Renegade Grief: A Guide to the Wild Ride of Life after Loss
Carla Fernandez pushes back on the death-denying culture we live in. After the death of her father, she co-founded The Dinner Party, a leading peer-support organization for people who’ve experienced a major loss. She wrote Renegade Grief with compassion, to help others adjust to change, and allow grief to become a catalyst to connecting with […]
The Grieving Body: How the Stress of Loss Can Be an Opportunity for Healing
Coping with death and grief is among the most painful human experiences. While the psychological and emotional effects of loss are often discussed, its impact on the physical body is frequently overlooked. Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor, a leading researcher in the science of grief, addresses this gap in The Grieving Body, where she presents essential scientific […]
You Only Die Once
How many Mondays do you have left? This is the approach Jodi Wellman takes in her book “You Only Die Once: How to Make It to the End with No Regrets”. Statistically, we get about 4,000 Mondays in our lifetime, so if you’re halfway through your life, you might have roughly 2,000 Mondays to go. […]
Everett Anderson’s Goodbye
Everett Anderson’s Goodbye is written by poet Lucille Clifton and illustrated by Ann Grifalconi . It is a heartfelt depiction of a young boy grappling with the loss of his father. Lucille Clifton masterfully portrays Everett’s complex emotions as he faces this painful truth. Through his journey, we witness his struggle with denial, anger, and […]
When The Cranes Fly South
The power of this book by Lisa Ridzén lies in its simplicity. Ridzén’s story was inspired by the care-team journals kept while her grandfather was dying. It follows an old man in the Swedish north, living out his final days with his beloved dog and companion, Sixten. He grieves his wife, now lost to dementia […]
Study finds Near-death experiences tied to brain activity after death
“Absence of record doesn’t mean there’s an absence of consciousness…Ultimately, what we’re saying is, ‘This is the great unknown. We’re in uncharted territory.’ And the key thing is that these are not hallucinations. These are a real experience that emerges with death.” Dr. Sam Parnia Dr. Sam Parnia is the senior author of a new […]