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Author Archives: Gabriella Zink (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
How Can You Arrange an End of Life Celebration Through a Cremation Service Provider? An Interview with Ronette Leal McCarthy
Ronette Leal McCarthy shares with us the insights of creating a special end-of-life ceremony.
Today SevenPonds interviews Ronette Leal McCarthy, an Illinois licensed attorney and counsel at Elements, the cremation company. Ronette earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana and Chicago. She earned her Juris Doctorate from Chicago-Kent College of Law. Ronette … Continue reading
Why do they put nails in a coffin?
To stop doctors from working on the patient.
More from Laughter is Medicine: The Wheel of Doom How to Communicate with a Friend from Beyond the Grave “Mrs. Brown’s Misunderstanding”
Posted in Laughter is Medicine
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Ancient Greece’s Burial Traditions
Exploring the Ancient Greek's funeral traditions and ideas of death
Ancient Greeks are known for many things: their poems, their plays, their mythology, their philosophers and the Olympics. Some things that aren’t as well known include their burial practices. Ancient Greeks believed in gods and the afterlife, funerals were an important … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Perspectives
Tagged Ancient funeral rituals, Ancient Greece, Burial, Funeral, offerings, psyche
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“I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived.”
–Willa Cather
More from a Rite of Passage: Memorial Music: “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea” by Neutral Milk Hotel Mark Twain-“Suggestion to persons entering heaven…” Rabindranath Tagore-“Let life be beautiful like summer flowers…”
How to enhance your life by embracing death? An Interview With Lily Myers Kaplan
Lily Myers Kaplan shares her new book, her insights, and her experiences surrounding death and life.
Today, SevenPonds speaks with Lily Myers Kaplan founder and director of SoulWorks and the Spirit of Resh, two organizations that offer counseling, retreats, and support for any difficulty in life. Her mission is to teach how to enhance your life by embracing death. Lily … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
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”Unremarried Widow” by Artis Henderson
A young widow overcomes the challenges of grieving while learning to live without her love.
Falling in love is tough. You must open yourself up and allow yourself to be vulnerable for another person. But falling in love with someone who risks their life on a daily basis seems tougher—an experience recorded in Artis Henderson’s beautifully … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged Artis Henderson, Death of a Spouse, Grief, Grief support, Memoir, Military, Unremarried Widow, Widow
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