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Download or read book Widows' Words written by Nan Bauer-Maglin and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-03 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Becoming a widow is one of the most traumatic life events that a woman can experience. Yet, as this remarkable new collection reveals, each woman responds to that trauma differently. Here, forty-three widows tell their stories, in their own words. Some were widowed young, while others were married for decades. Some cared for their late partners through long terminal illnesses, while others lost their partners suddenly. Some had male partners, while others had female partners. Yet each of these women faced the same basic dilemma: how to go on living when a part of you is gone. Widows’ Words is arranged chronologically, starting with stories of women preparing for their partners’ deaths, followed by the experiences of recent widows still reeling from their fresh loss, and culminating in the accounts of women who lost their partners many years ago but still experience waves of grief. Their accounts deal honestly with feelings of pain, sorrow, and despair, and yet there are also powerful expressions of strength, hope, and even joy. Whether you are a widow yourself or have simply experienced loss, you will be sure to find something moving and profound in these diverse tales of mourning, remembrance, and resilience.
Book Synopsis Black Widow by : Leslie Gray Streeter
Download or read book Black Widow written by Leslie Gray Streeter and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With her signature warmth, hilarity, and tendency to overshare, Leslie Gray Streeter gives us real talk about love, loss, grief, and healing in your own way that "will make you laugh and cry, sometimes on the same page" (James Patterson). Leslie Gray Streeter is not cut out for widowhood. She's not ready for hushed rooms and pitying looks. She is not ready to stand graveside, dabbing her eyes in a classy black hat. If she had her way she'd wear her favorite curve-hugging leopard print dress to Scott's funeral; he loved her in that dress! But, here she is, having lost her soulmate to a sudden heart attack, totally unsure of how to navigate her new widow lifestyle. ("New widow lifestyle." Sounds like something you'd find products for on daytime TV, like comfy track suits and compression socks. Wait, is a widow even allowed to make jokes?) Looking at widowhood through the prism of race, mixed marriage, and aging, Black Widow redefines the stages of grief, from coffin shopping to day-drinking, to being a grown-ass woman crying for your mommy, to breaking up and making up with God, to facing the fact that life goes on even after the death of the person you were supposed to live it with. While she stumbles toward an uncertain future as a single mother raising a baby with her own widowed mother (plot twist!), Leslie looks back on her love story with Scott, recounting their journey through racism, religious differences, and persistent confusion about what kugel is. Will she find the strength to finish the most important thing that she and Scott started? Tender, true, and endearingly hilarious, Black Widow is a story about the power of love, and how the only guide book for recovery is the one you write yourself.
Book Synopsis Widows - Our Words and Ways: A Collection of Personal Stories by : Barbara Kretchmar
Download or read book Widows - Our Words and Ways: A Collection of Personal Stories written by Barbara Kretchmar and published by Mill City Press. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Becoming a widow is a most lonely, frightening experience. Widows - Our Words and Ways is an opportunity for a widow to relate to and learn from other women who have suffered the pain and challenges of losing a spouse. Regardless of who the widow is, she will hopefully find in these pages one or more individuals to whom she will relate and numerous nuggets of wisdom to help her move forward with her life. This book aims to help and inspire widows of different ages from diverse ethnic, racial, religious, and economic backgrounds and whose spouses died under various circumstances. §§ “An inspiring book on a heart wrenching subject: Twenty-five widows speak for themselves, offering surprising comfort and unique survival strategies that only those who have been there could be wise enough to conceive.” Judith Sills, Ph.D., Psychologist, Author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Excess Baggage, Contributor to The Today Show, Psychology Today, past regular guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show. §§ “I know all too well the subject of this book. If only it had existed at the time of my loss. Yet, even now, this book has given much to me. In these pages, I hear the voices of women from all walks of life, united in the sharing of yesterday’s loss and tomorrow’s hope. More than consolation, Widows – Our Words and Ways, offers an outreached hand.” Linda Richardson, New York Times bestselling author and Founder of Richardson, an International Sales Performance Company. Barbara Metsky Kretchmar, a New York City native, graduated from Hunter College High School, Harpur College (S.U.N.Y. at Binghamton), and Syracuse University College of Law. She was widowed at 46 years old with two young sons, 13 and 11, when her husband died in 1990.
Book Synopsis A Widow's Story by : Joyce Carol Oates
Download or read book A Widow's Story written by Joyce Carol Oates and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-02-15 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike anything Joyce Carol Oates has written before, A Widow’s Story is the universally acclaimed author’s poignant, intimate memoir about the unexpected death of Raymond Smith, her husband of forty-six years, and its wrenching, surprising aftermath. A recent recipient of National Book Critics Circle Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award, Oates, whose novels (Blonde, The Gravedigger’s Daughter, Little Bird of Heaven, etc.) rank among the very finest in contemporary American fiction, offers an achingly personal story of love and loss. A Widow’s Story is a literary memoir on a par with The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion and Calvin Trillin’s About Alice.
