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Category: Grief

Tradition of the Irish Wake: Keening, Rippling, Bridging

May 9, 2018 pfrancis417

We can learn so much from other cultures about ways to grieve.  In a poignant short film “And Irish Wake”…

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Posted in: Grief, Learning from Different Cultures, Uncategorized

Grieving the Death of a Sibling

April 6, 2018 pfrancis417

Lying on my yoga mat yesterday, I felt tears rolling down my temples.  It was time for relaxation in shavasana,…

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Posted in: Grief, Living after Loved One Dies

Adopting the Yahrzeit Memorial Soul Candle and Other Helpful Traditions

March 26, 2018 pfrancis417

In a talk with the book group, A Year of Reading Dangerously, Katy Butler (author of Knocking on Heaven’s Door) mentioned…

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Posted in: Grief, Learning from Different Cultures, Living after Loved One Dies

Poem about Death at the End of “The Shape of Water”

March 25, 2018 pfrancis417

I finally saw The Shape of Water last night (and the night before last).  I rarely watch movies twice and I’ve…

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Posted in: Art, Grief, Living after Loved One Dies, Philosophy

Seeking Refuge Through Poetry (Ongoing Post)

March 9, 2018 pfrancis417

In my coaching work around end of life issues, I find that people take great comfort in poetry.  Sometimes in…

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Posted in: Art, Grief, Living after Loved One Dies, Treatment at End of Life

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