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Tag Archives: Grief
How Can A Dreamscape Help Grieving Families Heal?
An interview with Nancy Gershman, Part Two
Today SevenPonds concludes our conversation with Nancy Gershman, a memory artist who creates “Dreamscapes” for people in hospice and their families. A Dreamscape is a photo collage that serves as a physical image of a memory or something the ill/deceased … Continue reading
Transforming the Legacy of Suicide – Part Two
From unraveling to weaving my own tapestry
It was my 18th birthday — five months to the day after my father’s suicide. Tears arrived without warning, without my permission. They burst through the protective armor that had been slowly eroding away through my process of denial and minimization. … Continue reading
Posted in Dying Well
Tagged anger, Emotional Healing, Grief, Grief and loss, Healing, Leaving a legacy, Legacy, Suicide
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“Kicking the Bucket List” by Gail Rubin
Gail Rubin makes life organization and end-of-life planning an easy process
If you’ve ever had a loved one die and had to sort through room after room of their life’s possessions, you know what a long, difficult process it can be. And if you’ve ever had to wade through your own … Continue reading
Chimpanzees Grieve Death Like Humans
Studies show how chimps grieve and mourn their dead
Chimpanzees are humans’ closest evolutionary relatives. Humans and chimps share roughly 99 percent of our DNA, and chimps display a wide range of emotions. It’s also possible that they mourn and grieve the deaths of relatives like we do. A study published … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Perspectives
Tagged Animal Death, Animal Kingdom, Chimpanzee, Chimpanzee Death, Chimps, Evolution, Grief, Mourning, Primate, Relatives
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“Collateral Beauty,” written by Allan Loeb
Loeb’s movie negatively portrays the grieving process as a problem that must be eliminated
Sitting in the movie theater, I was excited. I had my leather seat reclined, a tub of popcorn on the armrest and my Kleenex tissues readily accessible. I had heard mixed reviews about “Collateral Beauty,” but I wanted to form … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged Beauty, Collateral Beauty, Death, Edward Norton, Grief, Helen Mirren, Kate Winslet, Lending Insight, Life, Loss, Michael Peña, Movie Review, Will Smith
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