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Loneliness
Widowhood
Volunteering 2 Hours Per Week Reduces Loneliness in Widowed Older Adults
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Widowed older adults can reduce the loneliness that results from the death of a spouse by volunteering 100 hours per … Read More→
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Widowhood
Grief Delayed Is Not Grief Denied
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It all seems pretty straightforward – almost formulaic in a way. You lose someone you love. It feels terrible. You … Read More→
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Depression
Mental & Emotional Health
Widowhood
Virtual Support Groups Help Grieving Spouses with Depression
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As the U.S. population ages, it’s estimated that half of women older than 65 are widows, while one-sixth of men … Read More→
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Widowhood
Don’t Speak: The “Censorship” of Grief
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“Don’t speak I know what you’re saying So please stop explaining Don’t tell me cause it hurts” “Don’t Speak”, song … Read More→
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Dating
Divorce
Parenting
Relationships & Love
Widowhood
When Parents Resume Dating - and What Their Children Have to Say
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When our children were young, it seems like everything that we parents did was “right” – at least in their … Read More→
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Dating
Widowhood
How to Date a Widow or Widower (It’s Really Not Scary!)
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As both a grief recovery expert and a widow with more than her fair share of post-widowhood dating experience, I … Read More→
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Loneliness
Widowhood
Couples' Quality of Life Linked Even After One Spouse Dies
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Jane Farrell
Jane Farrell
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When one spouse passes away, his or her characteristics continue to be linked with the surviving spouse’s well-being, according to … Read More→
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Widowhood
Researchers Call for Hospitals to Establish Bereavement Programs
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thirdAGE
thirdAGE
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Backed by a growing body of research, investigators at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston are calling for all hospitals to … Read More→
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Widowhood
In Defense of Living Again After Loss
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thirdAGE
thirdAGE
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If the article title sounds a bit baffling…it’s because that it is a bit baffling. Why should anyone feel as … Read More→
Widowhood
Grief Shaming: The Latest Form of Bereavement Judgment
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Blame it on the ability to remain anonymous, on people who have very small lives or a combination thereof. In … Read More→
Widowhood
Recognizing and Speaking the “Language” of Grief
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After ten years, hundreds of thousands of letters and emails and untold stories of every manner of loss imaginable, it … Read More→
Widowhood
Broken Heart Syndrome: It Is a “Thing”
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We have all seen the stories many times. A couple who were married for decades die within days, hours or … Read More→
Marriage
Widowhood
When Husbands Are Caregivers, Divorce Is More Likely
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Research done at Iowa State University study analyzed the divorce rate for couples in which either spouse was diagnosed with … Read More→
Widowhood
Attack of the Grief Monster
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There is a “monster” who quietly lurks among those who have suffered a loss and are bereaved. It is stealthy … Read More→
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Widowhood
A New Therapy to Help with "Complicated Grief"
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Targeted therapy may help millions of older women afflicted with a kind of grief that could lead to suicide. “Complicated … Read More→
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Widowhood
Age Alters Immune Response to Grief
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Young people have a more robust immune response to the loss of a loved one, according to new research from … Read More→
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Widowhood
Mourning the Death Of A Spouse
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Jane Farrell
Jane Farrell
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Losing a spouse is one of life’s most heartbreaking events. You may react in a number of different ways: sorrow, fear, even anger (that your husband didn’t look after his health, for example). You can also feel guilty that you have survived, while he hasn’t. You may even feel a certain sense of relief, especially if you have been an in–home caregiver or your spouse has been in a nursing home.
Widowhood
Bereavement Ups Heart Attack & Stroke Risk
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We really can die of a broken heart – or at least suffer serious adverse health events. The risk of having a heart attack or stroke increases significantly during the 30 days after a partner's death, according to a study done at St. Georges College in London and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on February 24th 2014.
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