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widowsquest.com » Widows Quest - Sep 11, 2008
I have never been a person who is frightened, yet when you grieve the loss of a loved one, suddenly fears surface that you never imagine. Fear of being alone, of the future, of the dark, of socialising, of going …
Also tagged: grieve, fear, loss of a loved one, facing fear, fear of being alone
widowsquest.com » Widows Quest - Sep 10, 2008
I write a lot about friendship and the support of friends through the process of grief. I like this article at the Daily Record called The Power of Friendships which says “When it comes to bereavement, women will have …
Also tagged: friendship, bereavement, best friend, daily record, support of friends, losing wife
widowsquest.com » Widows Quest - Sep 9, 2008
Going from being in a couple, to being single is one of the hardest things. I smile as I remember those nights when I just wished that I had some time for myself, or he was irritating me for some silly reason. Now I …
Also tagged: podcasting, twitter, being single, the engaging brand, loneliness guilt and 038 depression, how the brain works, read books, local community groups
widowsquest.com » Widows Quest - Sep 6, 2008
I wrote about this on my other blog - The Engaging Brand but wanted to share it with you as well. When we grieve, when we lose people that we love, then we can all suffer from people not understanding or even family …
Also tagged: communication, grieve, motivations, value of time, family disputes, lose people we love, communicating the message
widowsquest.com » Widows Quest - Sep 5, 2008
In grief we talk about being heartbroken, what I want to suggest is that our heart is NOT broken, it is still capable of loving again, it is still beating to keep us alive. Maybe what we should say is that we are heart …
Also tagged: exercise, bereavement, yoga, love, heartbroken, falling in love again, gym class, loving again
widowsquest.com » Widows Quest - Sep 3, 2008
I remember arranging the funeral service and the array of emotions that flooded my body. I remember feeling completely stupid as I just didn’t know what I was supposed to do, I remember wishing I had a resource to turn …
Also tagged: grief, funeral, undertaker, funeral directors, organising a funeral, funeral service
widowsquest.com » Widows Quest - Sep 1, 2008
At the weekend I posted an emotional letter - Can Anyone Help a Widow? - from a reader whose parent is struggling to come to terms with her grief. I thought about this long and hard as I want to help. I think my …
Also tagged: loss, mother, grieving, widow, i love you, parent grieving, coming to terms with grief
widowsquest.com » Widows Quest - Aug 19, 2008
We know in our grief, that we have a huge heart - one that has loved and one that understands the meaning of love. I think we need to dig deep into our hearts during our bereavement. We need to dig into the depth of …
Also tagged: loss, bereavement, death, grief, pain, loneliness guilt and 038 depression, loved one, meaning of love, cope with
widowsquest.com » Widows Quest - Aug 16, 2008
When you suffer a tragedy of the loss of your loved one, the thought of rebuilding your life seems impossible. That is natural. Your life as it stands has been torn apart. However, I know this seems hard but life does …
Also tagged: grief, volunteers, tragedy, losing weight, family and friends, loss of loved one, rebuild life
widowsquest.com » Widows Quest - May 9, 2008
Bereavement is hard especially when you have children and need to try and cope with their feelings. It is so easy to think that they are OK as they hide their feelings and “appear fine” The Washington Post shares …
Also tagged: bereavement, death