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“Prayer” by Lizzie West: Singer-songwriter reminds us that our loved ones live on in the sun and rain -
Rutgers Health Study May Improve End-of-Life Care: Medicare data analysis finds that people typically follow one of nine paths -
Mary Oliver’s “Heavy” Speaks to the Weight of Grief: The poet eloquently conveys the dizzying effect of loss
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Author Archives: Greer Barker (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
Finding the Faces of Cancer
The radio show "On the Media" charts the changing conceptualizations of cancer
In a recent two part series, the NPR radio show “On the Media” explored the media constellation that comprises the multi-faceted disease, cancer. The show charts the historical framing of cancer – including the earliest recording of cancer case stories on … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged Cancer, March of Dimes, Media, On the Media, Something special, Views of Cancer, War on cancer
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Our Weekly Tip: The Devil is in the Details
In the process of estate planning, it is often the personal items that become the most controversial
Our Tip of the Week: Estate planning can be a difficult undertaking, as it involves a lot of deep work to think about what happens when you are no longer there to take care of your loved ones. There are … Continue reading
How Can a Labyrinth Help in the Grieving Process? An Interview with Lauren Artress, Part One
In the first part of our two-part interview, SevenPonds speaks with Reverend Lauren Artress about what it is like to walk a labyrinth and the ways that a labyrinth can help with the grieving process
Reverend Lauren Artress is an inspiring Canon at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, and a spiritual pioneer in the Labyrinth Movement. She has written many books on the labyrinth and holds workshops around the world. Lauren’s labyrinth-based nonprofit, Veriditas, has the mission … Continue reading
“Death With Dignity” by Sufjan Stevens
A memorial song that captures loss, longing and the pain of coming to terms with a parent's personal failures
In the first few lines in the first song off his newest album, Sufjan Stevens invokes a sacred silence, desire, confusion and fear: “Spirit of my silence I can hear you / But I am afraid to be near you.” In … Continue reading
Posted in A Rite of Passage
Tagged A Right of Passage, Carrie and Lowell, Death With Dignity, Grief, Longing, Loss, Memorial Songs, Music, SevenPonds, Sufjan Stevens
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Marks the Spot
Dave Nance's photographic series "Descansos" documents the roadside memorials of the American Southwest
Death, so they say, is inescapable. It is a private affair that plays out in public, and the depths of grief follow the same shifting landscape of public and personal. A death is marked in the public sphere in obituaries, … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged American Southwest, Dave Nance, Death, Descansos, Grave Markers, Grief, Memorials, photography, Roadside Memorials, Tombstones
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