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What Is The Centre for Living with Dying Program? (Interview)
The Director of Education at the Centre for Living with Dying program on grieving the loss of a loved oneJanet Childs is the Director of Education and Critical Incident Stress Response at the Centre for Living with Dying program. She works specifically within the Bill Wilson Center, a nonprofit located in the San Francisco Bay Area that is dedicated to helping people deal with grieving for the loss of a loved one. She has…
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“Griefprints”
In a book about death and grief, Stern explains that “Grief is like fingerprints; everyone grieves in their own way” as they deal with deathGriefprints, by Radha Stern, describes itself as “A Practical Guide for Supporting a Grieving Person.” The author gives advice from a very personal place. She, in her own words, is “no stranger to grief,” having lost her “mother, all four grandparents, two brothers, a sister and dear friends.” This book, though, mainly shares her experience of…
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The Queen and King of the Greek Underworld
A look at Persephone, Hades and the kingdom of the deadThe Greek underworld, a land tucked inside the earth, is a kingdom reserved strictly for the dead. It is a place painted vividly in mythology, furnished with complex geography (namely its surrounding rivers) and presided over by Hades. Hades’ reputation in the Greek underworld varies from story to story, but he is at times considered to be the…
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New Awareness Campaign for Alzheimer’s Brain Disease
Domenico Liberti explores symptoms of memory loss and advanced dementia in his campaignAlzheimer’s disease has become one of the most prevalent forms of advanced dementia in America. According to the National Institute on Aging (NIA), the degenerative brain disease currently affects close to 5.1 Americans. It is a highly distressing statistic and something that graphic designer Domenico Liberti wants more people to be aware of. The Italy-based…
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An Enduring Image of Death: Christ on the Cross
Why Jesus Christ on the cross remains one of the most powerful, ubiquitous images of deathArguably the single most recognizable image of a death is that of Christ on the cross. The range of ways in which Christ’s death has been depicted is vast; styles vary from realistic and literal to abstract and imagined, taking shape in sculpture, painting, drawing, woodwork and much more (not to mention these coat hangers). In some…
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What is Death Midwifery? (Interview)
Beyond Yonder Death Midwifery is a contemporary approach to a bygone end-of-life practiceToday, SevenPonds speaks with Cassandra Yonder, a Nova Scotia based homesteader with a passion for death midwifery. Yonder is dedicated to bringing death midwifery back into the home domain as a positive, accessible end-of-life option. In her own words, *“[a] death midwife works with people who are actively dying like a hospice volunteer might.” With…
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“The Denial of Aging”
A book showing how American medicine is in denial of the need to reform end-of-life care for baby boomersIs American medicine in denial of the need to reform end-of-life care for baby boomers? The Denial of Aging by Muriel R. Gillick, M.D. is an account of Gillick’s experiences with her elderly patients (often baby boomers) and their children. Although 60 may be the new 50 and 70 the new 60, Gillick says you…
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Afterlife Beliefs in Africa
Traditional African perspectives on afterlife and burialIn some traditional African perspectives on afterlife and burial, it is believed that the dead are nearer to a “singular supreme being” than the living. Certain afterlife beliefs in Africa hold that reward and punishment are experienced in this life and not after death. However, the traditional African beliefs also state that the dead have…
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