October 23, 2023 by Fred Colby
Eight years ago, I found myself where many of you are today… in deep grieving mode and without the one person I could always rely upon to hear, support, and love me whenever I was facing a major challenge. I, like many of you, had to decide: Do I hide… Read More
October 6, 2023 by Fred Colby
Since your wife died, how often have you been thoroughly confused by the kindness of women towards you? How often have you, even though you know it is wrong, thought there might be something there? I am not embarrassed to tell you that I had many such instances. For example,… Read More
September 19, 2023 by Fred Colby
Just try to be angry and grateful at the same time. Hard, isn’t it? It is difficult because the focus on one interferes with your ability to do the other. Once we get past the numbness after our wife passes, we usually sink into a period of deep grieving… Read More
September 7, 2023 by Fred Colby
How often have you said or thought, “I can’t do that! I am not good at it and never will be.” For me, it was math. God, how I hated math. I was a classic straight “D” student through elementary, middle, and high school. Then, something happened. During my third… Read More
August 31, 2023 by Sherry R Schachter
Fall brings anticipation for children starting school. Some children may be excited to see their school friends and teachers they have missed, for others it, may be the anticipation of meeting new children. They may have mixed feelings. However, for children who may have recently lost a parent (or other… Read More
August 23, 2023 by Fred Colby
Are you floating in a sea of grief with only a life vest of memories keeping you afloat? If you are not careful, that life vest can become a heavy weight of anger, regrets, and fear that drags you down into depression. Grief during the early stages can be both… Read More
August 10, 2023 by Fred Colby
All four of these men are bringing increased attention to widowers and the many issues we face after losing our wives. Ricky Gervais’ popular “After Life” Netflix series dug deep into the painful side of what a new widower faces after losing his wife. Tom Hanks brought Fredrik Backman’s “A… Read More
March 27, 2023 by Kei Okada, MDiv, BCC
Spirituality and Grief We all live with loss experiences. We keep losing various things and people, while gaining new experiences, including the experiences of the losses. It affects, shakes, or moves our heart, mind and spirit deeply. How do we express such sensations, from which perceptions? We do have spiritual… Read More
March 27, 2023 by AJ Coleman
How A Widower Faced The Loss Of His Wife, Became A Single Parent and Mastered 5 Coping Steps To Move Towards Happiness As part of the senior year tradition, as a blurb for the high school yearbook, you’re often asked to speculate where you’ll be in… Read More
July 15, 2022 by Ryan Fitzgerald
Selling a house after the death of a loved one can be an overwhelming process. Not only do you have to deal with the emotional stress of losing someone you love, but you also have to take care of all the practical matters that come with… Read More
