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holiday grief support

grief, grief + mourning, Widow Talk

The Widow’s Holiday Cry — What She Wishes Everyone Understood

Kimberly Ryan · November 21, 2025

The Widow’s Holiday Cry — what she wishes everyone understood. A real, somatic, whole-body look at why Christmas hurts after loss and the truths that help widows survive the season.

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