Caring for my Grandmother - How one of my most difficult experiences made...
This is Leilani’s story, as told by Angela Borrello. Our “Opening Our Hearts” stories are based on people’s real-life experiences with loss. By sharing these experiences publicly, we hope to help our...
View ArticleGoodbye, Black: The Color-Coordinated Memorial Service Attire - Personalize...
3 Tips for a Colorful Celebration of Life Ceremony: The Victorian Era has been over for some time. Its tradition of wearing somber, formal black funeral attire to memorial and funeral services,...
View ArticleWhat is a Soul Midwife? An Interview with Felicity Warner: Part Two - In a...
This is the second half of SevenPonds’ interview with Felicity Warner (read part one here). Felicity is the mind behind Soul Midwives, a service that has helped pioneer the movement towards holistic...
View ArticleBook Review: Smoke Gets In Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory by...
From her opening line “A girl always remembers the first corpse she shaves,” I could tell this isn’t your run-of-the-mill memoir. Caitlin Doughty’s Smoke Gets In Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the...
View ArticleThe Shift From Burials To Cremation In Western Culture - How journalist...
A popular joke goes a little something like this: one fish swims up to another fish and asks, “How’s the water?” The other fish responds, “What the hell is water?” David Foster Wallace and Derek Sivers...
View ArticleThe Pitfalls of Choosing Hospice Care - Why a nonprofit hospice may be a more...
What if you’ve cared for terminally ill loved ones until your resources have been exhausted? You are exhausted too, having taken on a role of a nurse while grieving over the impending loss. Finally a...
View ArticleFilm Review: Carol Morley’s Dreams of a Life - Why did it take three years...
Joyce Vincent was 38 years old when she died in December 2003. Not a single human being noticed that she was gone until January 2006. It was only after bailiffs broke into her London flat to collect...
View ArticleFilm Review: Still Alice (2014) by Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer -...
Still Alice is one of those essential movies, an instant classic that has an effect on all of its viewers, regardless of their backgrounds. Alzheimer’s and dementia are growing illnesses that have a...
View ArticleLast Rites: A Catholic Send-Off - A look at the religion's final prayer...
Catholicism has never been number-shy in its teachings. Confess a sin? Ten Hail Marys. Looking to convert? Get ready for a slew of Sunday or Bible school classes, then 1. Baptism, 2. Confirmation, and...
View ArticleOur Weekly Tip: Faux Floral Revival - Handmade memorial flowers make a...
Our Tip of the Week: It’s hard to believe, but these petals are made from paper. These DIY beauties would make a thoughtful, lasting gift for someone who has lost a loved one, or set a gorgeous,...
View ArticleOur Weekly Tip: Creating Space - Using circles to help embody community in...
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...
View ArticleFilm Review: Filming My Father In Life And Death: A Documentary Directed by...
Fifty-one year old Steven Isaac is diagnosed with motor neuron disease and given only two years to live. Directed by Liz Tucker of Verve Productions, UK, Filming My Father: In Life And Death is a...
View ArticleHow Do Care Plans Factor into End-Of-Life Services? An Interview with Janet...
Today SevenPonds speaks with Janet Brush, who is the founder and managing director of Senior Alternatives — a company that is focused on providing comprehensive senior care to residents in the Bay Area...
View ArticleSacred Space Within the Rooms of the Dying - Creating an external and...
A hospice worker offers her insightful thoughts and reflections for those close to death. This will be a monthly series exploring different topics. We are dying, or our loved one is dying, or someone...
View ArticleOur Weekly Tip: Find Your Way With a Labyrinth - Labyrinths create a sacred...
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...
View ArticleFilm Review: Still Alice (2014) by Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer -...
Still Alice is one of those essential movies, an instant classic that has an effect on all of its viewers, regardless of their backgrounds. Alzheimer’s and dementia are growing illnesses that have a...
View ArticleHere They Talk About Death - How choosing their end-of-life care helped...
While healthcare costs are among the top concerns for an average American, the small city of La Crosse, Wisconsin spends less on the end-of-life care than any other place in the country. Saving money...
View ArticleIf I Had Only Known… - Preparing for Dying
Join SevenPonds each month as Tani Bahti, RN, CT, CHPN offers practical on-hands guidance in an attempt to demystify the dying process. An RN since 1976, Tani has been working to empower families and...
View ArticleHow Can You Care for a Loved One Immediately after Death? An Interview with...
Today in the first part of a two-part interview, SevenPonds speaks with Susan Oppie of One Washcloth. Susan has been in the medical field for over 19 years and has worked as everything from a Home...
View ArticleHow Can You Care for a Loved One Immediately after Death? An Interview with...
Today in the second part of a two-part interview, SevenPonds speaks with Susan Oppie of One Washcloth. Susan has been in the medical field for over 19 years and has worked as everything from a Home...
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