Tag Archives: Acquainted with Grief

“Promise Me Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose” by Joe Biden

In his 2017 memoir, former Vice President Biden shares vows made to his dying son and others who have experienced great loss
Posted on March 2, 2018 by Laura B Hayden (Blog Writer, Sevenponds)

  Former Vice-president Joe Biden and his family were forced to mourn publicly when his 46-year-old son Beau died of a brain tumor in the spring of 2015. This was the second lightening strike of great loss Biden had endured … Continue reading →

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There is always a grief ritual happening somewhere in the [Dagara] tribe; it is always a way for people to not only acknowledge the hurt, but also that something else is being born within the self, because grief is a doorway to healing.”

- Sobonfu Somé
Posted on September 20, 2016 by Juniper Quin (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
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