When your spouse passes away, what you should you keep? Relationship coach and widower expert Abel Keogh frames the discussion in a way that makes it easier to decide what to keep and what to toss.
The Good News about Adult Children and Widower Relationships
Sadly, it's common for a widower's adult children NOT to support his new relationship. What happens when a widower proceeds with a relationship against his children's wishes? Do they eventually come around and support the new relationship or do they remain estranged? I share the good news in this latest Widower Wednesday video.
New Book Coming Soon
Feel good to write these words again. More details coming soon. (Book co-written with Julianna Keogh.)
Should You Be Friends with a Widower?
Will being friends with a widower hurt or increase your chances of a romantic relationship down the road? I answer that very question in today's Widower Wednesday video.
Let Him Go
If he can't let HER go, you need to let HIM go. — Abel Keogh
I'm Moving On, My Family is Still Grieving. What do I do?
What do you do when you're ready to start a new chapter with someone else and your family is still grieving your late spouse? My latest Widower Wednesday has the answer.
Who's More Important: The Living or the Dead?
What do you do when your birthday and the late wife's date of death are the same? Should the widower visit the cemetery? Should you postpone your birthday celebration for another day? Are the dead more important than the living? My latest Widower Wednesday video has the answer.
My Widowed Mom is Moving on Too Soon and Other Questions
In today's Widower Wednesday video, I answer the following questions:
How do I tell my widowed mother that she's moving on too soon?
How long do widowers feel guilty about moving on?
When do we get to hear from Julianna?
Prolonged Grief, Mental Illness, and How Long Does Grief Last?
Psychiatry's most powerful body just added a new "disorder" it's diagnostic manual: prolonged grief. This diagnosis started a controversy among mental health professionals and those who have suffered loss. In this Widower Wednesday video I tackle whether prolonged grief should be a mental illness and answer the question: how long does it take someone to grieve? Here’s the New York Times article discussed in the video.
Widowers and the Late Wife's Family
What kind of relationship, if any, should widowers have with the late wife's family after he's in a serious relationship? What should he do if her family doesn't accept the new relationship? My latest Widower Wednesday video has the answers.