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Situational Awareness

Life After Loss, Safety | 5 minutes of reading | By Charles Foster

Taking Control of Your Safety Situational Awareness: Taking Control of Your Safety Losing a spouse is one of life’s most difficult experiences, bringing not only emotional challenges but also new responsibilities and concerns. One of these concerns is personal safety. Whether at home, in public, or online, widows and widowers can find themselves vulnerable in ways they may not have considered before. Situational awareness, the ability to recognize and respond to potential threats, is essential. Many of those daily threats come in unexpected ways. It is important to stay safe while maintaining confidence in your

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Considering Dating Again? Move Forward With Caution.

Life After Loss, Relationships | 5 minutes of reading | By Charles Foster

CONSIDERING DATING AGAIN? MOVE FORWARD WITH CAUTION A CLIENT ASKED ME THIS? I am a divorced woman dating a widower whose wife was a close friend. Our relationship has moved from friendship to something more personal. We have not said love but enjoy each other’s company and feel comfortable together. I no longer live in the same town, but he called me and asked me to come for a visit. He seemed to be doing well and said he wanted to see me. When I arrived, I noticed he still had all her clothes and

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Valentine’s Day Is Approaching, Some Surviving Spouse Suggestions

Life After Loss, Relationships | 4 minutes of reading | By Charles Foster

Valentine’s Day Is Approaching. Some Surviving Spouse Suggestions We are less than a month away from Valentine’s Day; what is one of the year’s most romantic days according to the calendar? Some discover that just because the calendar, florist, restaurants, and gift shops see Valentine’s Day as romantic, you may dread the word, seeing it on billboards and TV and hearing others talking about it. What was once a special day for you has now become a nightmare. Your Valentine has died, and celebrating now feels out of place. This day only reminds you of

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As A Widow, It May Feel Like A Second Death

Financial, Life After Loss | 5 minutes of reading | By Charles Foster

As A Widow, It May Feel Like A Second Death No one wants to think about losing their spouse. Today, Men and women enjoy their lives and avoid the “What if” question. This becomes a problem because most men or women who find themselves without their spouses may discover they are unprepared mentally, emotionally, and financially. The reality is in today’s world; women are over three times as likely as men to lose a spouse. The average age of a widow is between 55 to 59. Many women marry men much older than themselves, which

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Helping Your Child Who Lost A Friend

Grief, Life After Loss, Relationships | 3 minutes of reading | By Charles Foster

Helping Your Child Who Lost A Friend Most adults have experienced a loss of some type during their lifetime. Depending on the relationship, losing friends or family members is very uncomfortable to express. Now, put yourself in the position of a child or young adult. They may have witnessed death on television, but the experience is different when the death is someone they know personally. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP IS IMPORTANT AT EVERY STAGE OF LIFE When young adults of any age face the death of someone they know, the trauma can shake them to their

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