Category Archives: Professional Advice

How Has End-of-Life Care Changed?

An interview with Barbara Karnes, nurse, author, and end-of-life educator, Part Two

In this second part of a two part interview, I sit down with award winning author, nurse, and end-of-life educator, Barbara Karnes, to talk about her experiences with hospice and end-of-life care. Among many other end-of-life works, Barbara wrote the famous”Gone … Continue reading

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How Does Educating People About the Dying Process Reduce Fear?

An interview with Barbara Karnes, nurse, author, and end-of-life educator, Part One

In this first part of a two part interview, I sit down with award-winning author, nurse, and end of life educator, Barbara Karnes to talk about her experiences and insight with end of life. Among many other works, Barbara is know … Continue reading

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What Do We Need to Know About Green Caskets?

An interview with Jonas Zahn, founder of Northwoods Casket Company, Part One

In this interview about green caskets, I am talking to Jonas Zahn, the founder of Northwoods Casket Company in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. Jonas built his first casket two days before Christmas in 2002 — for his grandfather, who was a … Continue reading

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How Did You Become Involved with Reimagine End of Life?

An interview with Jeannie Blaustein, Founding Chair of Reimagine End of Life, Part Two

In this second part of a two part interview, I talk with Jeannie Blaustein to hear about her experience with end of life, and how she became the founding chair of Reimagine. Jeannie has a PhD in Clinical Psychology from City College of New York as … Continue reading

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How Do We “Reimagine End of Life?”

An interview with Jeannie Blaustein, Founding Chair of Reimagine End of Life, Part One

In this first part of a two part interview, I sit down with Jeannie Blaustein to talk to her about Reimagine End of Life, both about her role as the founding chair and their upcoming event in New York on October 27th through … Continue reading

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What Is Recompose?

An interview with Katrina Spade, Founder and CEO of Recompose, a Benefit Corporation , Part Two

Today SevenPonds presents the second in a two part interview with Katrina Spade, the founder and CEO of Recompose. Katrina has been an entrepreneur and designer since 2002. She has over 15 years of experience in project management, finance and architecture, with a focus … Continue reading

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