Mary Donahue and Alexandra Armstrong

Mary R. Donahue Ph.D. has a successful psychology practice in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Her practice is primarily focused on families in crisis and women dealing with a variety of issues including career development, relationships, and loss.

Her commitment to women's issues has led her to speak with regularity to both professional and lay audiences. This includes educating the judiciary and professional groups such as the American Bar Association, local County Bar Associations and the Association of Family and Conciliatory Courts. She has been a contributor to the Washingtonian Magazine and spoken on both radio and television shows with regard to these matters.

She is a member of the American Psychological Association and the Maryland Psychological Association. She is the co-author of a children's book entitled, What's My Job.

Alexandra Armstrong, CFP(R) is a registered representative of Commonwealth Financial Network(R), Member FINRA/SIPC, and a Registered Investment Adviser. She serves as Chairman of Armstrong, Fleming & Moore, Inc., a financial planning firm based in Washington, D.C. which she started in 1983. Her clients include single women, dual income couples, retirees and those close to retirement.

Ms. Armstrong has served as president of the Financial Planning Association, president of the Boy Scouts National Capital Area Council, and president of the National Association of Women Business Owners. She serves as a board member for Reading Is Fundamental and for the Foundation for Financial Planning and is past president and a current member of the Women's Forum of Washington. She has been included in the Washingtonian Magazine's November 2010 list of experts and the "Washington Business Hall of Fame" and has received the Alumni of the Year Award from Stone Ridge and the Award of Excellence in Commerce from Boston College Alumni Association.

Ms. Armstrong has written a financial planning column for BetterInvesting Magazine since 1978. She has been quoted in virtually every major U.S. financial publication and has appeared on numerous national television programs including, CBS This Morning, Good Morning America, and Wall $treet Week.

On Your Own: A Widow's Passage to Emotional and Financial Well-Being

On Your Own Does Not Mean All Alone.

In the completely updated and revised edition of this best-selling classic, the authors share the stories of four widows of different ages and circumstances whose road to recovery illustrates how to best achieve emotional and financial well-being. They provide practical tools and knowledge for widows to move forward and emerge stronger—from coping with grief and loss and organizing finances to understanding investments and developing a long-term plan.

This book shows how to:

• React to your loss

• Deal with grief and your emotional needs

• Develop psychological and financial support systems

• Control your financial future

• Protect your investments

• Emerge stronger to build a new life

The authors firmly believe that there is an essential connection between both financial and psychological well-being. The stories combined with the practical and easy-to-follow advice based on the author’s years of experience working with widows, will guide readers step-by-step through this very difficult process.