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Tag Archives: Loss
How Does Nutrition Affect The Bereaved?
An interview with Frances Holmes, nutrition consultant and grief practitioner, Part One
Today SevenPonds speaks with Frances Holmes, a certified nutrition consultant and integrative grief practitioner. She specializes in helping people change their diets to improve their quality of life and also works with the bereaved. Frances’ practice is based on the … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged Bauman College, Bereavement, Blood Sugar, Diet, Food, Frances Holmes, Grief, Holistic, Loss, Nutrition, Professional Advice, Somatic
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Broken Heart Syndrome and Dying Together – Or Not
Finding meaning in a couple's life and death journey
There are numerous touching stories about broken heart syndrome, in which long-time couples die moments or days apart. The family is sad, but comforted by the belief that “they wanted to be together” at the end. Like many, I love these … Continue reading
Posted in Dying Well
Tagged animal grief, Bereavement, Broken Heart Syndrome, Death of a Spouse, Grief, Loss, timing of death
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“I think the hardest part of losing someone isn’t having to say goodbye, but rather learning to live without them. Always try to fill the void, the emptiness that’s left inside your heart when they go.”
- Unknown
Posted in A Rite of Passage
Tagged Death, feelings of loss, Grief, learning to live, Loss, Quotes about Death, Quotes about Grief, sense of emptiness
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When The Legacy is Suicide
The initial impact
When I was a child, my family was a strong, stoic clan. We valued fierce independence above all else. Asking for help or seeking recognition was not acceptable. Neither love nor grief was talked about or expressed. Any acknowledgment of … Continue reading
Posted in Dying Well
Tagged Death, Dying Well, expressing grief, Impact of suicide on a child, Legacy, Legacy of suicide, Loss, Suicide
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“Kicking the Bucket List” by Gail Rubin
Gail Rubin makes life organization and end-of-life planning an easy process
If you’ve ever had a loved one die and had to sort through room after room of their life’s possessions, you know what a long, difficult process it can be. And if you’ve ever had to wade through your own … Continue reading
“Collateral Beauty,” written by Allan Loeb
Loeb’s movie negatively portrays the grieving process as a problem that must be eliminated
Sitting in the movie theater, I was excited. I had my leather seat reclined, a tub of popcorn on the armrest and my Kleenex tissues readily accessible. I had heard mixed reviews about “Collateral Beauty,” but I wanted to form … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged Beauty, Collateral Beauty, Death, Edward Norton, Grief, Helen Mirren, Kate Winslet, Lending Insight, Life, Loss, Michael Peña, Movie Review, Will Smith
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