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Tag Archives: Death and Dying
The Return of the Shrouding Women
Women are reclaiming jobs as funeral directors – a death-care profession dominated by men for over a century
Once death care was viewed as a woman’s job. The shrouding women washed the body of the deceased, anointed it with herbs, dressed and prepared it for a funeral or a wake. Women helped bring life into this world and … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged Caregiving, Cremation, Death, Death and Dying, Dying, Empathy, End-of-life care, Funeral, Funeral Directors, Grief, Women Funeral Professionals
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Who Guides Hospice Volunteers? An Interview with Steven Willey, Hospice Volunteer Manager
In part one of a two-part interview, SevenPonds sits down with Steven Willey, a hospice volunteer manager, to find out what inspires him and how he inspires others
Steven Willey began his hospice career in 1995 as a volunteer and home health aide for San Luis Obispo County Home Health and Hospice. In 1997, he became Volunteer Coordinator for Hospice of San Luis Obispo County, where he remained … Continue reading
Seeing Emptiness
Life and death in Mark Rothko's paintings
Staring at the floating colors, I find myself weeping. As my eyes fall into the deep, red abyss, my mind fills the void with everything: love, life, grief, death. The gift of the abstract is that we infill its apparent emptiness … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Abstract art, Art, Color field, Death, Death and Dying, Emptiness, Grief, Life, Mark Rothko, Rothko Chapel Project
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Mortal Darkness
Cancer and mortality emanate as darkness in Scottish artist Ken Currie's "Three Oncologists"
Three faces stare back at you, momentarily caught in the light as they turn into a looming darkness behind a curtain. Three men, clothed in gowns that quickly read medical. The illuminated gowns are covers that protect and contextualize these men as doctors. The … Continue reading
Japanese Death Poems, Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the Verge of Death
What words are as packed full of meaning and metaphor then those of a haiku?
I’ve been fascinated by haiku ever since I first laid eyes on one. Their intrinsic nature is to elicit mystery swirling around their brevity of words. Not only are they the shortest poems known to mankind, haiku unfailingly evoke breathtaking … Continue reading
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
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
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged acceptance, accepting loss, Christmas and holiday season, coping with expected loss, Death and Dying, Dr. Paul Coleman, Finding Peace When Your Heart Is In Pieces: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Other Side of Grief, Five Stages of Grief, Loss, Mothers Against Drunk Driving
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