The Mourning Forecast – Grief Surges
There’s no five-day forecast for our emotions, especially during bereavement. We can’t predict how we’ll feel tonight, tomorrow or at any point during the Year of…
There’s no five-day forecast for our emotions, especially during bereavement. We can’t predict how we’ll feel tonight, tomorrow or at any point during the Year of…
Did you believe the lies they told? The lies you told yourself? In my essay in The New York Times, “Surviving an Alcoholic” (5/27/15), I wrote…
As Sheryl Sandberg begins to navigate the world of widowhood, it brings to mind – no doubt for many widows – those first days and…
What does your last outfit say about you? Most of us have encountered the task of dressing the dead. What will they wear? When we…
I heard myself telling people at the wake and funeral how lucky I felt. Yes, lucky. Robert and I had some wonderful years together for…
It’s almost the 14th and you haven’t ripped out the February page in your month-at-a-glance date planner. Good for you! This Pfizer-fueled holiday turns the next…
“The word doula, Greek for ‘woman who serves,’ is usually associated with those who assist in childbirth. But increasingly, doulas are helping people with leaving…
“I can’t get rid of it,” my friend said, holding her late husband’s dental school diploma, as she prepared for her tag sale. After selling…
“Sorry, but I’m just not up for this,” said one of my widow friends about a New Year’s Eve invite. If the threat of hearing Auld…
Thanksgiving ushers in the holiday season on a tidal wave of nostalgia. It’s a time of year steeped in traditions. Just what you need now, a whoosh…