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Tag Archives: Death and Dying
Mount Eerie’s Phil Elverum Releases “A Crow Looked at Me”
In his most intimate album yet, a singer-songwriter bares all in the wake of his wife's death
“A Crow Looked at Me,” the new album by Mount Eerie, the solo project of Washington based singer-songwriter/producer Phil Elverum, was written in the wake of his late wife’s death, as he processed the tragic loss and began to come … Continue reading →
How Does “You’re Going to Die” Facilitate Talking About Death?
An interview with Ned Buskirk, Part Two
Today SevenPonds concludes its interview with Ned Buskirk of the program You’re Going to Die, also known as YG2D. Ned is an entrepreneur, educator and producer who lives and works in San Francisco, California. Debra: Do you find that terminally … Continue reading →
What Is “You’re Going to Die”?
An interview with the movement's founder, Ned Buskirk, Part One
Ned Buskirk is a writer, creator, educator and producer who lives and works in San Francisco, California. His most recent and most ambitious project to date is You’re Going to Die, (YG2D) a creative movement that brings people together at … Continue reading →
“Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss” by Chuck DeKlyen and Pat Schwiebert
A children's book about finding your own way though the grieving process
“Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss” is brilliant. It’s one of those deceptively simple “children’s books” about loss and grief that is so profound, layered, and moving that it seems like it’s written as much for grieving adults … Continue reading →
What is Dysphagia and How Can The Eating Experience Be Enhanced For Those Who Suffer?
An interview with speech-language pathologist Erin Embry
Today, SevenPonds speaks with speech-language pathologist Erin Embry. Erin holds a dual degree in both Communication Sciences and Disorders and Health Policy and Management. She is also Director of the Speech@NYU online MS program in Communicative Sciences and Disorders and … Continue reading →

“To die will be an awfully big adventure.”














