July 12, 2022 by Charles E. Schwartz, MD
How can grief affect alcohol and drug use Men who are grieving after the death of their spouses or other close relatives, are much more likely to run into major problems with alcohol and/or drug use. Grief causes terrible stress and unbearable pain from their loss. In their struggle to… Read More
May 4, 2022 by Isabel Melgarejo
Having a goal -a perspective from The Tidy Coach About a year ago I started working with the sweetest lady you can ever meet. She called me because she wanted to organize her whole residence in specific a room where her mom had lived several years until her passing. During… Read More
March 10, 2022 by Stanley Kissel, Ph.D.
What’s a path to hidden grief? Memories! Memories are a slippery slope. Holding on to your good memories is natural and healthy. However, allowing them to keep you tethered to the past is destructive. Grieving is a process which usually takes its course. It occurs over… Read More
August 6, 2020 by Herb Knoll
“How has everyone been dealing with the loneliness, especially in this socially distancing world?” Jeremy asked this question, a member of the Widowers Support Network– a ministry on Facebook for grieving men who have lost their soulmate. The responses to Jeremy’s question ranged from “It’s almost… Read More
May 13, 2020 by Stanley Kissel, Ph.D.
So how can you best support your grieving friend? How often have you heard someone say, “After Peggy died I wanted to call or visit Frank, but I just didn’t know what to say?” Unfortunately it happens too often. There is a time when just your presence is comforting and… Read More
February 11, 2020 by Herb Knoll
It depends on whom you ask. Interestingly, no question I have ever posed to members of our Men Only Facebook page (Widower’s Support Network – Members Only) have ever resulted in an as large number of… Read More
January 7, 2020 by Herb Knoll
Suddenly, it hits you, you’re a widower, and you don’t want to live the rest of your life alone. You always knew that most women outlive their husbands, so the chances were good that you would never be widowed, and you wouldn’t have to worry… Read More
December 3, 2019 by Herb Knoll
From as far away as Australia to the British Isles, from Canada to Nigeria, the Widowers Support Network hears the cries of men who mourn the loss of their wife, their soul mates, their partners in life. Widowed men don’t ask for much, never have, never will. After all, men… Read More
November 5, 2019 by Stanley Kissel, Ph.D.
The grieving process has neither a set order nor number of stages a widower has to pass through. The process is different for everyone and very personal. So too is the process of answering the question of whether to live together or to remarry. Grieving… Read More
October 16, 2019 by Herb Knoll
Loss of a spouse or a life-partner can occur suddenly as in the case of a drug overdose, an auto accident, or someone falling down a flight of stairs. Some spouses are lost to their families following a prolonged illness such as cancer, dementia, or Multiple Sclerosis, leaving… Read More
