by Joann Filomena | Aug 11, 2019
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,...
by Joann Filomena | Jul 11, 2019
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...
by Joann Filomena | Jun 20, 2019
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...
by Joann Filomena | Jun 13, 2019
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...
by Joann Filomena | Mar 21, 2019
Let’s talk about stuck in the in-between, what that means and how to move out of the in-between into your next chapter as a widow. I think the in-between feels like being in the “upside down” like the kids on Stranger Things. On this episode I...
by Joann Filomena | Mar 14, 2019
As a widow, we are confronted with mind-boggling lists about what to do, what not to do, and what we need. Death certificates, bank accounts, bills, insurance papers. You are in shock, you are in a fog, or even if it has been years, these lists just make your...