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Tag Archives: Death and Dying
How to help Children deal with Grief? An Interview with Astrid Reichenbach
The Child Life Specialist opens up about supporting, counseling, and listening to children who face illness and end-of-life
Astrid Reichenbach, MA, CCLS, MFTI, is a certified Child Life Specialist working at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. She provides support for children at the hospital, whether they are long-term patients, one-time visitors, or the relative of another … Continue reading
The Descendants by Alexander Payne
Looking into all the Oscar buzz and pleasantly surprised by a film's message
Amidst Oscar buzz and recent nominations, it seems only fitting to head to the movies this weekend. I’m sure it came as no surprise to see The Artist among the nominees, but who ever thought a romantic comedy about … Continue reading
How to Cope with Grief? An Interview with Dr. Lizabeth Eckerd
The psychology professor discusses grief and our society's perceptions of death
Dr. Lizabeth Eckerd is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Humboldt State University. Her research interests include grief as well as death and dying. Kelly: Your specialty is grief. What got you interested in studying this topicin your pursuit of … Continue reading
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Tagged Death and Dying, Grief, Humboldt State, Lizabeth Eckerd, Psychology
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Monday Hearts for Madalene
Coping with Immense Grief through Art
Eleven months, two weeks, and six days after they met and fell madly in love, Page Hodel and her partner Madalene Rodriguez were torn tragically apart when Madalene passed away from ovarian cancer. Throughout their brief but blissful relationship, Page … Continue reading
Enduring Loss
Soulful Expressions from a SevenPonds Reader
This week’s Soulful Expressions is contributed by artist Diane Teske. If you would like to contribute or recommend art about death and dying, please contact dana@sevenponds.com. FLOWERS FADE from the artist: “I was led by my intuition to do a performance piece … Continue reading
Dragon Mothers: How to Parent a Dying Child
Emily Rapp’s “Notes from a Dragon Mom” distinguishes between directing the future and loving the present
Emily Rapp is a self-proclaimed Dragon Mom. Her baby son, Ronan, is almost certainly going to die before he turns three. He was born with Tay-Sachs, a genetic disease for which there is no cure. Such a horrible fact has … Continue reading
