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  • My Close Encounter with SuicideMy girlfriend killed herself in front of me, a tragedy that defined my life for a long time

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    Irena Kaci

    My Close Encounter with Suicide
    My girlfriend killed herself in front of me, a tragedy that defined my life for a long time

  • What is End-of-Life Planning? (Interview)No Time Like the Present: Get your Affairs in Order Today!

    What is End-of-Life Planning? (Interview)
    No Time Like the Present: Get your Affairs in Order Today!

    Dedicated to helping people prepare for end of life, Sally Shannon is an uplifting life coach, organizer, and home funeral guide. She is a member of the San Francisco Home […]

    Aurora Wells

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  • Compassion and Choices to Participate in the Healthy Living FestivalEnd-of-life consulting and advocacy program to exhibit at annual Oakland Zoo event

    Compassion and Choices to Participate in the Healthy Living Festival
    End-of-life consulting and advocacy program to exhibit at annual Oakland Zoo event

    by Elizabeth Matsushita (Contributor) Compassion & Choices of Northern California, an organization that provides free end-of-life consultations to the terminally ill and their families, will be participating in this year’s […]

    Liz Matsushita

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  • “Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.”
    – George Bernard Shaw

    Aurora Wells

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  • SevenPonds Launches!
    It’s official: we’re live!

    It is with great pride and excitement that I announce the launch of the SevenPonds website. The SevenPonds’ launch takes off with our Before Death and After Death sections. Here, […]

    Suzette Sherman

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  • Vadis Turner’s “Burial Party”
    Her newest installation reminds us of the possibilities of growth through loss and grief.

    Vadis Turner is a Brooklyn artist who creates mixed-media sculptures, paintings, and installations with a colorful and whimsical take on various cultural and personal issues. Her most recent installation, Burial […]

    Dana Sitar

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  • What is Happiness? (Interview)
    “Happiness coach” Dr. Laura talks about optimism, bucket lists, and your “hero story”

    Dr. Laura Delizonna is a clinical psychiatrist, professor at Stanford University, and happiness coach. Her project, Choosing Happiness, “was created to help people manifest their dreams and attain sustainable happiness.” Below, Dr. Laura […]

    Aurora Wells

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  • Violence in Video GamesAre Violent Video Games Desensitizing Young People to Death?

    Violence in Video Games
    Are Violent Video Games Desensitizing Young People to Death?

    Over the last several decades, video games have become an accepted, and to varying degrees integral, part of many young lives, and the debate surrounding their potentially harmful effects have […]

    Antal Polony

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  • Two Exhibits at Petaluma Arts Center Ponder Life and DeathArt honoring life and death is introduced to larger fine arts audience

    Two Exhibits at Petaluma Arts Center Ponder Life and Death
    Art honoring life and death is introduced to larger fine arts audience

    Petaluma Arts Center in Sonoma County boasts a gorgeous 4,500 square foot arts facility located in Petaluma, California’s historic Railroad Depot Freight Building. The Center, opened by the Petaluma Arts […]

    Dana Sitar

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  • “When that time comes, when my last breath leaves me, I choose to die in peace and meet Shi’dy’in (the creator).”
    – A Navajo poem

    Aurora Wells

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