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  • Episode 201: Liz Creel And Carol Scibelli The Good, Bad, & Ugly of Widows Dating

    Posted on May 17, 2023 - by admin

    Lost your partner and thinking about getting into the dating world? Join Dr. Gloria and her dynamic guests. Liz Creel Licensed Clinical Social Worker and adjunct professor at Columbia University. Carol Scibelli, comedy writer and author of Poor Widow Me. Explore with us the realities of participating in the senior dating world after the death of a spouse or partner.

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  • Episode 199: Stacy Lynn Cripps Developing Your Spiritual Gifts

    Posted on May 11, 2023 - by admin

    Are you wondering how to connect with a deceased loved one? Join Dr’s Gloria and Heidi Horsley and their guest personal guide and Spiritual teacher Stacy Lynn Cripps and learn how our loved ones are still loving and guiding us through Spiritual signs, Synchronicity and so much more.  Stacey is the creator of Divinely guided meditation album, Guided Meditations to Awaken to Spirit.

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  • Positive Attitude and Faith in Grief

    Posted on April 27, 2023 - by Dr. Carol Leibovich Mankes

    Positive Attitude Little did I know that my life experiences would bring me to the understanding of the utmost importance of solid, loving, supportive parenting and its role in a child’s future resilience. These realities also taught me the meaning of self-reflection and facing life with a positive attitude and faith. My journey began in Israel. I was born in Israel to Argentinian parents who fought tooth and nail to give my brothers and me a good life. It wasn’t easy living in a country where war/peace was a constant topic. At times, sirens signaled to hide in the building […]

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  • Making Good Things from Grief

    Posted on April 20, 2023 - by Harriet Hodgson

    Making Good Things from Grief When my husband John died, I didn’t know how to go on living. Rather than existing, I wanted to flourish and savor life. That meant setting new goals, working for them, and reaching them. I wanted my living loved ones, and John, to be proud of me. Creating a new life took gumption, and I had it. Grief could have a better outcome if I let it. I could learn from grief and use my experience to help others. Judy Tatelbaum, author of The Courage to Grieve, thinks grieving people need to make good from […]

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  • Saying Goodbye to His Body

    Posted on April 14, 2023 - by Kim Pierce

    LOSING MY FIANCE When my fiancé died suddenly in 1998, I had the heart-wrenching task of identifying him at the funeral home. Wildly, madly I wanted it not to be true and to see someone else on that gurney. But no, I didn’t even have to enter the room. I could stand in the doorway and look across and see the familiar face I loved, shattering my last hope that some sort of terrible mistake had occurred. Everything moves so fast in those first, frantic moments after a death. Consumed with grief, I leaned heavily on a friend who gently […]

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  • Why Some Widows Choose Not to Date Again

    Posted on January 28, 2023 - by Samantha Ruth

    Being a widow is hard. Anywhere! Starting over in a new area adds more layers of adjustment. I’ve been meeting people and attending events, but it’s a lot of couples. So, I finally decided to go to a “widows walk.” I’m cringing even writing this. There’s gotta be a better name! Women’s Walk is better, if you ask me. I was looking forward to meeting other women who are part of this club I never asked to join. After all, we had an immediate connection. Questions About Dating Life If only it were that easy. I arrived on time and […]

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