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Category Archives: Professional Advice
How Sharing a Meal Can Help Heal Grief and Loss
SevenPonds speaks with Lennon Flowers, the founder of The Dinner Party
Today SevenPonds is featuring an interview conducted several years ago with Lennon Flowers, the founder and executive director of The Dinner Party, a multinational community of individuals working together to open conversations about life after loss. Founded in December 2013, … Continue reading
“Improving Healthcare Decision Making: Bringing Bioethics into Care Facilities”
An interview with Chris Wilson, bioethicist and advocate
Chris Wilson wears many hats: RN, lawyer, bioethicist, and founder of Community Healthcare Ethics. The certified healthcare ethicist is passionate about bringing conversations around informed consent, advance directives, and ethical decision making outside of hospital settings and into care facilities. … Continue reading
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The Power of Rituals for Healing Grief and Loss
Gabrielle Elise Jimenez embraces rituals with patients, clients and families
Hospice nurse and end-of-life doula Gabrielle Elise Jimenez has not had an easy life. During a recent Zoom class on ritual and forgiveness, she shared several more-than-challenging things to forgive: A father who was physically and emotionally abusive, a family … Continue reading
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A Sustainable Funeral Director Offers “A Ferrari for Every Funeral”
An Interview with Susanne Duijvestein explores the healing power of truly personalized funerals
In 2017, after 11 years of working in the financial sector, Susanne Duijvestein decided to follow a new path. Susanne is now a funeral director, who specializes in sustainable, non-traditional funerals. Since starting her company, Bij Afscheid, she has helped … Continue reading
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A Virtual Team Huddle Brings More Humanity to Cancer Care
An Interview with oncologist Hoa Le, M.D., who introduced the huddle to his oncology practice
Medical professionals cannot prevent death, but Hoa Le, M.D. is working to provide patients with what he describes as a “beautiful, dignified” end-of-life experience. Le, who’s been an oncologist for the past 17 years and currently practices at Kaiser Permanente … Continue reading
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California’s “Ryan’s Law” Allows Medical Cannabis Use in Healthcare Facilities
A long-time dedicated nurse offers her perspective on its benefits and future
KJ Page is a registered nurse and board certified in gerontology. She has been caring for the elder population in myriads of roles for more than three decades, currently serving as administrator for Chaparral House, a non-profit skilled eldercare community … Continue reading
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