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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: Juniper Quin (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
Our Weekly Tip: Stock Up on Healthy Snacks to Maintain Energy and Focus
Having a few favorite healthy snacks on-hand increases energy and mental clarity through grief
Our Tip of the Week: When someone you love dies, and your world seems to be coming undone, the last thing most of us want to do is worry about what to make for dinner. Shopping, food preparation and the … Continue reading
Posted in Practical Tips
Tagged Balance, Diet, Eating, Food, Grief, Nourishment, Nutrition, Self-care, SevenPonds Tips
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1,181 Inukshuks Erected for Canada’s Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women
Kristen Villebrun and her team of 10 build inukshuks along Chedoke Rail Trail
Inukshuks originate from the Inuit people indigenous to Canada’s north. They are meant to represent the human form, and are made from unworked stone. Their message is two-fold: they either mean that “you are on the right path” or “someone … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged activism, Art, Canada, First Nations, Indigenous peoples, Inuit, Justin Trudeau, Sudden Loss, Tragic Death
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Kifudu Funeral Dance of the Giriama People
This African dance brings communities together to send spirits of loved ones to ancestral realms
The Giriama are an agricultural and hunter-gatherer sub-group of the larger Mijikenda ethnic group who live along the coast of Kenya. One of the distinguishing features of their cultural and spiritual life — and a main reason why they were able … Continue reading
Mike Egan’s Paintings Explore the Whimsical Side of Death
Fine arts grad and former embalmer Mike Egan's paintings playfully balance life and death
Mike Egan is definitely using all his professionally-acquired skills these days. Since graduating from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania’s Bachelor of Fine Arts program in 2000, and then taking a detour through a career as an embalmer and funeral director, he … Continue reading
Our Weekly Tip: Write a Living Trust
A living trust enables management of property to be transferred before death, and avoids probate proceedings for loved ones after death
Our Weekly Tip: Explore the benefits of writing a living trust to help you manage and distribute your property both before and after your death. A living trust enables the settlor (the person who creates the trust: you) to transfer … Continue reading
Posted in Practical Tips
Tagged advanced directive, Estate planning, health care directive, living trust, Living Will, Will
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How Does Grief Affect the Creative Process? An Interview with Photographer Sarah Treanor
A fine art photographer discusses how art helped her cope with the sudden death of her fiancé
Today, SevenPonds spoke with Sarah Treanor, a fine art photographer and writer, based in Ohio. Her recent body of work, Still, Life, consists of self-portraits that explore her grieving process following the sudden death of her fiancé in 2012. Juniper: How does … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged Art, Art therapy, Death, Emotion, Grief, photography, Photography about Loss, Sarah Treanor
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