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Our Weekly Tip: Designating Beneficiaries To Take Care Of Your Assets
Plan ahead for the distribution of your assets after your deathOur Tip of The Week: Most retirement plans, annuities and life insurance policies let you designate beneficiaries who will take control of your assets after you’re gone. By designating beneficiaries, your estate will not have to go through probate — the legal proceeding that “proves” a will in court — which can be an expensive…
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“Death by Design: Where Parallel Worlds Meet”
A documentary that explores the artistry of programmed cell deathWhen you imagine cancer cells, you probably don’t picture a group of dancers writhing around on stage. Yet, this is exactly what Peter Friedman and Jean-François Brunet depict in their documentary “Death by Design: Where Parallel Worlds Meet.” This film is purely scientific in some regards, but it also makes the case that the world’s top scientists…
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A Look at Japanese Funeral Practices
Cultural traditions in a country with a cremation rate of almost 100 percentJapan has the highest cremation rate in the world at over 99 percent, with some local governments even banning burials. Cremation was reserved for the rich until after World War II. However, once the cleanliness and efficiency of the practice was recognized, cremation rates soared. Interestingly, Japan also has one of the world’s highest funeral costs.…
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Soul Care Project Provides Free Non-Denominational Spiritual Counseling
U.S.-based nonprofit serves professional and family caregivers as well as the terminally illThe Soul Care Project is run by the HealthCare Chaplaincy Network, a U.S.-based nonprofit healthcare organization. The SCP provides free, non-denominational spiritual support services. Its website provides resources such as counseling support, multi-faith prayers and meditations and advice for both caregivers and the terminally ill. SCP Counselors are available by phone, email and video call Monday through Friday.…
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Monday Hearts for Madalene
Page Hodel creates the most beautiful hearts in an ongoing celebration of loveRemembering The Sizzling Spice You Brought Into My Life! It’s an honor for SevenPonds to share with our readers the story of the Monday Hearts for Madalene project, a true account of the power of love in the midst of death. The project’s origins take us to 2005: the moment Page Hodel encountered Madalene Rodriguez and fell “instantly, dizzyingly…
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Finding Honest Connection in the Face of Grief
Saying goodbye to a loved one is heartbreaking. Don’t be afraid to share your tearsI was raised to be strong and silent. The outward expression of grief was as foreign as it was frightening to me. So what did I do with the pain when my father died? Was I really supposed to put on a mask to hide the pain, to quietly accept it and move forward as…
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The Breast Cancer Awareness Body Painting Project
Michael Colanero’s digital art helps breast cancer survivors healSince 2009, digital artist and photographer Michael Colanero has been working with breast cancer survivors on a project that transforms their physical and emotional scars through body art. With the help of body painters Keegan Hitchcock and Georgette Pressler, Colanero converts his digital designs into one-of-a-kind works of art created especially for each woman with whom he collaborates on…
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Can Counseling Help Heal Childhood Trauma, Grief and Loss? (Interview)
A licensed clinical social worker helps individuals and couples through the stresses of their childbearing yearsToday SevenPonds is speaking with Gaby Donnell, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and co-founder of Motheroots Counseling, based in Portland, Oregon. Motheroots provides counseling services to adults in their childbearing years, helping them deal with issues around fertility, loss of pregnancy, death of a child, postpartum depression, maintaining healthy adult relationships and parenting approaches. Juniper: Motheroots…
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