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Category Archives: Professional Advice
What Is Senior-friendly Technology And How Is It Beneficial For Older Adults? An Interview With Juliet Kerlin
The research director at a company that builds computers for seniors explains the technology
Today SevenPonds speaks with Juliet Kerlin, research director at It’s Never 2 Late (IN2L), a Colorado-based company that builds senior-friendly computers for use in assisted living facilities and skilled nursing homes. In2L is dedicated to making computers and adaptive technology … Continue reading
What Is an Estate Organizer, and How Do They Help Families Heal? An Interview with Sarah Hirsch
An estate organizer talks about respectfully sorting through a loved one's possessions
Today SevenPonds connects with Sarah Hirsch, an estate organizer and genealogist who works with clients on sorting and properly memorializing personal possessions. When a loved one dies, it’s often difficult for families to go through their loved one’s things and … Continue reading
What Is Happiness? An Interview with Dr. Laura Delizonna
A clinical psychiatrist talks about finding happiness during life's most trying times
Today SevenPonds is speaking with Dr. Laura Delizonna, a clinical psychiatrist, instructor at Stanford University and happiness coach. The coauthor of several books on the value of mindfulness, Dr. Delizonna is a the founder of Choosing Happiness, an ongoing educational project that … Continue reading
What is the Dougy Center? An Interview with Donna Schuurman
The Dougy Center's former Executive Director talks about child and youth peer support and "posttraumatic growth"
For over 30 years, The Dougy Center in Portland, Oregon, has provided peer support groups for grieving children, teenagers, young adults, and their families. Today, the peer support program they pioneered has served as a model for at least 500 … Continue reading
What Is Whole Body Donation? An Interview with Andrew Corson
The Director of the Willed Body Program at UCSF talks to us about donating a body to science
SevenPonds interview with Andrew Corson, Director of the Willed Body Program at the University of California, San Francisco. A division of the UCSF Department of Anatomy, the program provides donated human remains to the UCSF medical and dental schools and … Continue reading
How Can Non-Medical Care Keep Your Loved One Safe and Comfortable? An Interview with Bridget Waller, RN, Part Two
Non-medical home care helps patients who are ill or at the end of life to stay at home.
In the second part of this two-part interview (read part one here), Bridget Waller, R.N., founder and owner of Hillendale Home Care, talks to SevenPonds about non-medical home care and how it can be integrated with hospice when patients are reaching the … Continue reading
