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http://thewidowshandbook.com - a guide to being widowed from someone who's been there This is not the life I planned but it's the one I have and I'm living it the best I can Helen Bailey blog award winner 2022 #widow #youngwidow #grief #support #LGBTQ
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#poetry #poets #poetrycommunity #poems #writing #writers #writingcommunity #amwriting #books #reading #amreading #grief #loss via Jamie Etheridge @lescribbler.bsky.social

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Every f*cking day! #grief #bereft #widowhood #thinkofyou #everyday

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Still finding it so hard to engage with 'normal' people and their 'we' went here and 'we' did this and 'we' are going on holiday because 'we so need a break'. My whole life collapsed when my love died and I feel I have no common ground with them any more. #grief #partnerloss #widow

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There hasn’t always been support for LGBTQIA+ people who are bereaved – until same sex marriage, some people didn’t recognise us as widows. But queer widowhood has been with us as long as queer relationships. www.thewidowshandbook.com/home/lgbt-hi... #widow #grief #LGBTQIA #LGBTplusHM25

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"I still miss you". A fox mourning of his lost partner. A little watercolor piece. Finished it yesterday and I hoped for a little bit more daylight for the photograph... but no! More rain. Maybe fitting for this theme. #love #death #mourning #watercolors #fox #snow #winter

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was in an odd mood last night. Scritchy. Irritable. I’ve been aware of Tim’s anniversary all month. The ‘this time that year’. It all builds into the run up to the 24th. Somehow, last night, I’d forgotten. But it seems my body hadn’t. #widow #grief www.thewidowshandbook.com/home/seven-y...

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Sometimes it can feel like they’re here again. There’s a certain type of magic in that #witchsky #grief

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They live on through us. Through the actions we inherited or adopted in their honor and the stories we keep and share. Every Samhain and Memorial Day I make time to remember folks I've bid farewell to and those I met in the stories of older family. #grief #ancestors #mentalhealth #memorialday

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#grief

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I write this for WAY Widowed and Young on queer widowhood for LGBT+ History Month www.widowedandyoung.org.uk/news/lgbt-pl...

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“Your memory feels like home to me. So whenever my mind wanders, it always finds it’s way back to you.” ― Ranata Suzuki #photography #photo #image #paphotographer #nepa #heartbreak #grieving #nature #emotions #humanconnection

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Submissions are open for our next anthology, the theme is GRIEF. Please read the guidelines carefully. We are looking forward to reading your work! Photo by Karly Santiago via Unsplash. #Poetry #Anthology #Grief #Submissions sidhe-press.eu/submissions/

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This is me

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Sending love to anyone who finds Valentine's Day hard x

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To all those who are missing their person on Valentine’s Day, you’re not alone. Your person lives in you. #widow #grief #valentine

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When we're grieving, pleasure can feel like a betrayal of our loss. How dare we laugh or enjoy a beautiful sunset or a delicious meal when there's an empty chair at our table? But pleasure isn't an affront to #grief - it's often how we survive it. elizabethkleinfeld.substack.com/p/february-b...

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The #GrievingBody aspires to #scicomm 🧪: bringing the research on physiological #grief reactions to reader's hands. And by recording the #audiobook, hopefully it brings the meaning of my words uniquely to listeners. #PsychSky #WomeninSTEM #PsychSciSky #BookSky www.harpercollins.com/products/the...

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Another 6 part workshop is being offered starting on March 31st. Join us to discuss ways we can learn to live a meaningful life after loss. Registration is required but there is no cost for bereaved families. 💜 #Grief #PregnancyAndInfantLoss #babyloss #PAILNetwork

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Two years after the death of his wife, Deb, Geraint John shares his journey of navigating the world of dating as a widower. 1/3

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Me too. #cptsd #ptsd #depression #shame #grief #keepgoing

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Over time, we become so good at carrying our own grief that it becomes invisible to the rest of the world. But that doesn’t mean we aren’t continuing to lift that heavy burden every single day 💛 #DaddyBlackbird #SuicideAwareness #SuicideLoss #Grief #Bereavement #Healing #Hope 🐦‍⬛

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Today my second book, The #GrievingBody is published! Following The #GrievingBrain, it brings you the #science 🧪 behind how #grief is a physical response. And about caring for yourself, as your #body absorbs the blow after your #loss. #PsychSky #WriterSky #PsychSciSky #BookSky #WomenInSTEM

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Just restarted therapy with the therapist I saw after Tim died. Here to say that seeing a therapist isn't weakness or a suggestion that you aren't coping, it's looking after yourself, like seeing a physio for a bad knee - it helps you get stronger & can stop things getting worse

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Ways to find positive vibes #griefcounseling

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Very important #griefcounseling

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Just hit 500 followers - thank you for being there xx

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#ValentinesDay is approaching & it can be tough when you are missing the person you used to celebrate it with. While you may not be able to completely get away from it, here's some ways you can make it easier. www.thewidowshandbook.com/home/valenti... #widow #grief

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