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Prepare Your Response Plan for Grief Triggers

March 9, 2010 – 1:14 am | No Comment

Grief triggers – your deceased loved one’s birthday, the anniversary of your loss, and holiday festivities – are a recovery challenge. How will you respond? Will you continue to move forward with life or will …

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Husband’s Death Surprises Wife with its Power

November 26, 2009 – 1:57 am | No Comment

I expected to have this “grieving thing” wrapped up within a year. The way I saw it, I was 47 and probably had less years ahead of me than behind. I was willing to grieve …

Open to Hope Writer Organizes Widow Conference

June 25, 2009 – 12:48 pm | No Comment

Open to Hope contributing writer Michele Neff Hernandez is hoping to create a record for the most widows in one location. She’s organizing the National Conference on Widowhood, which runs July 17-19 in San Diego.
She …

First-Ever National Conference on Widowhood

March 2, 2009 – 10:45 am | No Comment

You are invited to attend the first?ever National Conference on Widowhood, which will be held on?July 17-19, 2009, at?the Marriott Hotel and Marina San Diego, California.?This conference if for widows, widowers, bereavement professionals, supportive friends …

Soaring Spirits Holds Conference on Widowhood

November 19, 2008 – 11:15 am | No Comment

Soaring Spirits Loss Foundation
National Conference on Widowhood
San Diego, California
July 17-19, 2009
“Celebrating all we have accomplished as we look forward to what we have yet to become.”
The Soaring Spirits Loss Foundation National Conference on Widowhood …

For the New Widow: Ten Tips To Help Her Survive…After the Funeral

January 17, 2007 – 2:17 am | No Comment

You?re home now. A short while ago you stood over a hole in the earth. You blew a kiss, tossed a rose, sprinkled a shovelful of dirt over a casket, and said goodbye to your …

Help The Compassionate Friends with your Vote

The Compassionate Friends, providing support for bereaved families after the death of a child, is one of the 100 nonprofits to be awarded $25,000 for receiving the most votes from its members and friends in the first round of the Chase Community Giving program. The Compassionate Friends now moves into round 2 voting January 15-22 where the charity with the most votes will receive a $1 million grant while five runners-up will each receive a $100,000 award. This is an opportunity to help a great organization with only minutes of your time. For the latest information, visit