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Tag Archives: Professional Advice
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, Part One
The Co-op Funeral Home of The People's Memorial's Managing Director discusses the cooperative
Today is part one of 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 … 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 Two
How aromatherapy and reiki promote healing through nature
Today is part two (read part one here) of SevenPonds’ interview 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 … Continue reading
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Tagged Aromatherapy, Beth Howard, Caring for caregivers, Death and Dying, Essential Oils, Grief and loss, Healing, Heather Michet, Iris Healing Arts, Making Piece: A Memoir of Love and Loss, Natural healing, Nutrition and wellness, Professional Advice, SevenPonds, Water and wellness
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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
Can A Handmade Softie Toy Be Of Therapeutic Benefit During The Grieving Process? An Interview with Wendy Tsao, Part Two
How one artist used a sewing machine and ingenuity to bring children's drawings to life
Today is part two of a two-part interview with Wendy Tsao, the artist who founded the home-based business Child’s Own Studio in 2007. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Child’s Own Studio was born when Wendy decided to make a softie toy … Continue reading
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Tagged art and grief, Art and Healing, Child's Own Studio, Childhood cancer, Children and Grieving, Death and Dying, Death and Dying Art, Death of a Child, grieving father, Grieving Mother, Professional Advice, SevenPonds, SevenPonds Interviews, softies, Wendy Tsao
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Can A Handmade Softie Toy Be Of Therapeutic Benefit During The Grieving Process? An Interview With Wendy Tsao, Part One
How one artist used a sewing machine and ingenuity to bring children's drawings to life
Today is part one of a two-part interview with Wendy Tsao, the artist who founded the home-based business Child’s Own Studio in 2007. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Child’s Own Studio was born when Wendy decided to make a softie toy … Continue reading
