Category Archives: Lending Insight

“Breathe” by Shanila Sattar

A breathwork facilitator takes readers on a journey of healing and discovery

How often, when we’re struggling, are we told to just breathe? Yet few of us know how to do that purposefully with any regularity, depth or understanding. Now, Shanila Sattar hopes to enlighten us with her 2022 book, “Breathe: Simple Breathwork … Continue reading

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“The Good Mourning” by Seldon Peden II

A grieving child offers helpful advice for children and adults

An estimated 6 million children ages 0-17 in the U.S.A will have a parent or sibling die. While there are numerous picture books for children themed around grief or processing death, most of these are written by adults. It’s rare … Continue reading

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“Aporia” directed by Jared Moshe

This film uses time travel to teach us about the consequences of avoiding feelings

“Aporia,” directed by Jared Moshe, presents a fresh take on the time travel genre. It also shows us how grief can affect people in different ways and illuminates the lengths some people will go to avoid feeling the pain of … Continue reading

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“The Seventh Seal” by Ingmar Bergman

A poetic classic film for contemplating death and mortality

I would like to begin this post by saying that I do NOT recommend “The Seventh Seal” to anyone who is grieving, nor those coping with the impending loss/current illness of a loved one.

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“Ethical Wills: Putting Your Values on Paper” by Barry K. Baines

A helpful resource about sharing personal beliefs and practical advice for future generations

An ethical will is a written record articulating a person’s beliefs, philosophies and life experiences as a legacy for others. While not a legal document, an ethical will can serve as a loving gift for future generations. The book “Ethical … Continue reading

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“Making Friends with Death” by Laura Pritchett

An award-winning novelist's take on how to prepare for death

Laura Pritchett, author of five novels, “came from a chaotic, strange, ranch-y, farm-y, science-y family,” which made her “familiar enough with life” and helped her “get familiar enough with death” by the time she was a teenager. Helping her mother … Continue reading

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