Category Archives: Lending Insight

Jane Harris and Jimmy Edmonds are on a mission to “change the landscape and language of grief.” The Good Grief Project is their joint effort to help families dealing with grief as a response to the sudden loss of a … Continue reading →

It may be ironic that the first book I’ve read by Christopher Hitchens is his last: “Mortality,” a short memoir of his fatal encounter with esophageal cancer. Beginning with his diagnosis and ending, abruptly, with some unfinished jottings (followed by … Continue reading →

“Words at a Threshold: What We Say as We’re Nearing Death.” examines the final idioms uttered from the lips of our dying loved ones. Author Lisa Smartt contends they may hold deeper meaning than mere words. Smartt’s father offered incoherent … Continue reading →

“The Three Lives of Thomasina” is based on the 1957 novel “Thomasina, the Cat Who Thought She Was God” by Paul Gallico, who also wrote “The Poseidon Adventure,” “Pride of the Yankees” and “The Snow Goose,” among other works. “Thomasina” … Continue reading →

Directed by Herbert Ross, “Steel Magnolias” is the all-star 1989 dramedy based on the play by Robert Harling. Starring Dolly Parton, Sally Field, Julia Roberts, Shirley MacLaine, Olympia Dukakis, and Daryl Hannah, this ensemble film presents a slice-of-life in a … Continue reading →

“Mom’s Sweater” is a sensitive story about a young girl who loses her mother to a terminal disease. Through a comfort object, her mother’s favorite sweater, the protagonist is able to better understand grief and find her way to healing.