Category Archives: Professional Advice

How Should Caregivers Cope with Dementia? An Interview with Linda Clark

A hospice volunteer talks about what she has learned through her work

Today, SevenPonds speaks with Linda Clark, a hospice volunteer at Journey Care in Illinois. As a volunteer, she assists patients with daily tasks and comforts family members who are coping with a relative’s terminal illness. Clark also contributes stories to the … Continue reading

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What Can Hospice Teach Us About Coping? An Interview with Mary York

Hospice volunteers tell personal stories through the Windows Within Project

Today, SevenPonds speaks with Mary York, founder of the Windows Within Project, part of the Hospice Volunteer program. An experienced hospice volunteer, Mary also interviews fellow hospice volunteers for the Windows Within Project website, whose goal is to educate readers … Continue reading

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What is Collaborative Patient-Centered Care? An Interview with Dr. M. Grace Laurencin

A primary care physician discusses the details of patient-centered care

Today, SevenPonds spoke with Mercedes Grace Laurencin, M.D. M.P.H. about the interpersonal, social and psychological aspects of providing primary care as a physician. Her retainer medical practice, based in Santa Cruz, California, places special emphasis on accessibility issues for elderly and … Continue reading

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How Can Yoga Help Us Confront Death? An Interview with Camella Nair

A yoga teacher and swami discusses impermanence

Today SevenPonds speaks with Camella Nair, a yoga teacher and swami born in England and based in California, about her spiritual journey through yoga over the past 30 years. Camella is certified in death midwifery and certified as an Ayurvedic … Continue reading

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How Does Grief Affect the Creative Process? An Interview with Photographer Sarah Treanor

A fine art photographer discusses how art helped her cope with the sudden death of her fiancé

Today, SevenPonds spoke with Sarah Treanor, a fine art photographer and writer, based in Ohio. Her recent body of work, Still, Life, consists of self-portraits that explore her grieving process following the sudden death of her fiancé in 2012. Juniper: How does … Continue reading

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How Do You Navigate Your Medical Benefits After Retirement? An Interview with Pat Macholl

A Medicare counselor talks about how to get medical care after retirement

Today SevenPonds spoke with Pat Macholl, a volunteer counselor with Legal Assistance for Seniors/Alameda HICAP. Her San Francisco-based office helps clients learn how to navigate their healthcare benefits through Medicare. Macholl teaches people about their benefits at the end of life, … Continue reading

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