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Death Doulas Are Gaining in Popularity: These death “midwives” ease clients through the process of dying and grieving -
KAAN Architecten’s New Visitor Center at the Netherlands American Cemetery: A new edifice adds to the cemetery site while enhancing its original purpose: Honoring America's wartime dead -
“Prayer” by Lizzie West: Singer-songwriter reminds us that our loved ones live on in the sun and rain
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Tag Archives: Loss of a Loved One
Our Weekly Tip: Hold a Beachside Memorial for Your Loved One
Gather friends and family to honor your loved one as the tide comes in
Our Tip of the Week: Nothing captures the ephemeral nature of life more fully than the ebb and flow of the tide. Each day, the ocean rises to meet the land, drawn by unseen, inexorable forces we don’t fully understand. Later, just … Continue reading
Altars of Loneliness: The Art of Joseph Cornell
Groundbreaking American artist expresses disenfranchised grief through surrealist assemblage
Joseph Cornell (1903-1972) is widely known as an American artist whose work influenced key developments in the contemporary art world, such as the Fluxus movement and the rise of installation art. His favored techniques of collage and assemblage using common, found … Continue reading
“Dad just died…I think. Now what?”
Changes and actions that occur after the moment of death
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
What is an Undertaker? An Interview with Patrick McNally: Part Two
Patrick McNally shares his insights on ritual, art and funerals
Today SevenPonds speaks with Patrick McNally, the inspired real-life funeral director behind the blog The Daily Undertaker, which explores ritual and art surrounding death and dying. In this second part of our two-part interview, Patrick discusses the significance of ritual and how … Continue reading
Finding Peace When a Loved One Is Dying
The suffering of those left behind is very real, but there is comfort to be found in witnessing a good death
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
Posted in Dying Well
Tagged Death and Dying, Dying Process, ego, end-of-life, Family, Grief, Grief Loss and Bereavement, Loss of a Loved One, s, suffering and fear
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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
