One of the first things a widow will struggle with is loneliness.
Depending on our individual circumstances, the lonely can come and go, and will hit us with everything from a gentle wave hello to something akin to swallowing a grenade.
I have never figured out how to master the base feeling of...
Of all the conversations a widow will have, this one is probably the most provocative.
For the widow, and for whomever she's talking to.
Everybody has an opinion.
And that's the point. It's an opinion. Everybody's entitled to one.
What we choose to do, when we choose to do it. Where, how, and...
After speaking to hundreds of widows over the years, it seems there's a little known phenomenon that surprises a great many of us shortly after losing our loved one.
In the beginning of widowhood, the people come.
In droves.
Bearing food and gifts, and support and love.
They come to...