Book Synopsis Words from a Widow by : Tanisha Mackin
Download or read book Words from a Widow written by Tanisha Mackin and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-14 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A widow is a woman who has lost her spouse by death and has not yet remarried. We did not want to be widows, we all thought we would be with with our spouses for the rest of our lives. But God had a different plan for all of us. How does life go on without them? We want to introduce you to ur "new normal," life without our spouses, fiancés , and partners. One thing about grief, it knows no age, color, gender or background. Pain is pain and dealing with the loss of a spouse is very painful and heartbreaking.In this book, you will read stories from five amazing women whose main is to encourage other widows to keep pushing and help them with their healing process.
Book Synopsis The Hot Young Widows Club by : Nora McInerny
Download or read book The Hot Young Widows Club written by Nora McInerny and published by Simon & Schuster/ TED. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the host of the popular podcast, Terrible, Thanks for Asking, comes a wise, humorous roadmap and caring resource for anyone going through the loss of a loved one—or even a difficult life moment. In the span of a few weeks, thirty-something Nora McInerny had a miscarriage, lost her father to cancer, and lost her husband due to a brain tumor. Her life fell apart. What Nora discovered during this dark time is that, when you’re in these hard moments, it can feel impossible to feel like even a shadow of the person you once were. People will give you all sorts of advice of how to hold onto your sanity and sense of self. But how exactly? How do you find that person again? Welcome to The Hot Young Widows Club, Nora’s response to the toughest questions about life’s biggest struggles. The Hot Young Widows Club isn’t just for people who have lost a spouse, but an essential tool for anyone who has gone through a major life struggle. Based on her own experiences and those of the listeners dedicated to her podcast, Terrible, Thanks for Asking, Nora offers wise, heartfelt, and often humorous advice to anyone navigating a painful period in their lives. Full of practical guidance, Nora also reminds us that it’s still okay to laugh, despite your deep grief. She explores how readers can educate the people around them on what to do, what to say, and how to best to lend their support. Ultimately, this book is a space for people to recognize that they aren’t alone, and to learn how to get through life’s hardest moments with grace and humor, and even hope.
Book Synopsis From One Widow to Another by : Miriam Neff
Download or read book From One Widow to Another written by Miriam Neff and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Widow" is one title women do not want to have. Yet, according to the Surgeon General’s office, 800,000 people become widows or widowers every year in the United States alone. Every aspect of a widow’s existence changes—like it or not, ready or not. These changes add to the emotional roller coaster that most women experience after losing their husband. Miriam Neff understands the ride. As she struggled to understand and accept her new role after her husband’s death, she recognized the need for women to hear from others about their experiences and what helped them transition to this new stage of life. From One Widow to Another offers practical advice for those facing the loss of a spouse. Drawing from her own loss, Neff walks with the reader through practical issues to a sense of encouragement.
Book Synopsis A Widow's Words: Grief, Reflection, Prose, and Poetry - The First Year by : Katherine Billings Palmer
Download or read book A Widow's Words: Grief, Reflection, Prose, and Poetry - The First Year written by Katherine Billings Palmer and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-04 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did I end up publishing my most personal thoughts in a book for the world to see? What made me decide to allow total strangers to peek into my heart and glimpse the raw pain and grief that overcame me following my husband's death? When I began this grief journal, it was out of a survival instinct. I had always attempted to use journaling to sort through my thoughts in an attempt to gain insights into my feelings, to elicit and capture whatever furtive thoughts lurked deep within my mind. For most of my adult life, writing through painful emotional events soothed me. Composing poetry helped me extract and experience all the pain my logical brain kept me from feeling. After my husband's death, writing was all I had. I met Rick Palmer when I was nearing forty. After a few years of unsuccessful relationships, I was the single mother of one son, and I had given up on ever finding "the one." However, Rick and I knew from the first meeting that it was meant to be, and we enjoyed twenty-one wonderful years together. Rick was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer in October 2016. By our 21st wedding anniversary the next July, he was in remission, but was suffering from several side effects of the chemo and radiation therapy he had undergone. He died unexpectedly after falling and breaking his hip on August 13, 2017. Rick and I owned a web design company, and a blog was the natural receptacle for my journal of feelings, thoughts, and memories. It was also the perfect way to honor the man I loved beyond life and a place to dedicate my thoughts, love, poetry, and prose to Rick. However, the blog was private, only shared with my closet friends and family members. After a few months, I began to share a few of my posts and some of my poetry with other widows in the Hope for Widows Foundation private Facebook group. Group members often responded to my writing by telling me that I put into words what they could not express. I was invited to become a guest blogger for the Hope for Widows website. At that point, I made the decision to "go public." I chose a pen name, the Writing Widow, and publicized my website on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Since opening my blog to others, I have been immensely rewarded with comments and thank yous from many other widows, and those who have lost other loved ones, as well. Some suggested publishing my poetry, which I did in, I Wanted to Grow Old With You: A Widow's First Year of Grief in Poetry. This book, A Widow's Words, is a compilation of my most popular blog posts from the first year, including the poetry from that book. Grief is universal. No two widows grieve in the same way, but, hopefully, my musings will comfort others as they navigate the perilous and emotional journey of widowhood on their own.
