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“Demolition” Movie Review: Jean-Marc Vallée’s Portrait of a Widower Leveled by Grief
A successful investment banker dismantles his old life and builds a new one after the sudden death of his wife.
“Demolition”, directed by Jean-Marc Vallée, is a quirky dramedy that explores the complex landscape of grief, sudden loss, and emotional reconstruction. The film follows Davis Mitchell, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, a successful investment banker whose life is destroyed when he … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
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Our Monthly Tip: Involve Young Children in a Celebration of Life Event with a Colorful Memorial Lantern Project
Plan a meaningful creative activity for children to help them process their feelings after loss and feel included at a memorial event.
Our Tip of the Month If you’re planning a celebration of life where young children might be present, one way you can honor their age and include them in the day is to plan a meaningful activity or craft that … Continue reading
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“Life and Death in the Ancient World” at the Tampa Museum of Art
400 ancient objects show that the people of the past were much like us — they lived and died and hoped to be remembered
Currently on display at the Tampa Museum of Art, the exhibition “Life and Death in the Ancient World” brings together 400 artifacts to draw connections between the contemporary and ancient worlds. Much like the lot of us living today, … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
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Feeling Angry? Good! If You’re Grieving, It Just Might Help!
Anger comes with grief, that we know, but it’s often seen as negative, when it can empower us.
Instead of viewing anger as an uncomfortable emotion that is best suppressed, two recent articles argue that it deserves to be recognized as a valuable part of the grieving— and healing— process. Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
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“Wind Phone” Provides Grievers a Chance To Call Their Loved Ones
A man set up a special phone to call his recently deceased cousin – and the idea has caught on.
Little did Itaru Sasaki know that a phone he set up to use to call his deceased cousin would end up resonating with so many people. Sasaki in 2010 built a phone booth and installed it in his garden, some … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged comfort for the grieving, End of life resources, wind phone
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“Death Canoe” Poetry Review: Grief Is a Vessel Carried Away by a Current
The innovative and deeply vulnerable Maggie Nelson explores the transformational nature of inescapable grief.
Grief flows from Maggie Nelson in sensuous prose meshed up with time passing in blood. Take the first lines of “Death Canoe”: “Surprised by blood passing, a large clot for morning, surprised later on in the day by the ice … Continue reading
Posted in The Next Chapter
Tagged Death Canoe, Maggie Nelson, Poems about death and grief
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