Daily Excerpt: Widow: Surviving the First Year (Romer) - Nurture Yourself
Today's book excerpt comes from Widow: A Survival Guide for the First Year by Joanna Romer. Nurture Yourself Nurturing Yourself Grieving effectively is about finding a balance between two worlds. On the one hand, there is the life you had with your husband; you miss it, and him; you wish he were still with you. Often there is pain involved in your memories. On the other hand, you know you have to go on---there are a million details to take care of in connection with his passing. Your current job (if you have one, or maybe now you have to find one), your children, other relatives, friends and other individuals in your life will expect you to carry on. No one wants you to go to pieces---and you don’t really want to either, do you? One of the best ways to handle both the emotions and the sense of unreality that grieving brings, along with the responsibilities of carrying on, is to nurture yourself. Get in the habit of this, early and often---from day one of your mourni