About Elaine Williams
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fter 20 years of marriage, Elaine Williams lost her husband to cancer, leaving her widowed and their three boys fatherless. She has since been examining the effects of this particular loss on her own family, and of this kind of loss on other families. She reports on this in her book, A Journey Well Taken. Joe's illness moved Elaine to begin looking at alternative healing, holistic medicine, healthy organic diets, yoga, and Green lifestyles. With a lifelong interest in writing, Elaine has published romance with Silhouette books and poetry and fiction in various small magazines. She is an active member of both the Women Writers Guild and Romance Writers of America (one of her newsletters for RWA won an award two years in a row). A serial entrepreneur, Elaine almost always has one or more businesses going. Currently, she owns a landscaping company and a book publishing company, On Wings Press. Her many other interests include quilting, outdoor activities from hiking to skiing to kayaking, training and riding horses, animal science, graphic design, painting in watercolor, volunteering in her community, and living life to its fullest. Elaine lives in the Catskill Mountains of New York with her three boys. She can be reached through her website. Elaine was a guest on the radio show "Healing the Grieving Heart" discussing Going on After the Death of a Husband. To listen to her interview with Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley, click on the following link, www.voiceamericapd.com/health/010157/horsley021209.mp3
Elaine Williams's Articles
A Widow’s Many ‘Firsts’
The left side of the bed where my husband used to sleep remained neatly made, hardly a ripple disturbing the quilted surface. I slept on the right side each night, where I had been for …
A Widow’s First Valentine’s Day
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I recall vividly my first Valentine’s Day as a widow. There was no one to buy a small chocolate gift for, nor was there a gift to be received from my husband who had …
Divorced or Bereaved, and Now Alone
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I understand the pain of being left alone during holidays, anniversaries and birthdays, those special days once celebrated with a special someone. The pain is especially acute for the newly bereaved.
For …
Elaine Williams: Live Without Fear
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When Does Touch Become Critical?
Writer and widow Elaine Williams examines the yearning for touch following the loss of a spouse due to death, divorce or physical separation. She’s trying to be patient, she writes, but some days are hard.
Can You Talk About Grief Too Much?
By Elaine Williams
When does talking about the loss of someone get to be too much? Is it still grief or is it descending into depression?
Talking and writing about grief for me has been a catharsis, a way to heal my thoughts, emotions and fears. It is a slow, sometimes excruciating process. Not linear, and sometimes [...]
Sometimes You Need to Cry
By Elaine Williams
I recall a period in time, at about 18 months after my husband passed away, that I felt pretty good about myself. I had handled what life had thrown me and come out battered, but mostly okay on the other side. After caretaking my husband for almost a year, I was battling some [...]
Remembering Alexandria: A Personal Story of Perinatal Loss
Woman Loses Organs to Cancer, Still Revels in Life
Caregivers Need Time to Let Go
Respecting Boundaries When Comforting a Grieving Heart
Shhhh…Listen Closely. It’s the Sound of Someone Healing
August 26, 2010: Guest Charles Corr: Helping Children Cope with Death and Grief
