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 presenc continue Reading...

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 responses that quickly flooded my inbox as today’ continue Reading...

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 about li continue Reading...

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, ne continue Reading...

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.  Gri continue Reading...

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 continue Reading...

What do Tom Brady, Wayne Gretzky, Michael Jordan, and Derek Jeter all have in common? We could start with a considerable amount of athletic ability. Each has been recognized as among the best of the best in their individual sport.  They also had one continue Reading...

Grieving men are misunderstood. And for a good reason. After all, men don’t believe they have permission to grieve in the first place. When a man experiences a loss, they frequently resort to their primitive behaviors, suggesting to those who will li continue Reading...

As a widower, you know that you are not the only one grieving.  Following the loss of your wife, pain is felt by many others, such as your wife’s parents, siblings, relatives, neighbors, co-workers, fellow parishioners, or friends. It can be just as continue Reading...

As a clinical psychologist, I was well aware of the literature on bereavement, especially the five stages of grief as expounded by Elisabeth Kubler-Rosshere. In brief, these stages are: Denial. This is not happening to me. Anger. It’s not fair that t continue Reading...

Following the passing of a wife or life-partner, it is the widower who needs support, not the deceased.  So why is it that so many widowed men complain about their sense of abandonment by their families, friends, neighbors, and co-workers following t continue Reading...

“Hi, my name is Richard”. Thus began my knowing a giant of a man named Richard Blount (62) as he sat down in the chair beside me. The occasion was my first meeting at GriefShare, a widely available program for those who have experienced a loss in the continue Reading...