Author Archives: Suzette Sherman (Founder, SevenPonds)


 David Byrne Sings “Buck Naked” In Memory Of His Mother Emma

It's one of two memorial songs he sang at her memorial service

David Byrne of the famous Talking Heads recently lost his mother Emma Anderson Byrne on June 24th. He was inspired to put a memorial of her life story online. It’s wonderfully written with lots of personal photos and family history. … Continue reading

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How Can We Integrate Green Burial With A Conservation Land Trust? An Interview with Joe Sehee

The former founder of the Green Burial Council explains how we can preserve land by incorporating beautiful end-of-life ritual locations

Today SevenPonds speaks with Joe Sehee an advocate for social justice based in Melbourne, Australia. As a Jesuit minister, Joe and his wife Juliette, began their journey by working for an environmental planning firm. About a decade ago, they decided … Continue reading

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“Living Life Dying Death” by Jennifer Collins Taylor

Inspires us with ideas on how to talk about death and dying

Death is undergoing a current cultural movement. The Boomers are starting to talk about it and making death that natural part of life it should be. Yet there exists a wide schism between the older generation, who view death as … Continue reading

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In Ireland An Epitaph On A Grave Of The Past Offers LOL

For a man who was hanged when caught sheep stealing: "Here lies the body of Thomas Kemp, lived by wool died by hemp"

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Robin Williams Committed Suicide: In the Past, Would He Have Died In An Insane Asylum?

Perhaps we need to reconsider our approach to depression

It’s hard for me to not write about suicide today. Robin Williams just committed suicide, grabbing our national attention, but for me it hits closer to home. You see my whole life, I’ve happily surrounded myself with creative types and … Continue reading

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Robin Williams: A Sad Death by Suicide

His publicist reports he had been suffering from depression

Being that SevenPonds is located in San Francisco, the home of Robin Williams, we are incredibly saddened to hear the news of his suicide at the age of 63. We were aware he’d been suffering from depression for some time … Continue reading

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