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Tag Archives: Death
“Kicking the Bucket List” by Gail Rubin
Gail Rubin makes life organization and end-of-life planning an easy process
If you’ve ever had a loved one die and had to sort through room after room of their life’s possessions, you know what a long, difficult process it can be. And if you’ve ever had to wade through your own … Continue reading
How Can Natural Rituals Ease Grief?
An Interview with Christina Zampitella, Part Two
Welcome to the second part of my interview with Christina Zampitella, Psy.D., FT. (Read part one here.) Christina is a full-time professor and also has a private practice. She is interested in the healing power of natural rituals. Debra: Christina, … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged Bereavement, Cognitive behavioral therapy, Death, habit, Healing, integrative therapy, natural rituals, Ritual, symbols
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“Collateral Beauty,” written by Allan Loeb
Loeb’s movie negatively portrays the grieving process as a problem that must be eliminated
Sitting in the movie theater, I was excited. I had my leather seat reclined, a tub of popcorn on the armrest and my Kleenex tissues readily accessible. I had heard mixed reviews about “Collateral Beauty,” but I wanted to form … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged Beauty, Collateral Beauty, Death, Edward Norton, Grief, Helen Mirren, Kate Winslet, Lending Insight, Life, Loss, Michael Peña, Movie Review, Will Smith
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“You Are Not Alone” by Michael Jackson
A musical classic reminds us that death does not have to be a lonely experience.
When a loved one dies, one of the first things many of us do is make a phone call. Whether it’s to those that were closest to our loved one or to other family and friends of our own, connecting … Continue reading
Posted in Expressive Music
Tagged Classic, community, Death, deceased, Expressive Music, Family, friends, Healing, Lonely, Loved One, Michael Jackson, Music, SevenPonds, You Are Not Alone
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“Memorial to D.C.” by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Poem to a lost friend evokes love and longing
There is an old joke among writers that nobody likes to write but everybody likes to have written. Nothing could have been further from the truth for poet and playwright Edna St. Vincent Millay (1889-1950). Her love affair with words began … Continue reading
Posted in The Next Chapter
Tagged Death, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Grief, Loss, Memorial to D.C., Poetry, Pulitzer Prize, Robert Frost Medal
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