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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 Loss and Bereavement
Our Weekly Tip: Use A Checklist of Priorities When Someone Dies
Use the SevenPonds checklist to keep track of logistics and paperwork
Our Tip of the Week: Even when a death is expected, the moments and days following a loved one’s passing are often experienced in a fog-like, altered state. Keeping track of the necessary paperwork and logistical matters required of you … Continue reading
Our Weekly Tip: Carry Big Memories in a Tiny Stone
Carry your loved one with you in your pocket
Our Tip of the Week: When we experience a feeling of loss, it can be like part of ourselves has gone missing. When someone who has had a big impact on your life dies, it can seem as if his … Continue reading
How Can a Life Coach Help People Deal with Loss and Grief? An Interview with Linda Blachman
A professional life coach offers guidance for loss and grief
Today SevenPonds speaks with Linda Blachman, a certified professional life coach, certified imagery guide and author. Currently based in Berkeley, California, she received her training from the Coaches Training Institute, Fowler Wainwright and The Hudson Institute. She holds a Master … Continue reading
When A Child Has A Terminal Illness
Reflections on a short, full life, part two
Each month Kathleen Clohessy, R.N., offers a new perspective on living with a terminal illness. Kathleen comes to SevenPonds with 25 years experience as a registered nurse caring for families and children facing life-threatening illness. She began her career in the … Continue reading
Our Weekly Tip: Include Ancient Ancestral Practices in Funeral or Memorial Services
Ancestral practices tie the living to the dead across time and place
Our Tip of the Week: In this age of secular dying and grieving, many people struggle to find meaningful ways of memorializing their loved ones that don’t lean on a superficial spirituality or empty platitudes. If this resonates with you, … Continue reading
Finding Honest Connection in the Face of Grief
Saying goodbye to a loved one is heartbreaking. Don’t be afraid to share your tears
Join SevenPonds each month as Tani Bahti, RN, CT, CHPN, offers practical on-hand guidance to demystify the dying process. As an RN since 1976, Tani has been working to empower families and healthcare professionals to have the best end-of-life experience possible both through education and the … Continue reading
