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Our Annual Seven Holiday Gifts for Someone Who Is Grieving, 2024 Edition: Gracious gifts that spread love and beauty -
“Making Mobiles” by Karolina Merska: An artist’s manual on how to create beautiful Polish pajaki -
“Hands Up to the Sky” by Michael Franti & Spearhead: A surprisingly upbeat song about acknowledging both loss and the beauty of life
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Category Archives: Sharing Suzette
Is “The Widower Effect” True?
Also Meet the “Broken Heart Syndrome”
Four years ago I went through a completely unexpected shock induced by the separation from my husband after 20 years of marriage. For me, the circumstances of how it happened played as a virtual spousal death, including all the intermingled … Continue reading
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Tagged Broken Heart Syndrome, Cardiomyopathy, Effects of Grief, Grief, Length of Life, Suicide, Valentine's Day, Widower Effect, Widowers, Widows
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Why Suicide is Life Changing
Stephanie Madoff Mack Describes The End of Normal
At first glance, Stephanie Madoff’s Mack’s The End of Normal grabs our attention solely because she’s the wife of one of Bernie Madoff’s two sons, Mark. But the real value of the book is the experience she shares of her pain … Continue reading
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Tagged Loss of a Spouse, Madoff Widow, Stephanie Madoff Mack, Suicide, Widow
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Today I Asked Myself: What is Grief?
Sometimes We Need Some Serious Grief to Put Life in Perspective
Today I asked myself the question, “What is grief?” At SevenPonds we immediately think of loss and grief as symbiotic, but in lieu of recent events, I realized “grief” in its many meanings and forms is something we deal with … Continue reading
In Memoriam
Emily Catherine Miner: client, friend and a special person beyond description. One had to experience her sweetness to ever understand. She died December 14th - rest in peace sweet Emily.
Emily Miner loved by many including husband Dave and daughters Sophie and Calla. Visit her memorial on CaringBridge. Image courtesy of Page Hodel.
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Every man regards his own life as the New Year’s Eve of time.
- Jean Paul Richter
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Tagged Death Quotes, Famous Author Quotes, Jean Paul Richter, New Year Quote, New Year Saying, Quotes
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