Author: Kathleen Clohessy


  • Our Weekly Tip: Use Loving Kindness Meditation to Find Comfort When You’re GrievingA simple mediation can help ease the pain of loss

    Our Weekly Tip: Use Loving Kindness Meditation to Find Comfort When You’re Grieving
    A simple mediation can help ease the pain of loss

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  • The Confusing Truth About Increasing Cancer RatesThe increased incidence of cancer is not as startling as it seems

    The Confusing Truth About Increasing Cancer Rates
    The increased incidence of cancer is not as startling as it seems

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  • “Sad Isn’t Bad: A Good Grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing With Loss”An educator and mother provides sound advice for children who are grieving a loved one's loss

    “Sad Isn’t Bad: A Good Grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing With Loss”
    An educator and mother provides sound advice for children who are grieving a loved one’s loss

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  • A Letter to Your Doctor Gives Instructions for End-of-Life CareStanford Letter Project lets people communicate what they value most

    A Letter to Your Doctor Gives Instructions for End-of-Life Care
    Stanford Letter Project lets people communicate what they value most

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  • Californians May Now Opt for “Death with Dignity”The state's End of Life Option Act goes into effect June 9, 2016

    Californians May Now Opt for “Death with Dignity”
    The state’s End of Life Option Act goes into effect June 9, 2016

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  • Beautiful Portraits Bear Witness to DeathDeathbed portraits pay homage to the dead and inform our understanding of what it is to be alive

    Beautiful Portraits Bear Witness to Death
    Deathbed portraits pay homage to the dead and inform our understanding of what it is to be alive

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  • The Right to Die on Your Own TermsIn some states, physician aid in dying is an option for the terminally ill

    The Right to Die on Your Own Terms
    In some states, physician aid in dying is an option for the terminally ill

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  • “Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act.”
    – Truman Capote

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  • Elephant Mourning RitualsDecades of research and observation show elephants experience sorrow and grief

    Elephant Mourning Rituals
    Decades of research and observation show elephants experience sorrow and grief

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  • New Breast Cancer Study AnnouncedStudy to examine whether weight loss prevents breast cancer recurrence in overweight women

    New Breast Cancer Study Announced
    Study to examine whether weight loss prevents breast cancer recurrence in overweight women

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