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  • Anderson Cooper Knows the Value of Sharing GriefHolding in "extreme emotions" does emotional and physical damage

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    Mitch Lobrovich

    Anderson Cooper Knows the Value of Sharing Grief
    Holding in “extreme emotions” does emotional and physical damage

  • 10 Facts About Hospice Care You May Not Know
    NHPCO stresses that hospice is about living fully, not preparing for death.

    Thank you to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization for sharing these facts with us! Some people have the wrong idea about hospice care. They think that hospice is only about dying and that hospice is the place you go when there’s nothing more to be done. Nothing could be further from the truth. Hospice helps…

    Dana Sitar

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  • New Eco-Friendly Coffin for Cremation
    The Innovative Soul Ash Solace Coffin from Maximal Design of Belgium

    Soul Ash Solace has an innovative design for a funereal vessel- it is made of light-weight materials that are completely biodegradable, (and much less harmful for our planet than showy, lacquered coffins and the like) such as papier-mache and corrugated cardboard. While most would say that coffins are too expensive to buy and then burn…

    Julia Michas

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  • What is End-of-Life Counseling? (Interview)
    “I shared with her what I believe – that the material world is just the tip of the iceberg, and that your spiritual body is tenuously encased in your physical form – though I held a space for her own beliefs and didn’t push mine onto her.”

    Kathy Jacobson is a body worker and life coach in San Francisco, who also works as an end-of-life counselor. I sat with her to discuss her entry into this burgeoning, and much needed, field of therapy. Most people do not know what end-of-life counseling is. Kathy’s integrative therapy addresses both the mind and body of her…

    Julia Michas

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  • Lotta’s Fountain and the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
    A San Francisco landmark is a poignant reminder of the past

    Today marks the 107th anniversary of the Great 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Every year on this day, residents of San Francisco gather around Lotta’s fountain (located at the intersection of Market, Geary and Kearny) to commemorate that moment of silence, right before dawn, when the earth started shaking and the fires were set off throughout the…

    Huyen Do

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  • “If you really believe that death leads to eternal bliss, then why are you wearing a seatbelt?”
    -Doug Stanhope

    Image by Denis Dervisevic (Creative Commons)  

    Dana Sitar

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  • All Americans Encouraged to Learn about Advance Care Planning on National Healthcare Decisions Day
    The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization stresses the importance of talking with your loved ones.

    Yesterday was Healthcare Decisions Day and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization took the opportunity to stress the importance of people talking frankly about the care they would or would not want if ever faced with a serious medical condition or life-limiting illness. NHPCO is a founding supporter of National Healthcare Decisions Day and…

    Dana Sitar

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  • “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)”An upbeat song that reflects on the memories of lost loved ones

    “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)”
    An upbeat song that reflects on the memories of lost loved ones

    By now, Green Day has marked their place in music history as a favorite among punk rock bands. While the music has evolved over the years, their catchy melodies generally mark them as an upbeat, popular band. That being said, one song in particular, “Good Riddance” or more commonly known as “Time of Your Life,”…

    Katie Ryan

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  • A Unique San Francisco Support Group for Children’s Grief “Josie’s Place”
    Announces an evening benefitting grieving children and families entitled “Hope Springs”

    More than a year ago I became aware of Josie’s Place, a San Francisco Bay Area support group for children and teens who have lost a loved one. The founder, Patricia Murphy, lost her own mother when she was a child. Through the course of her personal struggles and life-long healing, Patricia created Josie’s Place…

    Suzette Sherman

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  • “Whispers of Heavenly Death”Exploring the unknowns after death through poetry

    “Whispers of Heavenly Death”
    Exploring the unknowns after death through poetry

      Walt Whitman’s poetry has been immortalized by his beautiful, visceral tributes to nature that leave us rethinking our ideas of the world around us. Whitman begins triumphantly in “Whispers of Heavenly Death” as though he wants his readers to picture the golden gates of heaven opening to the sound of chorusing angels. “Whispers of…

    Katie Ryan

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