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Our Annual Seven Holiday Gifts for Someone Who Is Grieving, 2024 Edition: Gracious gifts that spread love and beauty -
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“Hands Up to the Sky” by Michael Franti & Spearhead: A surprisingly upbeat song about acknowledging both loss and the beauty of life
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Tag Archives: Grief and loss
Reality of Grief and Loss
Haunting photography symbolizes the loss of reality over the death of someone loved
Through her photography, Ellen Jantzen investigates the experiences of grief and loss. In photographs of her husband situated in various settings, she blurs out her husband’s image, leaving an empty presence on which the viewer projects his or her own personal experience. … Continue reading
What is Music Thanatology? An Interview with Sharilyn Cohn
Sharilyn Cohn of SacredFlight explains the nature of music thanatology, a form of palliative care that uses harp and voice to aid the terminally ill or dying
Today, SevenPonds speaks with Music Thanatologist Sharilyn Cohn from SacredFlight, a nonprofit based in Portland, Oregon. She graduated with degrees in Music Performance and Music Education from from the University of Memphis and performed as a professional cellist in Memphis … Continue reading
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Tagged Grief and loss, Harp, music thanatology, music therapy, Palliative Care
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How to Transition Through Grief and Loss? An Interview With Ligia Houben
She's gone beyond the traditional stages of grief and toward her "11 Principles of Transformation" to actively heal
Today SevenPonds speaks with Ligia Houben, who has her own private practice and conducts workshops on grief and loss in Miami, Florida. She is the executive director of The Center for Transforming Lives. She has a BA in Psychology and … Continue reading
What is Spiritual Care for the Ill, Dying and Bereaved? An Interview with Rabbi Eric Weiss
How spirituality in bereavement couseling can aid those coping with death
Rabbi Eric Weiss is the Executive Director of the Bay Area Jewish Healing Center. Located in San Francisco, California, the healing center serves throughout Sonoma and Mountain View. His experience with death and dying started years back before Rabbinic school. During what is … Continue reading
