EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH FOR WIDOWS
It’s February and a month in which many of us can feel a surge of emotions approaching the Valentine’s Day holiday. It’s a day in my history that holds quite a lot of memories and maybe that’s the same for you.
For me, it was the day I lost my late husband, Chad, in 2000. My daughters were 2 and 4 back then, now in college. That is when MWC really started, the day I became a widow.
I think losses around and on holidays create some intense and complicated grief issues, but I also believe they give us a great opportunity to harness that energy and create something anew with it.
For instance, for years I didn’t know what to do on that day. I mostly stuck my neck in the sand, didn’t open my door and refused to do anything aside from staying home. Then as more years went by, I decided to embrace the love surrounding that day by doing something loving for my daughters and family. Then, a few more years after that, I started to light sky lanterns and write …
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