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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: Kristen Capano (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
“Lullabye (Goodnight My Angel)” by Billy Joel
Billy Joel’s touching melody offers us reassurance that death is not the end
If you are one of the many people who have tried to explain death to a child, you can understand the difficulty one faces in finding just the right words. I remember sitting on my bed as a toddler after … Continue reading
Posted in Expressive Music
Tagged Alexa Ray, Billy Joel, Children Learn of Death, Death, Dying, Expressive Music, Goodnight My Angel, Grief, lullaby, Memorial Music, Remembrance, SevenPonds
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“My life is an open book. But it is very poorly written and I die in the end.”
-Anonymous
Posted in Laughter is Medicine
Tagged Book, Death, Death Jokes, Dying, funny, Humor, Jokes, Laughter is Medicine, Life, Open, SevenPonds
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“The Time Traveler’s Wife” by Audrey Niffenegger
Audrey Niffenegger's novel about grief, loss, and missing someone you love
Audrey Niffenegger’s 2003 novel “The Time Traveler’s Wife” is an American contemporary best-seller for adults and young-adults alike. The story follows Clare and Henry DeTamble, a couple just like any other — except for the fact that Henry is … Continue reading
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It’s Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new.
- Steve Jobs
Posted in A Rite of Passage
Tagged Death, Death Quotes, Dying, Grief Loss and Bereavement, Invention, Life, Quotes about Life, Right of Passage, SevenPonds, Steve Jobs
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What is a Death Care Midwife? An Interview with Akhila Murphy: Part Two
An expert shares her advice on losing a loved one and her feelings about being a home funeral guide
Today SevenPonds speaks with Akhila Murphy, a trained death-care midwife who has been practicing since 2013. Ms. Murphy’s job is to help families create beautiful personalized home funerals and memorial services for their loved ones. In this second part of our two-part interview, … Continue reading
Swaddling May Contribute to the Risk of SIDS
Raising awareness of safe sleeping techniques may save lives and prevent the devastation of infant loss
In 1988, President Ronald Reagan declared the month of October Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, claiming in his October 25th proclamation that the national monthly observance, “offers us the opportunity to increase our understanding of the great tragedy involved in … Continue reading
