Tag Archives: Death and Dying

How Can Clowning Help Those With Serious Illnesses? An Interview with Dan Griffiths

Laughter is the best medicine for patients of all ages.

This is an interview with Dan Griffiths, a therapeutic clown and Executive Director of ClownZero in San Francisco. ClownZero is a San Francisco based, community supported, non-profit organization dedicated to improving life for children and communities worldwide through humanitarian clowning and … Continue reading

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This American Life on School Violence and Student Deaths

The Harper High School story reminds us that death and violence still happen every day.

In the wake of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newton, Connecticut, the storytellers at This American Life brought us a show recently to remind us that student death and gun violence aren’t all that unfamiliar in many of America’s schools. The … Continue reading

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How Can We Preserve Memory with DNA? An Interview with Ryan Lehto

The benefits of preserving our loved one's memory with DNA

Today we talk with Ryan Lehto, one of the founders of DNA Memorial. Ryan Lehto graduated from Lakehead University with a Bachelor’s in Biology and a Master’s in Molecular Biology with a specialization in DNA. As an accredited DNA scientist, his … Continue reading

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Death Cafes Create a New Kind of Space to Talk about Death and Dying

They're popping up all around the world now and prompting this important conversation.

Sometimes you just need to talk about death. You don’t need a therapist. You don’t need a self-help book. You don’t need a support group. You just need to say the word death and talk about what it means to you … Continue reading

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”I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying.”

-Woody Allen
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The Afterlife of Billy Fingers by Annie Kagan

A sneak preview of the book and the afterlife

Years ago, I went to a past life regression therapy session with Dr. Peter Wright, an experienced hypnotherapist. I don’t tell many people this story for a couple of reasons. For one, most people I know aren’t entirely comfortable with … Continue reading

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