Tag Archives: Grief Loss and Bereavement

How Can Sharing a Meal Help Heal Grief and Loss? An Interview With Lennon Flowers, Part Two

The Dinner Party helps people share conversations about love, grief and life after loss
Posted on April 16, 2016 by Kathleen Clohessy Editor-in Chief/SevenPonds

This is part two of SevenPonds’ interview with Lennon Flowers, the founder and executive director of The Dinner Party, a multinational community of individuals working together to open conversations about life after loss. (Read part one here) Founded in December … Continue reading →

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Our Weekly Tip: Use Journal Writing to Deal with Loss

Write down your feelings to process emotions and ease grief
Posted on April 16, 2016 by Debra L. Stang (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Our Tip of the Week: Journaling can be a powerful way to work through the process of grieving. Often, simply writing down your feelings helps diminish their emotional impact and provides an outlet for feelings of pain, sadness and loss. Journaling … Continue reading →

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“We Are Not Ourselves” by Matthew Thomas

A critically acclaimed novel about life, love, loss and the struggle to overcome grief
Posted on April 15, 2016 by Kathleen Clohessy Editor-in Chief/SevenPonds

The critically acclaimed first novel by Matthew Thomas, “We Are Not Ourselves” is a sweeping tale of life, love and loss set against the backdrop of mid-century New York. The book spans six decades in the life of Eileen Tumulty, … Continue reading →

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Our Weekly Tip: Use Chinese Sky Lanterns to Memorialize a Loved One

Release miniature hot air balloons to symbolize the release of your loved one's spirit
Posted on April 9, 2016 by Kathleen Clohessy Editor-in Chief/SevenPonds

Our Tip of the Week: The concept of a person’s spirit ascending towards the heavens at the time of death is a common theme in many cultures and religions. It is also a comforting thought for those left behind — … Continue reading →

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“You need to say yes to suffering before you can transcend it.”

- Eckhart Tolle
Posted on April 5, 2016 by Juniper Quin (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
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“The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering.”

- Ben Okri
Posted on March 29, 2016 by Kathleen Clohessy Editor-in Chief/SevenPonds
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