Author Archives: Christopher Hewitt (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Is Space Burial the Funeral Practice of the 21st Century?

Celestial service companies launch a symbolic portion of your loved one into outer space

The last seconds till take-off feel faster. It’s as if they’re accelerating, pounding, relentless—no, that’s your heartbeat pushing against time, trying to speed it towards the moment that you have imagined for months, maybe years. It’s a dream come true. … Continue reading

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What is Grief Coaching? An Interview with Dhyanis Carniglia

Grief Coach Dhyanis Carniglia leads those in grief from Heartbreak to Happiness

Today, SevenPonds speaks with Dhyanis Carniglia, a certified Heartbreak to Happiness® coach who studied at Aurora Winter’s Grief Coach Academy. She has written two books, Moving Past Grief – My Journey back to Joy and The Chakra Clearing Guidebook. She … Continue reading

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“Christmas Tree” by James Merrill

James Merrill writes on his own end of life through the perspective of a Christmas tree

Wound in lights, heavy with ornaments and heirlooms, photos of children now grown up or parents no longer here, the Christmas tree brightens the living room. It fills the floor with needles and scents the air with pine. Becomes a … Continue reading

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What does Alzheimer’s mean for family and friends? An Interview with Cadmona Hall

A family therapist's perspective on how Alzheimer's affects the entire family

Today, SevenPonds speaks with Cadmona Hall from the Alder School of Professional Psychology. With her doctorate in Marriage and Family Therapy, she trains family therapists through a holistic “self-of-the-therapist” approach in which her students examine themselves from a number of identities such as … Continue reading

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“A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.”

- Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

Related SevenPonds Articles: “Either that wallpaper goes, or I do.” “Green” Memories “To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness”

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Voltaire’s Famous Last Words After a Priest Asks Him to Renounce the Devil

"Now is not the time for making new enemies."

More Laughter is Medicine posts: Oscar Wilde’s last words Oscar Wilde on parents Elbert Hubbard on death

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