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“Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives” by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
This 2010 film is a touching meditation about a man facing the end of his lifeIf you try to make logical sense of the 2010 film “Uncle Boonme Who Can Recall His Past Lives,” you won’t like it. But if you can turn off your ‘left brain’ and watch this film from your creative, flowing, rhythmic hemisphere, you’re in for a treat.
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“My Life Is a Song for You”
A songwriter reflects on the language and music of griefFor singer-songwriter Tom Rosenthal, it was only natural to process grief around his father’s death through song. He began writing “My Life Is a Song for You” when it was clear his father was going to be dying soon, and Rosenthal finished it after his father’s death in 2019. In it, he reflects on his…
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Our Monthly Tip: Save a Seat for Your Loved One at Their Celebration of Life
Make space for your loved one by decorating a place for themOur Monthly Tip: Saving a seat for your loved one as part of their celebration of life is a beautiful way to honor them and also feel their presence. It can be as simple as leaving an empty seat and a place setting at the table. You may also want to bring a chair from…
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Will the United States Ever See a Death Hotel?
Death hotels are embraced in India, but the U.S. may not be ready yetThere are over 90,000 hotels and motels in the United States, but none, as far as we know, cater to the dying. Things are a little different in India, home to at least one death hotel. The death hotel in India that has received the most attention is the Kashi Labh Mukti Bhawan in Varanasi,…
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End-of-Life PTSD is More Common Than You Think (Interview)
Hospice social worker Scott Janssen offers advice on how to ease a loved one’s painScott Janssen, MA, MSW, LCSW, is a social worker with the University of North Carolina Hospice and a member of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s Trauma-Informed Care Work Group. Janssen’s articles have been published in dozens of media outlets including The Journal of Palliative Medicine, Washington Post, HuffPost, and Readers Digest. Janssen has…
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Ageism in the Post-Pandemic Workplace
Grim Findings from a 2022 AARP SurveyAgeism is a prejudice that’s particularly damaging because not only does it “pit us against our future selves,” but it has economic and social consequences, especially in the post-COVID workplace.
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Psychiatric Advance Directives Empower Those with Mental Illnesses
Advance directives provide people with mental health issues the ability to communicate with providers when they are doing wellYou may have heard of “advanced directives” before, legal documents that allow someone to articulate what medical interventions they do or do not want performed on them, such as CPR or being put on a ventilator. It can be an incredibly useful way for people to have their voices heard and honored in the medical…
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Drink Up! Research Links Healthy Aging to Hydration
Better hydration is one way to support longevity and prevent chronic diseaseWhile most people are aware of the standard recommendation to drink eight glasses of water per day, new research from the National Institute of Health suggests that adequate hydration can help to prevent chronic illness and extend one’s lifespan.
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“Greensickness”
A poem about how healing lasts foreverMy wild grief didn’t know where to end.Everywhere I looked: a field alive and unburied. Whole swaths of green swallowed the light. All around me, the field was growing. I grew out My hair in every direction. Let the sun freckle my face. Even in the greenest depths, I crouched Towards the light. That summer,…
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