The first article in this series focused on “Gracefully Grappling with Grief” (how to cope with the feelings and real-time practicalities of losing one’s spouse; see http://www.chessmanwealth.com/gracefully-grappling-with-grief-personally-and-financially/), and the second on “Attending to Your Financial Well-Being After Your Spouse Passes” (addressing necessary legal and financial issues once things have settled down; see http://www.chessmanwealth.com/attending-to-your-financial-well-being-after-your-spouse-passes/). [Read more...]

Grief—whether it’s our own or somebody else’s—is simply beyond our control, and will always run its own course. It’s not in your hands, or anyone else’s, to make grief pass quickly. And no one can make grief less uncomfortable to experience or to be around.
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