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Solo Parenting While You Grieve The Loss of a Life Partner: Navigating The Impossible solo parenting widowhood young widows Sep 23, 2024

Losing a life partner at a young age is one of the most devastating experiences you can imagine, although I suspect most people in relationships can’t. If you have a young family, this adds another loss, the loss of a co-parent who until then helped you get through the challenges of raising...

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How to cope with loneliness after losing my spouse? loneliness social isolation widowhood young widows Apr 19, 2024

I remember the first weeks and months after my husband’s passing, I entered a new state of mind that penetrated every aspect of my life. Coming back to an empty house for the first time after my family left London immediately put me in touch with all the feelings that were scaffolded safely...

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Is it normal to feel guilty after my partnerā€™s death? Ā  grief therapy guilt in grief widowhood young widows Mar 17, 2024
 

Things no one tells you about guilt. How to tell a healthy guilt from an excessive form of guilt?

 
Guilt is a profoundly complex emotion which plays an essential role in regulating and protecting relationships. To answer this question, we need to first understand...
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