I welcome all the widows who follow me because I know that you are seeking a widow’s peace and with it healing. The objective of all my work is to help you put the pieces of your life together – the broken heart, the missing relationships and the pieces that are forever lost. I’m here to help and support you while you grieve.  Let me warn you, widowhood is not for the faint of heart.  But then, as a widow, you already know this, don’t you? You and only you can deal with your grief, and you must be willing to understand the shaky ground you’re on.  Here are a few tips to get the “widow’s peace” that you are seeking:

• Ask for exactly what you want.
• Tell your true feelings.
• Let others know your expectations.
• State your limitations while grieving.
• Be open to hearing what others want/feel.
• Never please others by denying yourself.
• Forgive others for what they do or don’t do.
• Forgive yourself for the unchangeable past.

Support your inner-self by giving yourself credit for what you have accomplished.  Stop criticizing and second guessing what you are feeling. This week my Donnie has been gone 15 years.  Donnie was only 53 when he died and I was 50.  The first few years passed in a daze and it took me years to like my own company. I had to commit to myself that life was still worth living, to take one step towards living daily, weekly and monthly.  I eventually wrote the book, “The Sisterhood of Widows” and then years later I wrote “The Handbook for Grievers” and then “Restore-Rebalance-Rejuvenate Workbook” to create your future.  They were written by me, from one widow to another widow, to help widows in the healing process so they could know parts of themselves that had been lost. Please go to my website’s product page to get samples of all three for free.  You can also follow along on my YouTube channel of the same name, “The Sisterhood of Widows”.  Use a notebook or journal to do some of the work sheets.  Your feelings are the keys to healing your broken heart.  Whether you are sad, angry, lonely or confused it’s important that you vent to get clarity about what you are feeling.  I acknowledge YOU as a widow who is willing to grieve but also to grow. From one widow to another, I admit grief is complicated and it’s not a simple journey.  I hope that you check out all my products on my website (many of them are free) and that they help you process your grief, give you many revelations, the most important one being that you are worthy of a great life.