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Tag Archives: Grieving
In Memoriam: Photo Series Remembers the 2013 Boston Marathon Deaths
Photographer Robert X. Fogarty celebrates the lives of those lost during the 2013 Boston Marathon
The 118th Boston Marathon will take place this coming Monday, April 21st, and will mark a spirited return of many who were injured in the 2013 attacks. Indeed, the Boston Marathon bombings continue not only to resonate with those involved … Continue reading
Flower Power: Oils for Loss and the Stages of Grief
Oils to aid the stages of grief both during and after a memorial
5 Tips to Heal from a Loss with Floral Oils: Overlooking the effects a loss can have on our emotional and physical well-being is not an uncommon scenario. But in the middle of the flurry that is prepping for a … Continue reading
Posted in Practical Tips
Tagged Aromatherapy, Chamomile, Cinnamon, Death, Essential oil, Essential Oils, Flower, Flower Oils, Flower Power, Geranium, Grief, Grieving, Health, Heart, Lavender, Lavender oil, Loss, Loss of a Loved One, Oil therapy, Rose, Stages of Grief
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Elizabethtown by Cameron Crowe
“Deep, beautiful, meloncholy of everything that happened” Claire Colburn
Films are exits from reality. They allow you to escape into your own fantasy—but they can offer more than just that. Films are a way of broadening our perspectives and of learning things that we have yet to experience. … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged Cameron Crowe, Cremation, Elizabethtown, end-of-life, Grieving, Grieving Guidance, Humor, Kirsten Dunst, Loss, Loss of Father, Orlando Bloom
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Grieving Through Time and Terminal Illness
Ben Nunery's re-created wedding pictures pay a unique tribute to his late wife
Years after photographer Ben Nunery’s wife passed away from a terminal illness, he decided it was time channel his grieving into a more creative outlet. Before his wife was diagnosed with a terminal illness, Ali and Ben were on the … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Death, Death of spouse, Grief Loss and Bereavement, Grieving, Late Wife, Mother, terminal illness, Widow, Widower, Wife
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Wild by Cheryl Strayed
Redefining what it means to be strong mentally and physically in the face of loss
A few weeks ago, I was very pleased to find a book had magically downloaded on my Kindle. I forgot I’d preordered it months ago after reading Cheryl Strayed’s essay, “The Love of My Life.” After her mother died … Continue reading
The Power of Grief: Widow Stays by Spouse’s Side after his Death
Why a Belgian widow slept beside her husband for an entire year after his passing
When a loved one passes, we suddenly feel our body become susceptible to unimagined emotions associated with death. No one person is exempt from the reality that grief becomes a curious blend of fear, depression, anger and denial that moves … Continue reading
