From The Heart

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 […]
November 16, 2017
Talking with the Dead

Talking with the Dead

I have learned so much from grieving people and I continue to be amazed at the creative, meaningful, and symbolic rituals they take on in the […]
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 […]
August 31, 2017
The Compounded Grief of Premature Deaths

The Compounded Grief of Premature Deaths

There are no easy deaths – there are no situations where the grief experience isn’t difficult, complex, and sad. That said, there is a generally accepted […]
July 23, 2017
My Favorite Advice About Time

My Favorite Advice About Time

I recently finished a podcast called S-Town that featured the true & tragic story John B. McLemore, an astoundingly brilliant horologist – that is, someone who […]
June 14, 2017
If Your Father has Died

If Your Father has Died, If You are a Grieving Father … The Shadow Side of Father’s Day

Dads. They’ve got their own unique hold on each and every one of us. With Father’s Day on the horizon, I am always drawn to thinking […]
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 […]
May 16, 2017
Heart & Soul Award: Congratulations Nancy Colocino

Heart & Soul Award: Congratulations Nancy Colocino, PhD.

Nancy has a heart for children, values diversity and equality, and is motivated to help make the world a better place. She has been involved in […]