Texas is My Placebo

This is a strange subject for a blog about being widowed, but then – maybe not so strange at all.  Many, many widows that I’ve had as clients sell their house and move.  It was not my first step after my husband died.  There were many other first steps,...

Ep 127 Encore Presentation of How to Have a Better Life

Encore presentation – As a widow do you wonder how to make your life better now that you are on your own?  As you have been moving through this journey of grief, have you felt like something has to change – somehow this has to get better?  On today’s...

Ep 126 Widow to Widow

Sometimes I listen to the “Bob and Sheri Show” on radio and find them delightful.  Today I share their “Cone of Safety” and what that means in terms of helping another widow.  Yes, DO reach out, widow to widow.  Today I will tell you the best...

Ep 125 Asking The Big Questions

Widows – have you been finding BIG questions coming up in your mind?  The kind of questions we rare ask in the normal hustle bustle of life.  But nothing is “normal” anymore for us.  After Jim suddenly died and as the weeks began to pass, I started...

Ep 118 When Your Identity Has Been Shattered

Widows tell me, “I don’t even know who I am now!”  It was one of the most surprising things to me after my husband suddenly died.  I felt like I had always been a strong personality, quite independent and strong willed.  But after that...

Ep 117 Widow – What Does The Word Mean to You?

The very word “widow” brings so much emotion for each of us.  Do you recall the first time you had to check a box next to “widowed?”  I’ve noticed what other widows are saying about what the word widow means to them.  Let’s explore...

©2018 Joann Filomena

©2018 Joann Filomena