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Our Annual Seven Holiday Gifts for Someone Who Is Grieving, 2024 Edition: Gracious gifts that spread love and beauty -
“Making Mobiles” by Karolina Merska: An artist’s manual on how to create beautiful Polish pajaki -
“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 Loss and Bereavement
What is Child Bereavement Care? An Interview with Peter Willig
Grief counseling services for children and families who are dealing with loss at the Children's Bereavement Center
Today, SevenPonds speaks with Peter Willig, the Director of Operations and Marketing at the Children’s Bereavement Center (CBC). The center is based in Miami, Florida, with counseling services available in the Coconut Grove, Miami Shore, Broward areas and more. The … Continue reading
”Facing the Final Mystery: A Guide to Discussing End-of-Life Issues” by Laura Larsen, RN
A guide to talking about death, dying and end-of-life issues
Facing The Final Mystery is by no means a book you read in a few sittings — nor does it simply live on your bookshelf. Larsen’s book is more of a consulting manual, especially regarding problems that are unique to … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged Books on death and dying, Death and Dying, End-of-life care, End-of-Life Issues, End-of-Life Planning, Facing the Final Mystery: A Guide to Discussing End-of-Life Issues, Grief Loss and Bereavement, Laura Larsen, Literature about Death, Planning for Death, talking about death, terminal illness
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“Knocking on Heaven’s Door” by Bob Dylan
A funeral song to remember soldiers and people who have passed away
The song “Knocking on Heaven’s Door” was originally written and sung by Bob Dylan for the soundtrack of the film Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid in 1973. The song has also produced countless cover versions, with each version proving to be suitable … Continue reading
Posted in A Rite of Passage
Tagged Arthur Louis, Bob Dylan Death, Bob Dylan Songs, Death and Dying, end-of-life, Eric Clapton Songs, Grief Loss and Bereavement, Guns N' Roses Songs, Knocking on Heaven's Door, Ms. Randy Crawford, Music, people who have passed away, Poems about Death, soldiers who have passed away
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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
How Does One Deal with Loss? An Interview with Dr. Kristine Kevorkian
Dr. Kristine Kevorkian brings environmentalism and ecology into the discussion on the grieving cycle
Dr. Kristine Kevorkian is a pioneering voice in the academic forum of end-of-life care, and has taught classes on grief and loss to psychology and social work students. She is an educator, writer, consultant and the facilitator of her local … Continue reading
“The Dead” by Albert Laighton
A poem accepting the different views we have on death and the afterlife
Today, society finally allows for different points of view regarding death and the afterlife. Albert Laighton, a poet who lived during the mid-19th century, questions the different views people may have on death despite the fact that he lived during … Continue reading
