WELCOME TO OUR BLOG
Welcome to the SevenPonds.com blog – a community-driven extension of SevenPonds.com! I hope you find comfort and community in the resources and stories featured here. I’m always happy to hear from readers and can be reached at suzette@sevenponds.com.
FEATURED
-
Buddhism and the Eastern Middle Ground: In Buddhist tradition, our death falls into a plane of existence that continues even after our final breath -
10 Facts About Hospice Care You May Not Know" />
10 Facts About Hospice Care You May Not Know: NHPCO stresses that hospice is about living fully, not preparing for death. -
Man of Many Faces" />
Man of Many Faces: A niece says goodbye to her favorite gay uncle, in whom she confided about her own sexuality
-
Tag Archives: Funeral Industry
From The Old American Way of Death to the New American Way
A fan sends me a strong message to please examine the funeral business
As SevenPonds grows, I continue to be deeply touched by fans who reach out to me in a multitude of ways. I receive emails, calls, letters and some even approach me at conferences and events. I cannot begin to tell … Continue reading
A Look at the Funeral Industry Business
CNBC schedules a one-hour special "Death: It's a Living"
Tonight at 9pm ET/PT, CNBC is doing their first one-hour special documentary that takes an in-depth look at death as an industry. In our society, the funeral industry business remains largely a mystery, and we hope CNBC’s “Death: It’s a Living” will demystify … Continue reading
Mothers of Invention
Reinventing funeral services
Mother’s Day arrives this week, and so I start it off with a post dedicated to our lovely mothers of invention. I will look at three different experiences involving mothers that signify why our national relationship to traditional funeral practices … Continue reading
Posted in Sharing Suzette
Tagged Angelina Jolie, Funeral, Funeral Director, Funeral Industry, Loss of a Mother, Madonna, Mothers, Remembrance
2 Comments
Real Housewives of Atlanta Season Première
Phaedra buys a funeral home and Kandi creates “Bedroom Kandi”
SPOILER ALERT We all need to zone out now and again to give our brains a rest by indulging on some sort of mind candy. Since my day begins early in the morning and ends late each night with SevenPonds, … Continue reading
Book Review: “Final Rights: Reclaiming the American Way of Death”, by Joshua Slocum and Lisa Carlson
A Valuable Book That Sometimes Suffers from an Overly Glib Tone
Joshua Slocum’s and Lisa Carlson’s book, Final Rights: Reclaiming the American Way of Death, is one part in-depth expose of all things deplorable and funeral, and two-parts step by step manual detailing the different states’ laws regulating this shadowy industry, … Continue reading
What is an Undertaker? An Interview with Patrick McNally: Part Two
"The Daily Undertaker" tells all
Patrick McNally is the inspired real-life funeral director behind the popular blog The Daily Undertaker, which explores ritual and art surrounding death and dying. In the the second part of our most in-depth “Professional Advice” yet, Patrick discusses the significance of … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged Art, Funeral, Funeral Industry, Funeral Trade, Memorial, Memorial Service, Personalized Ritual
Leave a comment
What is an Undertaker? An Interview with Patrick McNally: Part One
"The Daily Undertaker" tells all
Patrick McNally is the inspired real-life funeral director behind the popular blog The Daily Undertaker, which explores ritual and art surrounding death and dying. In the first installment of our most in-depth “Professional Advice” yet, Patrick reveals his honest insight … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged Funeral Homes, Funeral Industry, Personalized Ritual, Promession, The Daily Undertaker
4 Comments
The Detroit Triangle of Death Changes
How cryonics, aid-in-dying, and the state of the funeral trade came to be known
The passing of Jack Kevorkian on Friday was particularly profound for me; not only because I hold a special place in my heart for the issue he championed, aid-in-dying — but also because Kevorkian resided in Michigan, near my hometown. … Continue reading
Posted in Sharing Suzette
Tagged Aid in Dying, Cryonics, Funeral Homes, Funeral Industry, Funeral Trade, Kevorkian, Robert Ettinger, Thomas Lynch
Leave a comment