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August 29, 2018
Living in Light of the Boundary of Death: A Story of Land and Water

Living in Light of the Boundary of Death: A Story of Land and Water

I recently read a new book called, With the End in Mind where the author, Kathryn Mannix, described at the end how she moves through life with […]
July 16, 2018
What You Need to Know About Suicide

What You Need to Know About Suicide

Suicide is as difficult to talk or write about as it is to understand. Unless you’ve stepped foot on the moon you have no idea what […]
May 9, 2018
Intentionally Commemorating Mother's Day

Intentionally Commemorating Mother’s Day

Whether this is your first Mother’s Day as a bereaved person or your 50th, Mother’s Day brings all of us pause. As we take time to […]
April 17, 2018
Making Meaning by Donating Life: Register to Donate

Making Meaning by Donating Life: Register to Donate

A friend of mine shared that April is National Donate Life Month and pointed the way to the Donate Life Registry page. I registered. It felt so […]
March 27, 2018
Making Sense of God and Death

Making Sense of God and Death

I have written and re-written this post so many ways. I don’t know why it’s so difficult to talk about God and Death – perhaps it’s […]
February 27, 2018
Should Funerals Be Honest?

Should Funerals Be Honest?

Should Funerals Be Honest? A couple of days ago marked 4 years since I went through the training to become a Certified Celebrant with the Insight […]
January 30, 2018
Life Lessons from My Mentor

Life Lessons from My Mentor, Patricia Kolstad

my mentor & friend THE (famous) HAIR Well, she FINALLY, and ACTUALLY retired. After 25 years Patricia Kolstad has found a new, brilliant and lovely chapter […]
October 18, 2017
Why We Should All Celebrate The Day of the Dead

Why We Should All Celebrate The Day of the Dead

Why we should all celebrate the day of the dead // What do you do throughout the year to honor people in your family who have […]
May 16, 2017
Heart & Soul Award: Congratulations Noreen Carrington

Heart & Soul Award: Congratulations Noreen Carrington, LMFT, FT

Noreen Carrington, is a licensed marriage and family therapist and a fellow in thanatology, who has worked in the fields of death and dying and grief […]