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Comfort After Tragedy: A Love Legacy From a Friend

Learning how to live better after loss
Posted on September 10, 2021 by Melissa Gouty

This is Jeri’s story as told to Melissa Gouty. Our “Opening Our Hearts” stories are based on people’s real-life experiences. By sharing these experiences publicly, we hope to help our readers feel less alone in their grief and, ultimately, to … Continue reading →

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“When we fully honor our many losses, our lives become more able to embody the wild joy that aches to leap from our hearts into the shimmering world.”

- Francis Weller
Posted on February 13, 2018 by Kathleen Clohessy Editor-in Chief/SevenPonds
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How Do You Accept Loss During The Holidays? An Interview with Dr. Paul Coleman

In this two-part interview, Dr. Paul Coleman talks about his latest book about accepting loss and ditching the five stages of grief
Posted on December 27, 2014 by Marissa Abruzzini (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Today, SevenPonds speaks with Dr. Paul Coleman, a psychologist who recently wrote a book about loss called Finding Peace When Your Heart Is In Pieces: A Step-By-Step Guide to the Other Side of Grief, Loss and Pain. In part one of … Continue reading →

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Giving Permission to Die

Discovering the importance of letting go even before a loved one has passed
Posted on January 9, 2013 by Katie Ryan (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

You might remember a couple months ago when we first talked about the chakras and the cleansing process that facilitates a more peaceful death.  The basic idea behind the practice is to rid oneself of all negativity in a holistic, … Continue reading →

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