Book Synopsis Widows' Words...of Hope by : Anne Robey
Download or read book Widows' Words...of Hope written by Anne Robey and published by Trafford. This book was released on 2005 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You Are Not Alone Becoming a widow is one of the most difficult experiences in life. We are often overwhelmed by being alone. No one chooses to join this sisterhood, but when any woman finds herself there, she needs comfort and encouragement from those who understand. When Anne was widowed at 48, she found that other widows offered comfort and encouragement like no one else. They penetrated the fog of grief that threatened to overwhelm her. They held her as she cried. They helped her laugh and enjoy simple pleasures like lunch with the girls again. They treated her like she was normal, more than just a widow. They were unruffled by her reactions. They simply understood. Oh, the things other people said and did during that time! Perhaps they meant well, but they lacked understanding. After her husband died Anne read everything she could get her hands on about grief and being a widow. While the books had their value, it was many widows’ words that helped her get up, find hope and begin to heal. Widows’ Words is borne out of her desire to help other widows experience that same kind of comfort from those who have walked in her shoes. With stories, poems, a few thoughts, and even jokes, the wealth of many widows’ words offer nuggets of hope. The book takes 10 things people typically say at a funeral and shares different widows’ thoughts and experiences about that topic. With nature photos and comforting scriptures, it reads like a group of women sharing a conversation. Together they offer powerful influence for hope and encouragement to each widow so that she can know that she is not alone.
Book Synopsis Widow's Words of Hope by : Anne Robey-Graham
Download or read book Widow's Words of Hope written by Anne Robey-Graham and published by Carepoint Ministry Incorporated. This book was released on 2008-06-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Grief. Loss. Alone. Widow. No matter how long a woman has been married or how her husband died, those four words are shocking, strange-sounding words that just do not seem to belong in her world. When my 50-year-old husband Wayne died after suffering for 12 weeks following bypass surgery and Staph infections, I was overwhelmed by those four words and what they represented. In those first few weeks of barely being able to breathe, of grief that overwhelmed me, of new fears and uncertainty, I found a ray of hope in the words of other widows. With over 11 million widows in the U.S. and approximately 700,000 women becoming widows every year (U.S. Census Bureau, 2005) I knew I was not alone, but why was I so lonely? I joined a grief support group and online widows' chat rooms that I turned to many times. One night after everyone had left and I had cried until I was physically sick, I logged on at 2 a.m. and put out this plea: "Tell me, tell me, please. How do you make it through the first few weeks?" From all over the country widows responded. Widow's Words of Hope is what they said. Host a Christ-centered 10-session support group based on Anne Robey-Graham's grace-full book Widow's Words of Hope and minister Christ's love to them now!
Download or read book Caring for Widows written by Brian Croft and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2015-04-16 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pastors and church leaders are responsible for countless things. Unfortunately, in many churches, ministry to widows remains largely neglected and forgotten. Highlighting the Bible’s recurring commands to care for widows with sensitivity and compassion, this book encourages church leaders to think carefully about how to serve the widows in their congregations and suggests practical strategies to that end. In part 1, the authors summarize the Bible’s consistent teaching regarding the care of widows. In part 2, the authors offer hands-on counseling and a host of practical suggestions related to ensuring that widows receive the support and encouragement they need to thrive in the church.
Book Synopsis Words for the Widow by : John Mark Caton
Download or read book Words for the Widow written by John Mark Caton and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-15 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using examples of widows in the Bible, this book explores the value of widows for the ministry of the church. It's a word of encouragement and honor to these women who are often overlooked.
Download or read book Type & Layout written by Colin Wheildon and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For anyone who has a say in what appears in print and need to know whether, as well as looking good, it will do its job by being read. It gives practical answers on choosing the right typeface, on colour, tints, and many basic aspects of layout.
