Author Archives: Rachel Jones (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Tibetan Buddhist Death Practices To Help Loved Ones

Practitioners aim to help friends and family die peacefully and obtain a positive rebirth
Posted on February 9, 2020 by Rachel Jones (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

We all lose loved ones, and may be unsure how to help them through the dying process. Fortunately for Tibetan Buddhists and others looking to draw from their tradition, there are set practices to help loved ones experience death without … Continue reading →

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“In the Slender Margin: The Intimate Strangeness of Death and Dying” by Eve Joseph

A poet and hospice worker explores the profound nature of death
Posted on February 7, 2020 by Rachel Jones (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

“In the Slender Margin: The Intimate Strangeness of Death and Dying” is Canadian poet Eve Joseph’s attempt to understand the process of death. With language as her thread, Joseph weaves a tapestry of memoir, research and philosophy that’s unbounded by … Continue reading →

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“No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for.”

- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Posted on January 23, 2020 by Rachel Jones (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
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“Heaven” by Beyoncé

Artist’s soulful song expresses grief while embracing death’s inevitability
Posted on January 14, 2020 by Rachel Jones (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

  In “Heaven,” pop icon Beyoncé employs her powerful vocals in an expression of grief, mourning – and acceptance. In the first verse, she laments the loss of a loved one: I fought for you, the hardest It made me, … Continue reading →

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Study Reveals That Our Brains Encourage Death Denial

Research demonstrates humans' inability to accept their own mortality
Posted on January 6, 2020 by Rachel Jones (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

A new study from researchers at Bar Ilan University in Israel has found that the human brain enables death denial by protecting us from the knowledge of our own mortality. Yair Dor-Ziderman, a former doctoral student at the university who … Continue reading →

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New Rituals Lessen Trauma of Code Blue Deaths for Clinicians

Doctors and nurses are embracing innovative ways to cope with patient deaths
Posted on December 29, 2019 by Rachel Jones (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

“Code blue.” These words, transmitted over a hospital’s loudspeaker, announce a life-threatening cardiac or respiratory arrest – resulting in trauma for the patient, as well as doctors, nurses and other hospital staff. When a code blue is called, anywhere from … Continue reading →

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