• Overdose Awareness Day: August 31stA day of remembrance for the thousands of lives lost to substance use every year

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    Overdose Awareness Day: August 31st
    A day of remembrance for the thousands of lives lost to substance use every year



  • Now I Lay Me Down to SleepA touching gallery from the "Now I lay Me Down to Sleep" Foundation

    Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
    A touching gallery from the “Now I lay Me Down to Sleep” Foundation

    Learn more from our interview with NILMDTS co-founder Sandy Puc’.

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  • How to Deal with the Loss of a Child? (Interview)

    Henry Allen co-founded The Brain Candy Project along with his son Cameron, who was diagnosed with brain cancer at age 11. The Brain Candy Project is a nonprofit organization that […]

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  • “Prime Time: making the most of all your life”A book taking a positive look at the way we age

    “Prime Time: making the most of all your life”
    A book taking a positive look at the way we age

    Jane Fonda, one of the most admired actresses in Hollywood, has released a new book called Prime Time: Love, health, sex, fitness, friendship, spirit–making the most of all of your […]

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  • Holiday Sugar Cookies

    Holiday Sugar Cookies

    So many of us have memories of making holiday cookies with family throughout our lives. At any point, it is a soothing ritual, an activity that signifies togetherness and family […]

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  • “If even dying is to be made a social function, then, please, grant me the favor of sneaking out on tiptoe without disturbing the party.”

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  • SevenPonds Presents Our First Annual Healing Gift Guide

    SevenPonds Presents Our First Annual Healing Gift Guide

    Now that the holidays are upon us, I am taking the liberty of posting my bi-weekly column out of sequence to bring you our first annual Healing Gift Guide for […]

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  • “Nature” by Henry Wadsworth LongfellowHenry Wadsworth Longfellow puts an interesting spin on the personification of death

    “Nature” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow puts an interesting spin on the personification of death

    You’ve no doubt caught on to the pun of my column’s title, “The Next Chapter”; how my posts are about literature, thus “chapters,” and also how death is a kind […]

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  • Monday Hearts for Madalene

    Monday Hearts for Madalene

    Eleven months, two weeks, and six days after they met and fell madly in love, Page Hodel and her partner Madalene Rodriguez were torn tragically apart when Madalene passed away […]

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  • Interview with Rie Nørregaard of Omhu

    Omhu is an innovative company that celebrates good design because “it’s life-enhancing, and it’s fun.” By creating exciting choices for products to support people as they age, the company hopes […]

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