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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: Something Special
Missing the Sound of Your Deceased Loved One’s Voice?
Ornaments, voicemails, and advanced technology can help us to hear them again.
No other human can match the expressive nature, tone, and resonance of your loved one’s voice. It is something quite unique to each of us; a personal calling card. So, when someone dies, we often say, “I miss the sound … Continue reading
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How to Break the News that Someone Has Died
Tips for sensitively sharing a loved one’s death with others
“Where were you when you learned Princess Diana had died?” This seemingly innocuous question, common among those who were highschool-aged or older when the British royal princess died in 1997, points to something significant: When, and how, we break the … Continue reading
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What’s Causing the Surge in US Traffic Deaths?
The cause for the rise in traffic deaths may surprise you.
As COVID swept America in 2020, it wasn’t the only factor contributing to a rising death toll. Traffic deaths have also risen dramatically in the past three years in the United States. This is a fairly shocking fact considering the … Continue reading
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How Virtual Reality Can Help You Make Peace With Death
How virtual reality and technology are changing the way we see life and death
Death is nothing short of humanity’s most palpable, inescapable fear — but we’re starting to find some loopholes. Enter: virtual reality.
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The Dead People’s Group Offers Support to Grieving Millennials
The group offers a safe virtual space where grieving 20 and 30-somethings can talk about death
The Dead People’s Group is a safe virtual space where 20 and 30-somethings gather to grieve, to heal. The group was founded in 2020 by Bre Metcalf-Oshinsky, who lost her mother to cancer at age 16. She says a high … Continue reading
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Is Daylight Saving Time Ruining Our Health?
Losing an hour in spring and gaining an hour in fall could be harmful to our internal clocks
It seems every November and March, the U.S. population is ready to debate the benefits of Daylight Saving Time. Many agree with the one-hour time change that occurs twice in a year while others hate how much their internal clock … Continue reading
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