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Author Archives: Suzette Sherman (Founder, SevenPonds)
A Graphic Designer’s Brother Dies in a Plane Crash
Using her experience and design sense, one woman helps others through the stages of grief
Dana Shields, a graphic designer in Menlo Park, California, has used her design sense to help herself heal from the unexpected death of her youngest brother, Jeb, in 1991. Jeb was a Navy pilot who died in a classified mid-air … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Art, Dana Shields, Design for Death, Five Stages of Grief, Stages of Grief, sympathy gift, unexpected death
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What is Palliative Care at a Veteran Hospital? An Interview with Dr. VJ Periyakoil
The VA Palo Alto Heath Care facility is a pioneer in providing services for Veterans who are dying
Today, SevenPonds speaks with Dr. VJ Periyakoil, an Associate Director of Palliative Care Service, VA Palo Alto Health Care System. Additionally, she is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine and the Director of Stanford Palliative Care Education and … Continue reading
“Haunted Houses of California: A Ghostly Guide To Haunted Houses & Wandering Spirits” by Antoinette May
Time for a good read on haunted houses and ghosts
With Halloween coming up this week I have the deep desire to explore and tour haunted houses. I love haunted anything! So I picked up a book to survey my local options here in the San Francisco Bay Area. Given … Continue reading
What Are the Tools for Meditating While Dying? An Interview With Maneesha James
The meditation expert travels the world to teach a moving message: that dying is living
Today SevenPonds speaks with Maneesha James, who explores meditation as a resource for all aspects of living and dying. Maneesha lives in London, England and graduated in nursing, midwifery and psychiatry. She’s had a number of influences that have changed her … Continue reading
What’s Halloween without a Ghost Story?
My true story of a cocktail party in an 1866 haunted house in New York state!
It’s Halloween this month and in honor of one of my favorite holidays, I will repost one of my favorite Sharing Suzette’s from the past. On Halloween, we start to think things like, are ghosts real? Let me start by … Continue reading
Posted in Sharing Suzette
Tagged Cocktail party, Death and Dying, Ghost Story, Ghosts, Halloween, Halloween Story, Haunted, Haunted House, Holidays, New York, Old House, West Point Foundry
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How Do You Get Started with Estate Planning? An Interview with Nancy Williamson
Nancy offers up her three tips for estate planning
Today SevenPonds speaks with Nancy Williamson of San Jose Wills and Trusts in San Jose, California. Nancy is an attorney of law who specializes in estate planning. She graduated from University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law and has … Continue reading
