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Tag Archives: Grieving
“Lay Me Down” by Sam Smith
Heartfelt song gives a voice to grief beyond reason
We have all been there: standing before a stark reality and wishing against all reason that what we know to be true isn’t so. A common trait encouraged in children is to be moderate, thoughtful and temperate with their emotions … Continue reading
“Sad Isn’t Bad: A Good Grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing With Loss” by Michaelene Mundy
An educator and mother provides sound advice for children who are grieving a loved one's loss
Helping a child understand death is a challenging task, especially when you are grieving yourself. Children experience many of the same emotions as adults when they lose a loved one, although they process their grief in very different ways. Young … Continue reading
“A Dog Has Died” by Pablo Neruda
Pablo Neruda's factual ode weeps through wide-open eyes
Pablo Neruda is a great master of understatement, weaving the sparest details around the complexity of loss with a cry that carries its own weight and does not ask to be comforted. The first four lines of his poem “A Dog … Continue reading
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Tagged Chile, Dead pets, Death, Death of a pet, Graceful Mournings, Grief, Grieving, Isla Negra, Losing a pet, Pablo Neruda, Pablo Neruda poetry, Pet loss, Poetry
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“There Are Two Kinds of Terrible” by Peggy Mann
A 12-year-old boy loses his mother and struggles to bond with his father
Peggy Mann wrote “There Are Two Kinds of Terrible,” a book about a child who loses his mother to cancer, in 1977. Much of the technology and hospital policies have changed since the book was released, but the feelings of … Continue reading
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
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
“We Are Not Ourselves” by Matthew Thomas
A critically acclaimed novel about life, love, loss and the struggle to overcome grief
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
