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Tag Archives: Practical Tips
Our Weekly Tip: Learning from Grief with a Little Help from Some Trusted and Trained Friends
Enlisting the help of a grief coach can greatly aid those struggling with grief in the ability to gain guidance and insight from a friendly professional
Our Tip of the Week: When dealing with the death of someone beloved to you, grief can be a scary, isolating and complicated process. Being able to talk to someone who has experienced grief, yet is not personally involved with … Continue reading
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Tagged Dhyanis Carniglia, Grief, Grief Coaching, Grief Process, Grief Tip, Practical Tips, SevenPonds Tips
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Our Weekly Tip: Find Your Way With a Labyrinth
Labyrinths create a sacred container for end-of-life and memorial ceremonies
Our tip of the week: Labyrinths have been with us for thousands of years. The Reverend Lauren Artress uses labyrinths in ritual, and champions its use as a tool for emotional and spiritual healing in the grieving process. In a … Continue reading
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Tagged Bereavement, end of life ceremony, end-of-life, Grief, Grieving Process, Labyrinth, Memorial ideas, Practical Tips, SevenPonds, Veriditas
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Our Weekly Tip: The Devil is in the Details
In the process of estate planning, it is often the personal items that become the most controversial
Our Tip of the Week: Estate planning can be a difficult undertaking, as it involves a lot of deep work to think about what happens when you are no longer there to take care of your loved ones. There are … Continue reading
Our Weekly Tip: Remembrance Jars
Write thoughts to your loved ones and save them in a memorial jar
Our Tip of the Week: Sometimes when we lose someone close to us, thoughts constantly swirl through our heads that remind us of our loss. Most of these thoughts are random and simple. If you’re baking a pie, you might … Continue reading
Our Weekly Tip: Creating Space
Using circles to help embody community in memorial services and life celebrations
Our Tip of the Week: When we think of traditional funerals and memorial services, the vision that often comes to mind is rows of seated people facing an altar. This follows the same layout of most church and temple services, … Continue reading
Our Weekly Tip: A Scent to Soothe Bereavement
Invite the comforting smell of cinnamon into the home of a loved one going through the stages of grief
Our Tip of the Week: The smell of cinnamon abounds throughout the holiday season, bringing cheer and warmth to any environment (especially when coming from the oven). But aside from these happy associations, have you ever wondered why cinnamon is … Continue reading
