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Tag Archives: Professional Advice
What Is Aromatherapy, and How Can It Help Those Facing Death? An Interview with Nyssa Hanger
An aromatherapist offers insight into the mental and physical benefits that essential oils give us
Today SevenPonds chats with Nyssa Hanger, an aromatherapist based out of Tampa, Florida. She is a self-employed masseuse and an essential oils expert. She is also the founder and owner of Upward Spiral, a business with an advanced approach to healing … Continue reading
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Tagged Aromatherapy, Aromatic Kinesiology, Atlantic Institute, Essential oil, Grief, Hancock CranioSomatic Institute, Limbic System, Loss, Massage, Memory, Nyssa Hanger, Olfaction, Plant Extract, Professional Advice, Remembrance, Scents, Smell, Therapy, United Aromatherapy Effort, Upward Spiral
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How Do You Create An Alternative To Conventional Palliative Care?
An interview with palliative medicine specialist Dr. Michael Fratkin, founder of ResolutionCare, Part One
Today SevenPonds speaks with Dr. Michael Fratkin, palliative medicine specialist and president and founder of ResolutionCare. Birthed by Dr. Fratkin’s desire to expand palliative care beyond the limitations of our country’s broken healthcare system, ResolutionCare is a telemedicine project that uses videoconferencing technology … Continue reading
What Is Senior-friendly Technology And How Is It Beneficial For Older Adults? An Interview With Juliet Kerlin
The research director at a company that builds computers for seniors explains the technology
Today SevenPonds speaks with Juliet Kerlin, research director at It’s Never 2 Late (IN2L), a Colorado-based company that builds senior-friendly computers for use in assisted living facilities and skilled nursing homes. In2L is dedicated to making computers and adaptive technology … 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
What Is The Benefit of A Member Owned Cooperative Funeral Home? An Interview with Nora Menkin
The Co-op Funeral Home of The People's Memorial's Managing Director discusses the cooperative
Today is SevenPonds interview with Nora Menkin, Managing Director of The Co-op Funeral Home of The People’s Memorial in Seattle. The Co-op Funeral Home of People’s Memorial is one of the only cooperative funeral homes in the country, and here … Continue reading
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Tagged cooperative funeral home, Death care industry, funeral consumer movement, Funeral Director, Jessica Mitford, local funeral, Nora Menkin, People's Memorial Association, Professional Advice, Seattle, SevenPonds, SevenPonds Interviews, The American Way of Death, The Co-op Funeral Home of People's Memorial
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Can Aromatherapy and Reiki Help with Terminal Illness and End-of-Life Care? An Interview With Heather Michet, Part One
How aromatherapy and reiki promote healing through nature
Today SevenPonds is speaking with Heather Michet, a Registered Aromatherapist, Essential Oil Therapist and Reiki Master from Sandy, Oregon. The owner of Iris Healing Arts, Heather is a former civil engineer who transformed her personal interest in natural healing into … Continue reading
