It’s difficult to return to normal life after losing a loved one. Even getting out of bed, eating and sleeping can be a challenge. If you’re unable to sleep well after the death of a loved one, try the following tips.
I’m currently reading the book Grief is a Journey by Dr. Kenneth Doka. In my counselling work, I often quote him as the grief specialist who coined the term, disenfranchised grief. (Disenfranchised grief refers to grief that is not recognized by others.) Therefore, I was pleased to discover he had written a more general book … Read More
2017 is now behind us and 2018 is a clean slate, waiting for us to fill in the blanks. You’ve probably already thought about New Year’s resolutions during the first week of January. If you felt any stress over money last year, you may be thinking about making some financial resolutions to prevent that from … Read More
Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live. ~Norman Cousins A significant part of the grieving process is a relearning/recreating of ourselves. Loss is often described as ‘shattering’, that is, as if we ourselves have shattered as truly as a dinner plate on a … Read More
I want to introduce to you the concept of thinking of managing your money as part of your overall self-care. Wikipedia says, “self-care is any necessary human regulatory function which is under individual control, deliberate and self-initiated”. Simply put, as this fact sheet says, “self-care is care provided for you, by you”. Read anything on … Read More
Your success with managing money (success as in being proficient, not necessarily in being wealthy) has a lot to do with how you think about money. This correlation has been studied for decades and proven time and time again. If you want to get better at managing your money, if you want to remove financial … Read More
“When all else fails, take a nap” — unknown (or maybe Mom) In addition to working as a counsellor and writing for Suddenly Single Survival Guide, I’m also an avid photographer. Having learned with a film camera, I have embraced digital photography wholeheartedly. But, as much as I love my camera, it does not work if … Read More
In my last post I talked about how, during the process of settling your spouse/partner’s estate, you’ll have to go through all of the financial and business accounts. While doing so, it’s a good time to take stock, tally everything up, and do a check of your own net worth. It’s also a good time … Read More
“I am rather like a mosquito in a nudist camp; I know what I want to do, but I don’t know where to begin.” ― David Allen (Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity) Grief is paralyzing. You know you need to do something but you are too overwhelmed to do anything more than sit … Read More
“You’ve got to trust yourself. Be gentle with yourself. And listen to yourself. You’re the only person who can get you through this now. You’re the only one who can survive your story, the only one who can write your future. All you’ve got to do, when you’re ready, is stand up, {and begin again.}” … Read More
The primary focus of this website is to help widows – recent or not so recent – deal with the loss that they’ve experienced. So what exactly are we dealing with? Well, we know that the loss of a loved one has both biological and psychological effects on a person, that can be difficult for … Read More
