• Our Monthly Tip: Preserve Your Last Memories With EmailHow to use email to digitally preserve memories in the aftermath of a death

    |

    Our Monthly Tip: Preserve Your Last Memories With Email
    How to use email to digitally preserve memories in the aftermath of a death



  • “Sunlight on the Garden”Louis MacNeice's poem culminates in an optimistic view of dying

    “Sunlight on the Garden”
    Louis MacNeice’s poem culminates in an optimistic view of dying

    Louis MacNeice’s “Sunlight on the Garden” can be interpreted in many different ways. Some view it as a war poem, others as a poem about love. I personally read it […]

    /

  • Controversial Art Finds a Home in the East Bay

    Controversial Art Finds a Home in the East Bay

    Photographer Varese Layzer has found a welcoming home for her collection Making Room, photographs that document her experience of clearing out her childhood home after her mother’s death. Nine months […]

    /

  • What’s the Role of Spirituality in Healing? (Interview)

    Dr. Karen Wyatt is a physician who focuses on spirituality and applying Integral Medicine concepts to the care of her patients. She is also the author of A Matter of […]

    /

  • In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)

    Jeff Mangum – singer, songwriter, auteur, recluse, and enigmatic frontman of late ‘90s indie outfit Neutral Milk Hotel – was inspired to write his magnum opus because of Anne Frank. […]

    /

  • Let’s Have a Discussion About End-of-Life Care

    Let’s Have a Discussion About End-of-Life Care

    A recent article in the San Jose Mercury News not only let writer Lisa Krieger share the story of her father’s final days with intrigued readers, but also taught the […]

    /

  • “People living deeply have no fear of death.”

    /

  • “The Bridge”A documentary that brings attention to mental health, suicide prevention, and the importance of compassionate care

    “The Bridge”
    A documentary that brings attention to mental health, suicide prevention, and the importance of compassionate care

    This article discusses themes of suicide. If you are struggling or in crisis, please seek immediate professional support or contact a local crisis service. When we hear news of a […]

    /

  • “Prospice”Robert Browning's poem views dying as a victory

    “Prospice”
    Robert Browning’s poem views dying as a victory

    Back in February I wrote about a love sonnet by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Today, I’m analyzing a poem by her husband, Robert Browning, who was also a famous poet. The […]

    /

  • [A]Dressing the Dead: Garments for the Grave

    [A]Dressing the Dead: Garments for the Grave

    Pia Interlandi is a fashion designer, artist, funeral celebrant, and teacher based in Melbourne, Australia. She often incorporates ideas of death, ritual, and transformation into her unique designs, and has even […]

    /