Category Archives: Sharing Suzette

Ringing in the New Year!

Choosing death over life In the name of love
Posted on January 1, 2019 by Suzette Sherman (Founder, SevenPonds)

While on a long sabbatical of sorts, I share with you one of my favorite articles I wrote in the past to ring in this New Year.  Many of us are familiar with Ida Straus, wife of Isidor Straus, the co-owner … Continue reading →

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Will You Have Regrets About Your Life?

According to Erikson’s theory sex is not always just sex
Posted on March 12, 2018 by Suzette Sherman (Founder, SevenPonds)

I was watching the Oscar-winning film “The Shape of Water” last night when I noticed the main character Elisa’s, up-in-age friend Giles, noted a few regrets about his life. One of them is that, he wished he’d had more sex … Continue reading →

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Talking About Dying with Your Parents is Difficult

When they start the conversation themselves, it’s even harder
Posted on September 11, 2017 by Suzette Sherman (Founder, SevenPonds)

I suppose few people understand how important talking about dying with their parents as much as I do. As the founder of SevenPonds, I have been deeply into the topic of death almost every day for the past six years. And … Continue reading →

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Movies Are an Unexpected Grief Healing Tool

More than entertainment, they offer the power to heal
Posted on June 19, 2017 by Suzette Sherman (Founder, SevenPonds)

We are all aware that movies can be incredibly powerful, but we rarely consider them to be a grief healing tool. Nevertheless, they often are. I experienced this personally in 2009. In the midst of my deep anguish and feelings … Continue reading →

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Haute Couture Cemetery Fashion Debuted This Spring

It's official: traditional burials are dead history
Posted on March 27, 2017 by Suzette Sherman (Founder, SevenPonds)

I’m under the hair dyer at my San Francisco salon flipping through a large format fashion magazine when there it is — I’m staring straight at haute couture cemetery fashion. Embroidered across a midi length green taffeta skirt are the … Continue reading →

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How I Got My Mom Talking About Her Dying Wishes

The Go Wish cards are the best tool possible
Posted on February 6, 2017 by Suzette Sherman (Founder, SevenPonds)

Yep, it’s true. I could not get my own mother to talk about her dying wishes. Here I am, the founder of SevenPonds, where I live, eat and breathe the death and dying process. And yet I was failing with … Continue reading →

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