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9781555612269

Widow To Widow Thoughtful, Practical Ideas For Rebuilding Your Life

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  • ISBN13:

    9781555612269

  • ISBN10:

    1555612261

  • Edition: Revised
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-08-20
  • Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books

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Summary

The author, herself a widow, dispels the myths and disputes the rules, encouraging the reader to begin her new life in her own way and in her own time.

Author Biography

Genevieve Davis Ginsburg, M.S., founded Widowed to Widowed Services, a support group in Tucson, Arizona. She received the Jefferson Award and the Arizona Governor's Award for her social service

Table of Contents

Preface viii
In the Company of Others xi
Part 1: A Ton of Bricks 1(70)
Widow
3(4)
Numb and in Shock
7(4)
The Dumb Things People Say
11(5)
How long Does It take?
16(5)
Making a Full Day of it
21(4)
Anger
25(7)
Guilt
32(5)
Decisions, Decisions
37(4)
Emptying Closets, Emptying Drawers
41(5)
Dinner for One
46(3)
It Seems So Real
49(5)
Do I Answer the Mail?
54(3)
Where Did I Put My Mind?
57(3)
Hello, Who's Home?
60(4)
In Your Own Words
64(4)
Firsts: A Journal Entry
68(3)
Part 2: Rebuilding Your Life 71(68)
The Blues
73(6)
To Wear or Not to Wear Your Wedding Ring
79(3)
Yesterday A Wife, Today a Mechanic
82(6)
Family Relationships
88(9)
Widowhood and the Calendar
97(4)
Divorced, Widowed-Is It the Same?
101(3)
Speak Up, I Can't Hear You
104(9)
Dating
113(6)
Sex
119(4)
Money, Money, Money
123(10)
`Tis the Season to Be Jolly?
133(2)
Letter to Martin: A Journal Entry
135(4)
Part 3: From Widowhood to Selfhood 139(40)
Uncoupling
141(5)
A Life of One's Own
146(4)
To Work, Volunteer or Play
150(6)
Rebuilding a Nest
156(6)
Traveling Alone
162(6)
It Wasn't Perfect All the Time
168(5)
On a Scale of One to Ten, What Am I Without a Man?
173(2)
Looking Back to say Good-bye: A Journal Entry
175(4)
Part 4: Besides Which 179(24)
Young Widows
180(8)
And Widowers, Too
188(8)
Notes to the Children
196(7)
Part 5: Resources 203(14)
How to Start a Support Group
204(6)
Books, Pamphlets and Origanizations
210(7)
Part 6: The Widow's Survival Checklist 217(6)
Index 223

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