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[Editor: This is Part 2 of a widow’s “Thoughts Surrounding the Loss of a Loved One. Part 1 was published on October 1, 2014, and is available at this link: CLICK HERE I had been in a complete fog after my beloved husband passed away, and then it came to me: there is God, and God […]
Continue ReadingI believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death Robert Fulghum
Continue Reading[Editor: Today’s column was written by a widow. This is Part 1. We will publish Part 2 tomorrow] It is very difficult to come up with appropriate words of consolation and support to soften the pain felt after the loss of a loved one. Most of what well-meaning people often express is usually received as […]
Continue ReadingYou can shed tears that she is gone, or you can smile because she has lived. You can close your eyes and pray that she’ll come back, or you can open your eyes and see all she’s left. Your heart can be empty because you can’t see her, or you can be full of the […]
Continue ReadingAfterTalk is now talking to you on BlogTalkRadio.com. The second episode went live today. The first topic is: Sex After the Death of a Spouse If you’d like to listen in, CLICK HERE
Continue ReadingAfterTalk now has an internet radio component at BlogTalkRadio.com. While preparing for a recording session this week, I did a lot of research on what to advise recent widowers who want to begin dating. I’d been through this myself, and have helped several friends ‘get launched’ back into the world of male-female relationships. What I […]
Continue Reading“There are two kinds of friends, and both mean very well,” she added. “One group doesn’t want you to grieve at all — ‘Come on, come on. It has been a week and a half since you lost Joe. Get out. Enough!’ The other kind never want to see you be anything but grieving. ‘Your […]
Continue ReadingAfterTalk is now talking to you on BlogTalkRadio.com. The premiere episode went live today. The first topic is “Dating After the Loss of a Spouse.” If you’d like to listen in, click this link: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/aftertalklive/2014/09/17/episode-1-dating-after-the-loss-of-a-spouse
Continue ReadingI have two really bad months in the year. January marks the anniversary of the decline of my father’s treatment for colon cancer, and his consequent death. There are a couple of days in January when grieving for my father makes it hard to get out of bed, because the sheer memory of grief weighs me down. […]
Continue ReadingThere is a heavy debt of guilt whenever I realize that our new life wouldn’t exist had Arron not died. Through the pain of our grief, we discovered strength we didn’t know we possessed, learned to appreciate the gifts of life and have empathy for others who were themselves in pain. We were awakened […]
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