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Tag Archives: Death
Taking the Time to Say Goodbye: Vietnamese Funeral Customs
Traditional Vietnamese culture allows plenty of time for the grieving and burial process
We often anticipate the emotional and physical energy the death of a loved one will require from us, but seldom do we stop to think about the time it will demand from us as well; there is the time it … Continue reading
9 Facts About Life I’ve Learned from Writing About Death
Life lessons from end-of-life industry experts, medical professionals and those grieving loss
This month will mark my last as a blog writer for SevenPonds. I joined this team two years ago as a young writer with little insight into the end-of-life industry, only knowing that I agreed with our founder Suzette that … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged Death, End-of-life care, End-of-Life Planning, Health, Life lessons, Palliative Care
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Talking About Death and Releasing Fear
Ram Dass explains how talking about death can help release our fear of dying
Recently we spoke with Jon Underwood on the topic of Death Cafes. In the article (which you can find here), we discussed how important it is to have a safe environment where we can talk openly about death. In this … Continue reading
What are Death Cafes? An Interview with Jon Underwood, Part I
Creating a safe environment for people to talk about death and dying
Today we talk with Jon Underwood, the founder of Death Cafe. Based on the sociology studies of the Swiss Bernard Crettaz, the goal of Death Cafe is to create a safe environment where people can engage in conversation about death … Continue reading
Short Story: “Breaking the News,” by Vladimir Nabokov (1935)
Friends struggle with how to break very bad news in this story of the moment before grief
A prominent 20th-century author and one of the great masters of language, Vladimir Nabokov wrote his share of epic, seminal novel-length works, including Lolita, Pale Fire, and Ada, or Ardor. But in the short story “Breaking the News,” first published … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged Breaking the News, Classic Literature, Death, Loss, Loss of a Child, Vladimir Nabokov
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