Welcome to Womanly Love, something we all give and agree to receive. Born out of good memories, tears, and friendship, WL exists to share our public and sometimes private feelings, lingering questions, intimate moments, and anything on our mind these days.
Throughout this journal of love and loss and remembrance, we'll take time to discuss matters we stumble across that we feel are relevant and/or important or perhaps it's something we wish someone had talked to us about... truly the subjects are limitless.
Each author here has recently mourned the loss of a woman they admire and cherish and miss daily. In some cases, the woman is family, in others she is a good friend; one author witnessed the death of an unknown female.
Whether the blog writer or the deceased loved one is young or old, related or not--and though grief is highly personal--in general, there are a few "typical" stages of grief that come at different points during the so-called recovery.
Stages of Grief
Psychologists claim there are five to seven stages of grief, but for consistency, we'll rely on the Kübler-Ross model throughout our journey. The five stages are: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. While these stages of grief are generally expressed after the death, these stages may be seen as early as receiving a fatal disease diagnosis.
Follow along with each of us and you're sure to see the stages before we even realize we're going through them. Please feel free to share your questions, comments, and observations. Interaction is the most important aspect of this blog, we not only encourage it, but it will motivate us to continue during the times we may doubt the worth of our own writing and the relevance to anyone outside our broken-but-mending hearts.
Without further adieu, we invite the authors of Womanly Love to pull up a chair and introduce themselves.
