EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH FOR WIDOWS
Sound familiar? I’ve had clients I’d been working with in therapy for quite some time who eventually asked, “I’m fine, things are getting better, so why am I still so sad/numb/angry?”
Most of my clients aren’t widows, but they are working through various life transitions, losses, and relationships of their own. I continue to remind them, and want to remind you too, that we are living in a time of unprecedented global sadness, grief, and division. Assuming you aren’t living under a rock, you’ve heard or engaged in arguments about COVID-19, vaccines, masks, or politics which have resulted in hateful comments, a lack of ability to empathize, disrespect, or, at their worst, broken relationships or violence.
After my husband died, I found the 24-hour news cycle unbearable. I had zero energy to spare when a coworker complained about being a “hunting season widow” or how angry she was that her husband left a sink full of dishes. I had little compassion to …
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