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Psychotherapy at the End of Life Helps Patients and Grieving Families
End-of-life patients pass on their memories and knowledge to families through the process of dignity therapy.A study at University of Manitoba-Winnipeg, Canada, has tested an addition to the approach to end-of-life care for terminally-ill patients that seems to greatly increase a patient’s quality of life and reduce end-of-life distress. Unlike traditional palliative care, which focuses on the physical comfort of a terminally-ill patient at the end of life, dignity therapy…
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Nadine Jarvis Challenges Traditional Approach to Cremation
The artist’s thought-provoking approach to the grieving process through the application of cremation remainsNadine Jarvis has turned the concept of the cremation vessel on its head with her Rest in Pieces, Birdfeeder, and pencil box projects. All of the projects utilize cremation ashes in unique and thought-provoking ways, and they are aimed at assisting in the grieving and healing process. Jarvis designed the projects with a focus on…
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What is End-of-Life Planning? (Interview)
No Time Like the Present: Get your Affairs in Order Today!Dedicated to helping people prepare for end of life, Sally Shannon is an uplifting life coach, organizer, and home funeral guide. She is a member of the San Francisco Home Funerals Alliance, with a focus on preplanning. Aurora: What does it mean to you to “get your affairs in order”? Sally: Most people think of…
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Compassion and Choices to Participate in the Healthy Living Festival
End-of-life consulting and advocacy program to exhibit at annual Oakland Zoo eventby Elizabeth Matsushita (Contributor) Compassion & Choices of Northern California, an organization that provides free end-of-life consultations to the terminally ill and their families, will be participating in this year’s 8th Annual Healthy Living Festival at the Oakland Zoo this Friday. The festival is organized by the non-profit United Seniors of Oakland and Alameda County (USOAC)…
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SevenPonds Launches!
It’s official: we’re live!It is with great pride and excitement that I announce the launch of the SevenPonds website. The SevenPonds’ launch takes off with our Before Death and After Death sections. Here, through an array of topics, we seek to provide the information you need for a contemporary, personalized end-of-life experience. New articles and resources will appear…
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Vadis Turner’s “Burial Party”
Her newest installation reminds us of the possibilities of growth through loss and grief.Vadis Turner is a Brooklyn artist who creates mixed-media sculptures, paintings, and installations with a colorful and whimsical take on various cultural and personal issues. Her most recent installation, Burial Party, was included last April at the Brooklyn Artists Ball at the Brooklyn Museum. According to the artist’s statement, her creation of Burial Party was…
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What is Happiness? (Interview)
“Happiness coach” Dr. Laura talks about optimism, bucket lists, and your “hero story”Dr. Laura Delizonna is a clinical psychiatrist, professor at Stanford University, and happiness coach. Her project, Choosing Happiness, “was created to help people manifest their dreams and attain sustainable happiness.” Below, Dr. Laura shares her secrets to achieving happiness in the face of adversity or loss… Aurora: Can you tell us a little about you and your work,…
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Violence in Video Games
Are Violent Video Games Desensitizing Young People to Death?Over the last several decades, video games have become an accepted, and to varying degrees integral, part of many young lives, and the debate surrounding their potentially harmful effects have sustained for nearly as long. The Supreme Court’s decision on Monday, June 26th, striking down a California law, banning the sale of violent video games…
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Two Exhibits at Petaluma Arts Center Ponder Life and Death
Art honoring life and death is introduced to larger fine arts audiencePetaluma Arts Center in Sonoma County boasts a gorgeous 4,500 square foot arts facility located in Petaluma, California’s historic Railroad Depot Freight Building. The Center, opened by the Petaluma Arts Council in 2008, exists to celebrate local artists and to involve the community in the appreciation and recognition of the enriching possibilities of the arts.…
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