A Warm Hello,
My brother was married this past weekend. It was a beautifully brisk and sunny New England fall day when wedding vows were exchanged. We (family and friends) often joked my brother would never marry as he waited until he was 43 years old. But it was to be that he would marry, and on his [...]
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A warm hello,
Recently, Woman’s World Magazine wrote a story about my personal ”Journey of Widowhood” and my transition over the past years to life and business coach. The Woman’s World story highlights www.CoachingForWidows.com and a bit about the work I do in partnership with Widow clients.
As there are over 700,000 new widows in the United States every year, my [...]
September 11, 2009
A warm hello,
Today is a day full of pause, reflection, memories, sadness and hope.
It is hard to believe that eight years have passed since that beautiful early fall morning. The sky was crystal clear and the sun shined with brilliance. We did not know what was to occur on that tragic day.
We all remember where we [...]
A warm hello,
It is the end of an era. The SUV my late husband Rory and I purchased 8 1/2 years ago when our son was born, was traded in this week. It was time.
Over the years with carting around children, car pools, soccer games and treks to the beach, I fondly began to refer [...]
A warm hello to my fellow widows,
Many of us widows are juggling lots of balls. I know I am. Just when I believe that I have gotten into a good routine…bam…something can come along to throw me off track or be a cause of frustration. It can be a new change of sort either at work [...]
Colleen Phillips, CPCC certified coach and widow writes and supports widows through her coaching blog. www.CoachingForWidows.com
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A Warm Hello,
My coach once shared a quote with me quote with me that said, “Take the Leap and Build the Wings on the Way Down.”
That was in 2006, about a year and a half after my husband Rory passed away when I found myself at a major crossroad both personally and professionally. To [...]