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Our Annual Seven Holiday Gifts for Someone Who Is Grieving, 2024 Edition: Gracious gifts that spread love and beauty -
“Making Mobiles” by Karolina Merska: An artist’s manual on how to create beautiful Polish pajaki -
“Hands Up to the Sky” by Michael Franti & Spearhead: A surprisingly upbeat song about acknowledging both loss and the beauty of life
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Author Archives: Zoë Byrne (Editor in Chief, SevenPonds)
Monday Hearts for Madalene
Page Hodel creates the most beautiful hearts in an ongoing celebration of love
Christmas Wishes! It’s an honor for SevenPonds to share with our readers the story of the Monday Hearts for Madalene project, a true account of the power of love in the midst of death. The project’s origins take us to 2005: the moment Page … Continue reading
Traditional Czech Christmas Dinner Customs and Superstitions Surrounding Death
An exploration into some of the Czech Republic's Christmas dinner customs and superstitions surrounding death
Christmastime is a time for families to enjoy each other’s company, usually over meals. For those in the Czech Republic, December 24th is the day for their traditional Christmas dinner. Nowadays, however, many of the customs and superstitions are not practiced … Continue reading
“For Weeks After the Funeral” by Andrea Hollander Budy
Andrea Hollander Budy’s “For Weeks After the Funeral” demonstrates how acute grief can easily turn into complicated grief the longer things are left unsaid or unacknowledged
When you lose someone beloved to you, the earth can feel like it shatters into a million shards of glass, while time and life also stands frozen. Grief crashes over you like choppy waves. One minute, you feel like your … Continue reading
Monday Hearts for Madalene
Page Hodel creates the most beautiful hearts in an ongoing celebration of love
Happy Hanukkah! It’s an honor for SevenPonds to share with our readers the story of the Monday Hearts for Madalene project, a true account of the power of love in the midst of death. The project’s origins take us to 2005: the moment Page … Continue reading
Monday Hearts for Madalene
Page Hodel creates the most beautiful hearts in an ongoing celebration of love
The Holidays Begin! It’s an honor for SevenPonds to share with our readers the story of the Monday Hearts for Madalene project, a true account of the power of love in the midst of death. The project’s origins take us to 2005: the moment … Continue reading
Twelve Breaths a Minute: End-of-Life Essays/Edited by Lee Gutkind
A book of end-of-life essays sponsored by the Jewish Healthcare Foundation strives to open up a community conversation among medical providers and laypeople about their personal experiences with death and dying
Much like our Opening Our Hearts series here on the SevenPonds blog, Twelve Breaths a Minute: End-of-Life Essays is a book filled with essays about people’s personal experiences with the end of life. As the editor Lee Gutkind notes, Twelve … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged Amanda J. Redig, Books about End-of-Life, Creative Nonfiction Literary Magazine, Death and Dying, Good Death, Jewish Healthcare Foundation, Lee Gutkind, Opening our hearts, opening the conversation on death., The Measure of Time, Twelve Breaths a Minute: End-of-Life Essays, US Healthcare System
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