Book Synopsis Thinking with Type by : Ellen Lupton
Download or read book Thinking with Type written by Ellen Lupton and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Thinking with Type is to typography what Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time is to physics."—I Love Typography The best-selling Thinking with Type in a revised and expanded second edition: Thinking with Type is the definitive guide to using typography in visual communication. Ellen Lupton provides clear and focused guidance on how letters, words, and paragraphs should be aligned, spaced, ordered, and shaped. The book covers all typography essentials, from typefaces and type families, to kerning and tracking, to using a grid. Visual examples show how to be inventive within systems of typographic form, including what the rules are, and how to break them. This revised edition includes forty-eight pages of new content with the latest information on: • style sheets for print and the web • the use of ornaments and captions • lining and non-lining numerals • the use of small caps and enlarged capitals • mixing typefaces • font formats and font licensing Plus, new eye-opening demonstrations of basic typography design with letters, helpful exercises, and dozens of additional illustrations. Thinking with Type is the typography book for everyone: designers, writers, editors, students, and anyone else who works with words. If you love font and lettering books, Ellen Lupton's guide reveals the way typefaces are constructed and how to use them most effectively. Fans of Thinking with Type will love Ellen Lupton's new book Extra Bold: A Feminist, Inclusive, Anti-racist, Nonbinary Field Guide for Graphic Designers.
Book Synopsis I'm Grieving As Fast As I Can by : Linda Sones Feinberg
Download or read book I'm Grieving As Fast As I Can written by Linda Sones Feinberg and published by . This book was released on 2022-05-10 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I'm Grieving As Fast as I Can (Second Edition) is a guide for young widows and widowers through the normal grieving process that highlights the challenging circumstances of an untimely death. This updated version of the popular book considers the impact of 21st century "killers" such as COVID-19 and wars in Iran and Afghanistan, among other causes. Young widows and widowers share thoughts and dilemmas about losing a loved one, what to tell young children experiencing a parent's death, returning to work and dealing with in-laws. From anger to guilt to suicidal feelings and desires for sex, the book explores the deep feelings of someone who has experienced the profound loss of a partner. The author also gently guides the reader toward hope and options. Linda Sones Feinberg, M.S.W., founded the first nonprofit statewide organization for young widowed people in Massachusetts in 1983. Linda is now retired from her private practice and continues working as a writer and artist. She resides in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Book Synopsis A Widow's Guide to Healing by : Kristin Meekhof L.M.S.W.
Download or read book A Widow's Guide to Healing written by Kristin Meekhof L.M.S.W. and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Kristin Meekhof's journey is both inspiring and courageous and something we can all learn from." —Dr. Deepak Chopra An inspiring, accessible, and empowering grief book for widows on how to navigate the unique challenges of widow grief and create a hopeful future. Are you a widow searching for solace and guidance as you navigate the challenging journey of grief and healing after the loss of your partner or spouse? This heartfelt and empowering book offers gentle support and invaluable advice to help you find strength, find hope, and embrace life once again. Kristin Meekhof, a licensed social worker who lost her husband to cancer, shares her personal journey and expertise to provide compassionate guidance through the first five years of widowhood. You'll find: Comprehensive Support: You'll find practical tools, emotional support, and insightful advice tailored to each stage of your healing process. Gentle Approach: This guide acknowledges the unique experiences of widows and offers a compassionate and understanding voice. Expert Insights: Benefit from the wisdom of experts in various fields, including grief counseling, psychology, and self-care. Resilience and Empowerment: Take control of your healing journey with practical strategies to navigate the challenges of raising children, handling finances, and rebuilding a fulfilling life. Essential Topics: Explore self-care practices, navigate legal and financial matters, find support networks, manage stress and anxiety, and embrace new possibilities with confidence and resilience. Whether you are a recently widowed person or further along in your journey, A Widow's Guide to Healing is an essential companion that will empower you to heal, find purpose, and embrace the beauty of life once again. "Thanks for writing such a thoughtful book . . . I wish it was there when I was widowed at 41." —Katie Couric "Inspiring and insightful." —Maria Shriver
Download or read book A Widow's Words written by Cathy Penman and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-06-02 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life rushes on for us all, our days filled with the mundane, the trivial, the routine. Until sometimes, for some of us, something big and horrible and unexpected happens - like a bereavement. The author of 'A Widow's Words' has just lost her husband of nearly thirty years. Partly as therapy, she spills out to us everything that has happened, and how it has made her feel. She is driven to describe and capture as much as possible of her late-husband's life and character, so as to somehow preserve him for posterity. She wants the world to know what a wonderful person he was, and what an amazingly close and special relationship they had. This book is an expression of grief. Others who find themselves bereaved will associate with it, and may find the comments and observations helpful. It if hasn't happened to you, it may make you think ahead, and prepare.
