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Tag Archives: Facing Terminal Illness
What Is Happiness? An Interview with Dr. Laura Delizonna
A clinical psychiatrist talks about finding happiness during life's most trying times
Today SevenPonds is speaking with Dr. Laura Delizonna, a clinical psychiatrist, instructor at Stanford University and happiness coach. The coauthor of several books on the value of mindfulness, Dr. Delizonna is a the founder of Choosing Happiness, an ongoing educational project that … Continue reading
Soul Care Project Provides Free Non-Denominational Spiritual Counseling
U.S.-based nonprofit serves professional and family caregivers as well as the terminally ill
The Soul Care Project is run by the HealthCare Chaplaincy Network, a U.S.-based nonprofit healthcare organization. The SCP provides free, non-denominational spiritual support services. Its website provides resources such as counseling support, multi-faith prayers and meditations and advice for both caregivers and the … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged Board certified healthcare chaplain, Caregiver Support, Caregiver tips, Caring for an aging parent, Caring for caregivers, caring for elderly parents, Facing Terminal Illness, Grief, HealthCare Chaplaincy Network, I Have a Terminal Illness What Do I Do?, Soul Care Project, Suffering from a Terminal Illness, terminal illness
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Meetings at the Edge: Dialogues with the Grieving and the Dying, the Healing and the Healed by Stephen Levine
Stephen Levine has a conversation about death and dying
“Let this book tear your heart open,” Stephen Levine writes in the introduction to his book Meetings At The Edge: Dialogues With the Grieving and Dying, The Healing and The Healed, a compilation of transcribed conversations Levine had with people … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged American Buddhism, bereavement counseling, Book on Grief, Books about Terminal Illness and Friendship, Facing Terminal Illness, Grief Counseling, Grieving, Hanuman Foundation Dying Project, Meetings at the Edge, Meetings at the Edge: Dialogues with the Grieving and the Dying the Healing and the Healed, Ondrea Levine, Ram Dass, Stephen Levine
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The Art of Dying Conference April 24th – 26th, 2015, NYC
The New York City Open Center presents a truly compelling conference on end of life
If you are interested in exploring end of life, The New York Open Center is hosting a fantastic conference “The Art of Dying” that examines spiritual, scientific and practical approaches to death and dying. You will have the opportunity to attend a … Continue reading
