offer to be...
Other than the death of grandparents, my experience with loss was quite limited. That was until one beautiful Sunday morning in 2012 when grief showed up, unannounced with no warning. It caught me completely off-guard and unprepared for the devastation that was to...
There seems to be a misconception about widowed people who remarry, or even date post-loss. Society thinks the heartache, tears, grief, and sadness magically disappear when we allow someone else to take up space in our hearts. It might not be said as blatantly as...
The world didn’t see it coming, and neither did you. When you started hearing talks about the virus becoming a pandemic, never once did you assume it would hit close to home, not your home. Perhaps your concern was more so for your elderly parents as they were most...
I am preparing to add the 8,000th member to my online support group for young and widows and widowers. I continue to be inspired by the resiliency of the group, despite the heavy toll of death being the tie that binds us all together. As a prescreening/safety measure,...
