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Expressing and Healing from Your Grief Through Artwork
Creating artwork can greatly help those struggling to cope with and heal from the grieving process after a loved one’s death
Sometimes words escape us when we are trying to express ourselves during our grieving process after a loss. That is why creating art — whether by yourself or with the help of an art therapist — could be the perfect … Continue reading
Posted in Practical Tips
Tagged art and grief, Art therapy, Art Therapy Ideas, Artwork, Grief and loss, Grief Therapy, Grief Tip, SevenPonds, Tips, weekly tips
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Imagine a Day when Funeral Homes, Morticians and Cemeteries Are Even Creepier than They Are Now
Ahh yes, consider what was and what is now
As the topic of death becomes more popular, I watch our morbid fascination with the macabre play out in the media. I also get concerned about the mental stronghold the funeral industry is retaining on our personal experiences with death. … Continue reading
Oliver Sacks Says Terminal Cancer Has Never Made Him Feel More Alive
Neurologist Oliver Sacks wrote an op-ed for the New York Times about embracing life in the face of death
A lot can change in a month, as Oliver Sacks found out recently. The 81-year-old writer and neurology professor went from swimming a mile every day to learning he had terminal, inoperable cancer. He says he’ll be lucky to have … Continue reading
Mourning Loss in Brazilian Funerals
This week, we look at how the traditions in Brazilian funerals memorialize the pain of loss
Like the act of death, Brazilian funerals are celebrations that happen almost instantaneously at first, before they extend into a long, drawn out, grieving process. This is a tradition that is born out of necessity, as the warm and moist … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Perspectives
Tagged brazil, Brazilian Funerals, Funeral, Grief, Grieving Process, Mourning, pain and loss, SevenPonds, virtual wake, Wake
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My Most Unusual Valentine’s Day Ever Resulted in an Epiphany About Life
What the most underrated part of life really is
Boy did I have an unusual Valentine’s Day this year, and it brought to me the most amazing epiphany! This past year resulted in a love not real (that’s the short version), followed by many Valentine’s Day gifts given and … Continue reading
Posted in Sharing Suzette
Tagged Drugs and Rock & Roll, Emotions, Epiphany, Gifts, Life, Love, Plutchick's Wheel of Emotions, SevenPonds, Sex, Unusual Valentine's
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