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Physical Health for Widows
The potential health benefits do not outweigh the risks to your health and safety.
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You know you have overcome challenges in the past, and you will overcome challenges in the future.
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Trust your ability to connect your inner wisdom. It will give you clarity as a torchlight in the dark.
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Superfoods generally boast a high nutrient-to-calorie ratio to keep your body performing optimally.
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If we listen to our bodies, we will hear what we need to focus on and receive insights.
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Art can hold the broken open beauty, awe, and deep connection with life and love that grief invites.
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Losing our spouse does not give us a pass to lose ourselves.
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I made a commitment to myself to place my needs at the top of the list.
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I invite you to focus on some heart, gut, and mind self care for your inner self.
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There is no one set image of what self-care looks like — it’s different for each individual.
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Read about some of the benefits of having regular physical exams.
Read MoreEmotional & Mental Health for Widows
When we encounter grief and loss, we don’t often hear about the secondary losses.
Read MorePurpose and Meaning for Widows
There’s an important dimension to improving Return on Life that many of us may be overlooking.
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Mothers approach August with a range of mixed emotions each year.
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A widow’s wonders into the unknown.
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HIIT is a type of workout that can give you many times the benefits in less time.
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There’s a lot of speculation about how (or even if) our deceased loved ones can communicate with us.
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Mindfulness is a state of being. Mindfulness training uses meditation, but it can also be informal.
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Affirmations are a great practice to put into place. Give yourself the gift of being a powerful effecter of your life.
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Navigating your journey will get much easier once you accept the unpredictable nature of life and learn to live with it
Read MorePhysical Health for Widows
Sleep is essential for every single cell in our bodies. It is critical to our everyday functioning as human beings.
Read MoreRelational Health for Widows
So many things are out of your control after your spouse dies, but one thing you can take charge of is communicating your
Read MoreRelational Health for Widows
As a mom, I want to take their pain away. I cannot. Nor can I replace their dad.
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For me and my late husband Stephen, running was the thing that brought us together in the first place.
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You may be a solo parent in widowhood, but you are NOT alone.
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Like so many other dates and holidays, Valentine’s Day can intensify the loneliness we already feel.
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When you're used to cooking for two or more, adjusting to cooking for one person can be difficult.
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Widowhood is challenging at any time of year, but holidays tend to make hard times even harder.
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When you’ve become widowed, it may feel overwhelming to figure out how or where to get help.
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There is no cookie cutter answer to this because although we all have experienced a loss, each and every grief journey is
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I’m a widow, yes, but I’m also a mom, business owner, friend, daughter, writer, traveler, avid reader, and a whole host
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Sound familiar? I’ve had clients I’d been working with in therapy for quite some time who eventually asked, “I’m
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September shouldn’t be the only time we focus on suicide awareness. It is something we need to be aware of every month and
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Spring Cleaning Our Minds and Hearts: Be a Warrior Marilyn Nutter One of my friends posted on Facebook that she […]
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With hope in her eyes …. A Widow from India A Widow from India “There must be a mistake,” I […]
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As I started to begin to write this article, I wanted to gather information. I was looking at facts, and I was looking for
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This is my guy! He is funny, athletic, serious with a side of goofy and everyone likes him! Looking in from the outside you
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We asked our widow sisters to share their wisdom by answering this question; What motivates you to keep going and keep
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We asked our widow sisters to share their wisdom by answering this question; How did people support you after the loss of
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We asked our widow sisters to share their wisdom by answering this question; When you lost your spouse, what did people do
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We asked our widow sisters to share their wisdom by answering this question; What challenges have you faced as a parent
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I’d like to share my story of recently creating a sacred outdoor space in my home. When Carolyn came to visit the LA
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When you give yourself time to heal, you begin to discover the new YOU. Truly focusing on our healing in all ways
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When my husband died suddenly in 2012, one of my strongest feelings in the early days of grief was that I will do whatever
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I’d like to discuss some things that we moor or anchor ourselves to positively and negatively, I wanted to share a little
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This month we are discussing the topic of receptivity. It seems that every month when you focus on something, life presents
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I think it is fair to say that losing your partner is like being in hurricane powered winds – like you can’t even catch
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Flexibility in widowhood isn’t just about ‘going with the flow’ – it’s about being alert and open to the
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It’s February and a month in which many of us can feel a surge of emotions approaching the Valentine’s Day holiday.
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This topic is something I hold close to my heart as an interior designer – Sacred Nesting. We say sacred because creating
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