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Tag Archives: Stages of Grief
A Graphic Designer’s Brother Dies in a Plane Crash
Using her experience and design sense, one woman helps others through the stages of grief
Dana Shields, a graphic designer in Menlo Park, California, has used her design sense to help herself heal from the unexpected death of her youngest brother, Jeb, in 1991. Jeb was a Navy pilot who died in a classified mid-air … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Art, Dana Shields, Design for Death, Five Stages of Grief, Stages of Grief, sympathy gift, unexpected death
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How to Transition Through Grief and Loss? An Interview With Ligia Houben
She's gone beyond the traditional stages of grief and toward her "11 Principles of Transformation" to actively heal
Today SevenPonds speaks with Ligia Houben, who has her own private practice and conducts workshops on grief and loss in Miami, Florida. She is the executive director of The Center for Transforming Lives. She has a BA in Psychology and … Continue reading
The Beatles, “Across The Universe” Speaks of The Stages of Grief
The ever riding need that nothing's going to change my world
John Lennon, of the Beatles, considers the lyrics to his song “Across the Universe” to be his best and most poetic ever. Written simply as a knee-jerk reaction to a difficult day, John turned his day around in a … Continue reading
On Death and Dying, by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (1969)
The landmark text on grief: Is it still relevant?
(1926-2004) remains one of the most influential American psychiatrists of the twentieth century. Her “five stages of grief” model– alternately called the “Kübler-Ross model”– is still widely used, and has gained a good deal of cultural currency. This model was … Continue reading
9/11 in Art
9/11’s Artistic Representations, and What They Say About Our National Grieving Process
With the approach of the ten-year anniversary of 9/11, 2001, many will ponder what our country has learned in the last ten years. 9/11 was perhaps America’s first “existential” moment since the Great Depression — we were reminded that our … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged 9/11, Mourning, National September 11 Memorial & Museum, Stages of Grief
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