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Category Archives: Professional Advice
What Is A Coroner And What Does Their Work Entail?
An interview with Ken Holmes, former Coroner for Marin County, California, Part One
Today SevenPonds speaks with Ken Holmes. Originally from Fresno, CA, Ken began working with the Marin County Coroner’s Office as a death investigator in 1975. He worked there for 36 years, eventually serving as the elected coroner for 12 years. … Continue reading
What Does Cryonics Cost?
An interview with Andy Zawacki, Cryonics Chief Operations Officer, Part Two
Today SevenPonds speaks with Andy Zawacki, Chief Operations Officer for the Cyronics Institute (CI) in Clinton Township, Michigan. The Cyronics Institute is the only non-profit organization in the United States. Andy has been involved with the facility since 1985 and … Continue reading
What is Cryonics?
An interview with Andy Zawacki, Cryonics Institute's Chief Operations Officer, Part One
Today SevenPonds speaks with Andy Zawacki, Chief Operations Officer for the Cyronics Institute (CI) in Clinton Township, Michigan. Andy has been involved with the facility since 1985 and now oversees and coordinates memberships and prepares documents and also facilitates cryonics. … Continue reading
How Does Touch Awareness Improve Caregiving and Healthcare?
An interview with Everflowing director and educator Irene Smith, Part Two
Today SevenPonds speaks with Irene Smith, founder and director of Everflowing, an educational program centered around creating a more supportive environment for hospice patients and their healthcare providers. Smith has three decades of experience as an educator and practitioner, focusing primarily on … Continue reading
How Important is Touch at the Bedside of the Dying?
An interview with Everflowing director and educator Irene Smith, Part One
Today SevenPonds speaks with Irene Smith, founder and director of Everflowing, an educational program centered around creating a more supportive environment for hospice patients and their healthcare providers. Smith has three decades of experience as an educator and practitioner, focusing primarily … Continue reading
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Tagged AIDS, Everflowing, Hospice, Irene Smith, massage and grief, power of touch, Therapeutic touch, Touch Awareness
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How Can We Open Our Hearts to Grief?
An interview with Dr. Joanne Cacciatore, the founder of the MISS Foundation and an expert in traumatic grief, Part Two
Today SevenPonds concludes our interview with Dr. Joanne Cacciatore, Ph.D. a psychologist and educator who specialize in helping clients navigate the experience of traumatic grief, especially in the wake of the death of a child. The founder of the MISS Foundation, an … Continue reading