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Neil deGrasse Tyson Prompts Ruminations on Life & Death in New Year: The famed astrophysicist celebrates the precious nature of human existence
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Author Archives: Suzette Sherman (Founder, SevenPonds)
What I Know Now
She was suffering complicated grief
When I moved to San Francisco in 2001, I drove east to spend the weekend with my Aunt Loraine in Tracy, California. I had not seen her in well over 2 decades. Since last we had seen each other, her … Continue reading
“About What Was Lost, 20 Writers on Miscarriage, Healing, and Hope” by Jessica Berger Gross
I share my own personal miscarriage due to no pregnancy yolk sac
I went through my own experience of a miscarriage many years ago and like all other women who have miscarried – it was unique. First, I went through the costly trials and tribulations of In vitro fertilisation (IVF) and against … Continue reading
More People Are Choosing Cremation Today Than Ever Before
Who would have thought this would be one of the reasons?
Posted in Laughter is Medicine
Tagged Cremated, Cremation, People Are Choosing Cremation
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Warding Off Evil Spirits
The many ways we wrangle unwanted spirits
Much of Halloween’s appeal is its dark underworld mystery we love. Once again it’s that time of the year when we find ourselves naturally embracing our paganism going back to when the world was filled with the scary unknown. This … Continue reading
”Dying to Know: Ram Dass & Timothy Leary” by Gay Dillingham
A film that's more psychedelic trip than deep exploration of the dying process
I’m not of the Timothy Leary generation, but I am on its cusp. The way in which he influenced us is not foreign to me, nor are the psychedelics he introduced into our culture back then. On the other hand, … Continue reading
”…Death Hath Ten Thousand Doors for Men to Take Their Exits.”
- John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi, 1612
