• The Nudge Unit Prompts Clinicians to Align with Patient GoalsComputer algorithms motivate conversations that lead to better outcomes

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    The Nudge Unit Prompts Clinicians to Align with Patient Goals
    Computer algorithms motivate conversations that lead to better outcomes



  • An Interview with Jerrigrace Lyons

    An Interview with Jerrigrace Lyons

    Jerrigrace Lyons is a family funeral guide and educator—one of the original pioneers of the home funeral movement. She is a founding member of the Home Funeral Alliance, and the […]

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  • A Memory in a Bottle

    A message in a bottle seems like a thing of fantasy, romance. But, people still give it a shot, tuck a note into a bottle, toss it into the waiting […]

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  • The Unknown Shore

    Sometime at Eve when the tide is low I shall slip my moorings and sail away With no response to a friendly hail In the silent hush of the twilight […]

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  • Designer Plays with the Big Questions

    The work of designer Sebastian Errazuriz addresses the big issues of life and death, sometimes with a whimsical and charming style, and sometimes with an elegance and simplicity, always posing […]

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  • An Interview with Annie Leigh

    Annie’s diverse artistic background and spirituality ultimately lead her to create Eco-Urns, her UK based biodegradable urn business. Today, Annie creates thoughtful, unique and sustainable urns ranging from simple ceramic […]

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  • Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2 by David Yates

    Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2 by David Yates

    With the last Harry Potter movie released to theaters, it seems that this saga has finally reached its end.  For the biggest Potter fans (me included), a feeling of loss […]

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  • Grief, Loss, and the End-of-Life Experience in the Age of the Tweet

    Grief, Loss, and the End-of-Life Experience in the Age of the Tweet

    “Here it is. I’m dead…” Earlier this year, Derek Miller published to his blog a farewell post—the day after his death. Before this, Miller had been blogging about his fight […]

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  • “If I died right now I’d be completely happy, since I’ll probably never be as happy as this again in my life.”

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  • “Spectacle”SevenPonds adds memorials born of tragedy

    “Spectacle”
    SevenPonds adds memorials born of tragedy

    The San Francisco journalist Zahid Sadar and I are at a bar in Glen Park. We’re discussing death when Zahid mentions a book he’s excited about: David Rockwell’s Spectacle. The two […]

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