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Our Annual Seven Holiday Gifts for Someone Who Is Grieving, 2024 Edition: Gracious gifts that spread love and beauty -
“Making Mobiles” by Karolina Merska: An artist’s manual on how to create beautiful Polish pajaki -
“Hands Up to the Sky” by Michael Franti & Spearhead: A surprisingly upbeat song about acknowledging both loss and the beauty of life
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Author Archives: Debra L. Stang (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
“The Rainbow Bridge” by Unknown
Where do animals go when they die?
Ever since humans have become aware of our own mortality, we have wondered what happens to us when we die. Do we slip away into a mindless oblivion, or do we go someplace beautiful and special? Does our behavior during … Continue reading
Posted in The Next Chapter
Tagged animal companions, cats, death of pet, Dogs, grieving for pets, Paul Dahm, Pet loss, Pets, Poems about Death, The Rainbow Bridge
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Trends in Healthcare Jobs
The best jobs in the field of healthcare
For some time, the United States has been aware that healthcare jobs are in an upward trend. One major reason for this is the aging Baby Boomers, who are starting to develop health concerns such as Alzheimer’s disease and related … Continue reading
How Do You Use Healing Harp Music with a Seriously Ill Loved One?
An interview with harp therapist Portia Diwa, Part Two
This month I had the pleasure of speaking with Portia Diwa, Healing Harp Clinical Faculty at California Pacific Medical Center. She plays healing music for patients and teaches the Healing Harp Certification program for harpists who want to learn how … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged Amazing Grace, Harp, harpist, healing harp, healing music, music therapy, Portia Diwa
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How Do You Use Healing Harp Music with a Seriously Ill Loved One?
An interview with harp therapist Portia Diwa, Part One
This month I had the pleasure of speaking with Portia Diwa, Healing Harp Clinical Faculty at California Pacific Medical Center. She plays healing music for patients and teaches the Healing Harp Certification program for harpists who want to learn how to … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged bedside harp, Harp, harpist, healing music, music thanatology, music therapy, Palliative Care, Portia Diwa
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“Life asked death, ‘Why do people love me but hate you?’ Death responded, ‘Because you are a beautiful lie and I am a painful truth.'”
- Author Unknown
Turning to Social Activism after the Death of a Loved One
Lobbying for change can help ease grief
A routine dental procedure turned tragic when 6-year-old Caleb Sears died after receiving anesthesia. Since then, his family has been lobbying the California legislature to enact a law that might keep other children from suffering the same fate. The law … Continue reading
