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Tag Archives: Loss
Bali Fire Burials
Exploring the Balinese's liberation of the soul through fire and water
All around the world, people practice their own funerary customs and traditions. Some cultures practice air sacrifices, some practice cave burials – but people from Bali, Indonesia, combine religion and cremation in a ritual known as the fire burial. Through fire burial, … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Perspectives
Tagged Bali, Balinese, Balinese funeral, Cremation, family loss, Fire Burials, Funeral, Hinduism, Indonesia, Loss
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A Film About Love and Loss Debuts in San Francisco
Join us for the screening of "When The Fall Comes" and support Josie's Place, which provides for bereaved children and families
Come join Adriana Marchione and filmmakers Wyatt Roy and Michael Brandt for the initial screening of the documentary film, When the fall Comes—a film about love and loss. Tickets ($12) are available for this Sunday, March 9th at 2 pm. Doors … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged Films on Loss, Loss, Love and Loss, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay Area, When the Fall Comes
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What Is The Centre for Living with Dying Program? An Interview with Janet Childs
The Director of Education at the Centre for Living with Dying program on grieving the loss of a loved one
Janet Childs is the Director of Education and Critical Incident Stress Response at the Centre for Living with Dying program. She works specifically within the Bill Wilson Center, a nonprofit located in the San Francisco Bay Area that is dedicated … Continue reading
My Evening with Gloria Steinem and Letty Cottin Pogrebin – Who Would Have Thought We’d Be at This Feminist Junction
Feminism takes on it’s final movement: the right way to both age and die well
When I saw the name Gloria Steinem on the City Arts and Lectures mailer (also known as the NPR interviews,) I immediately phoned in for my ticket. I had no intention of missing one of my all-time favorite female pioneers. … Continue reading
Posted in Sharing Suzette
Tagged breast cancer, C Word, Cancer, City Arts and Lectures, Dealing with an Illness, Death and Dying, Gloria Steinem, How to Be A friend To A Friend Who’s Sick, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Loss, Ms Magazine, NPR, Sickness, terminal illness, The Big C, What to Do When Dealing With Terminal Illness
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Short Story: “Breaking the News,” by Vladimir Nabokov (1935)
Friends struggle with how to break very bad news in this story of the moment before grief
A prominent 20th-century author and one of the great masters of language, Vladimir Nabokov wrote his share of epic, seminal novel-length works, including Lolita, Pale Fire, and Ada, or Ardor. But in the short story “Breaking the News,” first published … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged Breaking the News, Classic Literature, Death, Loss, Loss of a Child, Vladimir Nabokov
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How Do We Respond to Trauma in the Workplace? An Interview with Wilma Bass
If a crisis were to strike your workplace, what would you do?
Wilma Bass is the President of Trauma Outreach Associates, a Bay Area based company that provides crisis recovery services to business and organizations to help them “return to normalcy and productivity” after a trauma — like death, violence, or natural … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged Crisis, Death, Loss, Mental health, Psychological trauma, Trauma Recovery, Vanessa Watt, Wilma Bass, Workplace Trauma
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