Author: Kathleen Clohessy


  • Halloween and the Celtic Festival of SamhainAn ancient tradition tied to modern day Halloween

    Halloween and the Celtic Festival of Samhain
    An ancient tradition tied to modern day Halloween

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  • It’s Time to Change our Language Around Illness and DeathThe words we use to describe the experience matter more than we think

    It’s Time to Change our Language Around Illness and Death
    The words we use to describe the experience matter more than we think

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  • “My Immortal”A haunting ballad speaks to the pain of loss

    “My Immortal”
    A haunting ballad speaks to the pain of loss

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  • How Can Confronting Our Suffering Enrich Our Lives? (Interview)An interview with Buddhist teacher, and author Frank Ostaseski, Part Two

    How Can Confronting Our Suffering Enrich Our Lives? (Interview)
    An interview with Buddhist teacher, and author Frank Ostaseski, Part Two

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  • Service Workers Becoming First Responders in the Opioid Crisis
    Opiate overdoses in public restrooms put workers in the business of saving lives

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  • What Can Awareness of Death Teach Us About Life? (Interview)An interview with teacher, author and spiritual guide Frank Ostaseski, Part One

    What Can Awareness of Death Teach Us About Life? (Interview)
    An interview with teacher, author and spiritual guide Frank Ostaseski, Part One

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  • “The Mower”A poem about an "inconsequential" death has deeper meaning for humankind

    “The Mower”
    A poem about an “inconsequential” death has deeper meaning for humankind

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  • It Takes a VillageAn African proverb about raising children speaks to the challenges of end-of-life care

    It Takes a Village
    An African proverb about raising children speaks to the challenges of end-of-life care

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  • Deaths from Liver Disease Rising in U.S.Alcohol consumption is largely to blame, study shows

    Deaths from Liver Disease Rising in U.S.
    Alcohol consumption is largely to blame, study shows

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  • Breast Cancer Surgery Harmful in Frail Nursing Home ResidentsElderly women with breast cancer fare worse after surgery, study finds

    Breast Cancer Surgery Harmful in Frail Nursing Home Residents
    Elderly women with breast cancer fare worse after surgery, study finds

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