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Author Archives: Juniper Quin (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
For-Profit Hospices Discharging Patients Before Their Time
Cost savings take precedence over patient wishes, study shows
According to a recent New York Times article, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has found that approximately 20 percent of hospice patients in the United States are being discharged from care before they die. Of this number, the article suggests, … Continue reading
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Tagged Caregiving, Death, Death and Dying, Dying, end-of-life, End-of-life care, Hospice, Palliative Care, terminal illness
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Kintsugi: Finding Beauty in Brokenness
Japanese ceramic art tradition highlights history and celebrates imperfection
The 15th century Japanese art of “Kintsugi” (golden joinery) or “Kintsukuroi” (golden repair) involves the mending of shattered ceramics with “urushi” lacquer and powdered metal — most commonly gold. The central philosophy of Kintsugi is that an object is made … Continue reading
Our Weekly Tip: Include Ancient Ancestral Practices in Funeral or Memorial Services
Ancestral practices tie the living to the dead across time and place
Our Tip of the Week: In this age of secular dying and grieving, many people struggle to find meaningful ways of memorializing their loved ones that don’t lean on a superficial spirituality or empty platitudes. If this resonates with you, … Continue reading
Soul Care Project Provides Free Non-Denominational Spiritual Counseling
U.S.-based nonprofit serves professional and family caregivers as well as the terminally ill
The Soul Care Project is run by the HealthCare Chaplaincy Network, a U.S.-based nonprofit healthcare organization. The SCP provides free, non-denominational spiritual support services. Its website provides resources such as counseling support, multi-faith prayers and meditations and advice for both caregivers and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Board certified healthcare chaplain, Caregiver Support, Caregiver tips, Caring for an aging parent, Caring for caregivers, caring for elderly parents, Facing Terminal Illness, Grief, HealthCare Chaplaincy Network, I Have a Terminal Illness What Do I Do?, Soul Care Project, Suffering from a Terminal Illness, terminal illness
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Can Counseling Help Heal Childhood Trauma, Grief and Loss? An Interview with Gaby Donnell
A licensed clinical social worker helps individuals and couples through the stresses of their childbearing years
Today SevenPonds is speaking with Gaby Donnell, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and co-founder of Motheroots Counseling, based in Portland, Oregon. Motheroots provides counseling services to adults in their childbearing years, helping them deal with issues around fertility, loss of pregnancy, … Continue reading
