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Tag Archives: Loss
How Do You Accept Loss During The Holidays? An Interview with Dr. Paul Coleman, Part One
In this two-part interview, Dr. Paul Coleman talks about his latest book about accepting loss and ditching the five stages of grief
Today, SevenPonds speaks with Dr. Paul Coleman, a psychologist who recently wrote a book about loss called Finding Peace When Your Heart Is In Pieces: A Step-By-Step Guide to the Other Side of Grief, Loss and Pain. In part one of … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged acceptance, accepting loss, Christmas and holiday season, coping with expected loss, Death and Dying, Dr. Paul Coleman, Finding Peace When Your Heart Is In Pieces: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Other Side of Grief, Five Stages of Grief, Loss, Mothers Against Drunk Driving
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Death and Turkey
The history of Thanksgiving as a holiday of life, death and mourning
In American culture, there are two different thought processes behind the history and tradition of Thanksgiving. The most prevalent of which is the school-taught story of a celebration between the Pilgrims and Indians (most likely with the Wampanoag tribe) in … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Perspectives
Tagged American Culture, american indian, day of mourning, day of thanks, Loss, Mourning, Thanksgiving, wompanoag
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The Pitfalls of Choosing Hospice Care
Why a nonprofit hospice may be a more sensible option when choosing end-of-life palliative care
What if you’ve cared for terminally ill loved ones until your resources have been exhausted? You are exhausted too, having taken on a role of a nurse while grieving over the impending loss. Finally a decision is reached to find … Continue reading
Connecting to Grief Past and Present
Andrea Bayer, the curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art tells the story of her loss through great works of art
If you are an artist, you may express your grief through art, but what if you are a curator of one of the most renowned museums in the country? Andrea Bayer, the curator of European paintings at the Metropolitan Museum … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Andrea Bayer, Art, Bereavement, Death, Grief, Loss, loss of parents, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Mourning, New York City, past and present
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“The Truth About Pretty Girls” by Karin Slaughter
Karin Slaughter explores how death has the power to reshape our lives
“The Truth About Pretty Girls” is a salty and bitter story about how anger and grief can rule over the heart, even decades after someone has passed. Slaughter’s story comes to us as an audiobook exclusive in her collection, The … Continue reading
Artist Dario Robleto: Heaven is Being a Memory to Others
Contemporary Artist Dario Robleto explores the relationship between death and memory
The 2008 Frye Art Museum exhibit, Heaven is Being a Memory to Others, provided a space for artists to present pieces about death, life and memory in conversation – particularly artists like Dario Robleto. The show was described as having … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Contemporary Art, Creatvity, Dario Robleto, Death, Death and art, Emma Frye, Frye Art Museum, Grieving, Life and Death, Loss, Memory, memory and loss, Mourning, Patsy Cline
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