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Author Archives: Laura B Hayden (Blog Writer, Sevenponds)
How Can We Better Reach People Who Struggle With Dementia?
An interview with Stephanie Howard, Residence Service Director with Regency of Evergreen Valley in San Jose, Part One
In this interview, SevenPonds speaks with Stephanie Howard, Residence Service Director of Regency of Evergreen Valley in San Jose. Recently, SevenPonds CEO Suzette Sherman heard Stephanie address professionals and family members about ways to reach patients who struggle with dementia. The expertise, energy, and compassion … Continue reading
Writing Heals the Mind and Body
Patients willing to write can change their outcomes
There is no denying that writing can heal. A 1999 University of Texas study reported that willingly writing about important personal experiences for as little as 15 minutes over the course of three days brings about improvements in mental and physical … Continue reading
How Long Can We Achieve Youthfulness and Defy Death?
Outsmarting mortality makes for big business and bigger questions
In 2003, Zoltan Istvan almost tripped on a landmine in Vietnam working as a reporter for National Geographic. His brush with death convinced him to quit journalism and eventually devote his life to transhumanism or the belief that emerging technologies … Continue reading
Prince Mural Transformed Two Years After His Death
Mother Nature delights muralist Christine Stein and Prince fans the world over with a spring surprise
Artist Christine Stein was listening to Prince’s song “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World” when she first heard of the singer’s death in 2016. Her sadness over his loss inspired her to paint a commemorative Prince mural, displaying it … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Christine Stein, Prince memorial, Prince mural, Public art, Street Art, tribute to Prince
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“On Being Ill” by Virginia Woolf
Woolf dared to write about illness when it was a taboo subject
Most recognized for her feminist novels, Virginia Woolf also broke literary barriers tackling a topic previously shunned by American writers: sickness. “On Being Ill” first appeared in 1926, in an early issue of T.S. Eliot’s literary review, the New Criterion. In the essay, Woolf seeks … Continue reading
The Number of Male Nurses Is Rising
Job demand, security and pay have superseded the gender stigma of the past
The percentage of male nurses nationwide has tripled in the last 40 years. This steady increase from 3.9 to 8.1 percent not only benefits quality healthcare, but the economy and culture as well. Surprising History Modern society has been slow to let go … Continue reading
