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Author Archives: Colleen Ferguson (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
Our Monthly Tip: Have Guests Decorate the Coffin with Personal Messages
Handwritten goodbyes are a great way to turn a memorial service into a celebration no one will soon forget
Our Tip of the Month There’s something incredibly intimate and special about handwritten messages, and ones at funeral services are no different. Having family and friends write personal memories and goodbye messages on the coffin of the person who has … Continue reading
“A Love That Never Dies” by Jimmy Edmonds and Jane Harris
A beautiful and uplifting film that documents the journey of two bereaved parents as they explore a better way to grieve.
“A Love That Never Dies” is a film about death and grief, but it’s also a film about life and love, connection and remembrance. This profoundly moving documentary was created by filmmakers Jane Harris and Jimmy Edmonds, whose son, Joshua, … Continue reading
How Does Creativity and the Concept of Active Grief Help Bereaved Parents?
An interview with Jane Harris — therapist, filmmaker, and co-founder of The Good Grief Project, Part Two
In this second part of a two-part interview, I speak with Jane Harris. She and her husband, Jimmy Edmonds, lost their 22 year-old-son, Josh when he died in a road accident in Vietnam in 2011. In the wake of his … Continue reading
How Does Opening Up Conversations About Death Help Bereaved Parents?
An interview with Jane Harris — therapist, filmmaker, and co-founder of The Good Grief Project, Part One
In this first part of a two-part interview, I speak with Jane Harris. She and her husband, Jimmy Edmonds, lost their 22 year-old-son, Josh when he died in a road accident in Vietnam in 2011. In the wake of his … Continue reading
Recomposition and Other Burial Innovations Give Our Bodies New Purpose After Death
Washington introduces a bill allowing two new green burial practices: recomposition and alkaline hydrolysis
When planning for the end of life, new burial alternatives mean that we can now ask ourselves: What do I want to be when I die? A bill introduced in the Washington state legislature would add two environmentally friendly options for … Continue reading
Cancer Rates Today and Predictions For The Future
Research shows cancer could replace heart disease as the leading cause of death in the United States by 2020
Cancer is replacing heart disease as the leading cause of death in the United States. This fact may sound alarming — but what does it really mean? Researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine looked at millions of American … Continue reading
