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Author Archives: Colleen Ferguson (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
“Take your cues from trees in autumn, which do not stubbornly hold onto their leaves or will them to stay green. Resisting change doesn’t stop it from happening. Let go, if only a little. Try to make yourself at home in a new season. Keep moving.”
- Maggie Smith
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Our Monthly Tip: Make A Shared Playlist To Memorialize Your Loved One
Sharing musical favorites with a personalized playlist is a powerful way to tap into the memories that accompany them
Our Tip of the Month Music is profoundly linked to long-term personal memories. Creating a playlist that can be shared among those who are separated by miles but united by grief can be a powerful connecting force. This practice doesn’t … Continue reading
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Canada Approves Psychedelic Mushrooms for End-of-Life Therapy
The decision is the latest example of how psilocybin is being increasingly approached as a therapeutic tool
Psilocybin, the main component of psychedelic mushrooms, is gaining recognition all around the world for its medicinal and therapeutic properties. Once considered a recreational drug or used as part of shamanic rituals (dating back as far as 3500 BC), the … Continue reading
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When Funerals Move Online, How Can We Create Mourning Rituals That Truly Validate Loss?
An interview with funeral director, end of life specialist and death doula Michelle Acciavatti
Michelle Acciavatti’s father would always say of her that she “is an expert at fitting square pegs into round holes.” As a licensed funeral director, death worker, educator and activist in Vermont, Acciavatti has done just that, dedicating much of … Continue reading
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“Sometimes memories sneak out of my eyes and roll down my cheeks.”
- Anonymous
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Our Monthly Tip: Make Sand Candles For Your Outdoor Memorial Service
If you live near a body a water, these sand candles make for an intimate, creative celebration of life activity
Our Tip of the Month If you live near a body of water, making sand candles is a great group activity for a celebration of life or memorial service. Any ocean, river or lake will do, as long as there … Continue reading
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