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How to Cope with Grief on Thanksgiving
An opportunity for gratitudeThanksgiving is a time for gratitude, family and celebration, which is exactly why the holiday can also be incredibly difficult if you’re grappling with grief. Coping with the loss of a loved one during this festive season may intensify feelings of emptiness and sorrow. You might also feel guilty for enjoying a joyous, festive day…
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“Places We Won’t Walk”
The song elicits a sense of loss amidst the beauty of lifeIn “Places We Won’t Walk,” British singer-songwriter Bruno Major explores the various settings that he won’t experience with a lost love — from a forest filled with red birds to a dizzying nighttime cityscape. With scratchy vocals and simple piano chords, Major guides listeners down their own unbeaten tracks, culminating with the enigmatic chorus: Children…
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Our Annual Seven Holiday Gifts for Someone Who Is Grieving, 2023 Edition
Finding a special gift for a friend who recently lost a loved oneA recently lost loved one’s absence may not be more keenly felt than at the holidays. During times of celebration and tradition, it may feel glaringly obvious that a loved one is missing and no longer around to share in the festivities. Perhaps our friends need even more support at this time than in the…
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“The Thing Is”
Instructions for embracing life after lossThe Thing Is… to love life, to love it even when you have no stomach for it and everything you’ve held dear crumbles like burnt paper in your hands, your throat filled with the silt of it. When grief sits with you, its tropical heat thickening the air, heavy as water more fit for gills…
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Holiday Travel with Cremated Remains
How to fly with your loved one’s ashes to any destinationThere are many reasons why someone may want or need to travel with cremated remains this holiday season. Whether to retrieve, deliver, scatter, or celebrate, it is possible to bring them aboard a plane safely and securely. However, there are a few simple rules to keep in mind, so both you and a loved one’s…
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“Improving Healthcare Decision Making: Bringing Bioethics into Care Facilities” (Interview)
An interview with Chris Wilson, bioethicist and advocateChris Wilson wears many hats: RN, lawyer, bioethicist, and founder of Community Healthcare Ethics. The certified healthcare ethicist is passionate about bringing conversations around informed consent, advance directives, and ethical decision making outside of hospital settings and into care facilities. Chris linked up with three other medical providers to start Community Healthcare Ethics, an organization…
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Veterans Day Can Be Bittersweet For Some — Here’s Why
On this special day, it’s important to consider the complex emotions some veterans may faceVeterans Day is a time to honor those who have so bravely served the citizens of the United States. But this particular holiday can feel bittersweet for some veterans.
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“After Death”
An intriguing documentary film about near-death experiencesWhile near-death experiences, or NDEs, have been both researched and scrutinized for decades, the movie “After Death” portrays real life stories and re-enactments of these intriguing phenomena. While the production company Angel Studios is best known for its faith-based films, the producers also present potential scientific explanations behind these occurrences. Whether an attempt to balance…
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China Pilots New Models for Digital Cemeteries
“Cyber cemeteries” gain traction in Beijing in the face of land scarcity and an aging populationAs society grows more digitally oriented and the need to confront global challenges like urban land scarcity becomes more urgent, cemeteries in China are exploring the potential of full-scale digital cemeteries. These spaces include fully digital burial plots (featuring electronic screens instead of headstones), as well as metaverse mausoleums, virtual memorial services and more.
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