“As woman cry and men attempt not to, letting them know that their mourning is a step toward the goal of healing will help a man feel more in control.”
Adelle Tilton
If you have experienced a loss, the odds are high that you know a man who is experiencing the same loss, perhaps your brother-in-law or […]
I want to introduce you all to a wonderful artist that understands grief. She is a soul-sister of mine; you know when you meet someone, and you know you have known each other somewhere, sometime before? That is the way it was with Noreen. We immediately found our place with each other. […]
There are many ways to make a memorial quilt. It is something that appeals to widows; I know when I lost my husband, it took forever to get the clothes out of the closet. As Joan Didion would have said in her book, The Year of Magical Thinking, “He’s going to need them […]
That is a quote from one of my favorite movies of all time, “The Shipping News.” It is said twice in the film, both times by one character to another who is going through a traumatic time in their life. “Tea’s a good drink. It’ll keep you going,” when the world is […]
How do you get up in the morning? Becoming a widow, changes your entire routine. At first, there is no routine and you are just struggling to get through one day and then the next day. But as time goes by, you realize you need a routine that works for you and […]
“What affects our body affects our minds and emotions and the reverse is just as true.” Adelle Tilton
Grief is something that affects the whole person. It may be the most powerful experience that any of us can go through for it affects us emotionally, spiritually, mentally and physically. After the death of a loved one, […]
I always associate my husband with 9-11. We watched the whole 9-11 thing together on television that awful morning in September. It affected him quite deeply. He and I were so moved by the stories we heard and we talked about all of the people who had lost a loved one.
I never […]
“Everyone who has lost a loved one has a story. And they know it down to the finest detail. Just like you know yours. Do you realize the importance of your story?”Adelle Tilton
Your story. It is the single most important thing you have as you begin the grieving process. It is the event that caused […]
Right after I was widowed, I bought every book on grief I could find. I had this idea - if I bought all of the books and learned everything I could learn about grief, it wouldn’t hurt so much. Bad idea - it cost me a lot of money and it still hurt.
Oh, how […]
When people are confronted with a woman who is newly widowed (or even when it was several years ago), they have a hard time knowing what to say. Quite often, other people think the condition of “widowhood,” is contagious and they will avoid the new widow. There is an element of feeling, “If […]
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