Dear Widow – Tips on How NOT to Grieve

This is the fourth blog in the Life After Loss Sept 2017 blog series: Updated Oct 5th, 2017    Dear Widow – A Few Unfiltered Tips on How NOT to Grieve “Don’t pretend you’re OK, when it feels as if your heart has been ripped from your body but you’re not lucky enough to die along with … Read more

Does Time Heal All Wounds?

  Does Time Heal All Wounds?      Fifteen years ago – Wed Sept 30th, 2000 – I awoke to my first day as a young widow. Here’s a short passage from my book, A Widow’s Awakening, explaining the experience: All I feel is excruciating emotional pain and sheer terror. There’s a knock at my … Read more

29 Day Safety Challenge Starts Sept 29

29 Day Workplace Safety Challenge Starts Sept 29   On September 29th, 2015 the John Petropoulos Memorial Fund will launch the 3rd annual 29 Day Safety Challenge – a public education social media campaign that encourages people to develop stronger safety habits. For details on how you can help participate in the campaign, please visit the John Petropoulos … Read more