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What We Need to Know About End of Life Rituals Part I: The Why?

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· March 22, 2017

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End of life rituals are important, but they are also a mystery to many. In this series, I’ll share the art and science of funerals, memorials, etc. to help lay persons planning for their own, or their loved ones, and professionals seeking to guide them. What We Need to Know About End of Life Rituals Part I: The Why?…

Changing the Narrative Around “Bad Deaths”: Part 3–Re-Storying for a Better Future of Care

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· March 15, 2017

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As hospice and palliative care matures as a field, we will naturally face growing pains, which can be traumatic for the patients and families who fall through our cracks. In this 3-part series on Changing the Narrative Around “Bad Deaths”, I’ll look at some of the issues, how we can respond, and how professionals and lay persons can all…

Changing the Narrative Around “Bad Deaths”: Part 2–The Challenge of a Growing Field

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· March 8, 2017

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Changing the Narrative Around “Bad Deaths”: Part 1–The Dynamics We Face

Posted by Carla Cheatham

· March 1, 2017

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No Shame in Grief: Letting Go of Facebook Perfect Suffering

Posted by Carla Cheatham

· February 22, 2017

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By Carla Cheatham (a 4-minute read) You may have heard the term, “Facebook perfect”. It’s the idea that, as wonderful as social media can be in connecting persons and providing the immediate sharing of information across the globe, it has a downside. How often do you clean your house before someone comes to visit? I’m sure I’m not alone…

When the Tree Just Wont Come Down: Creatively Holding Onto Memories

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· February 15, 2017

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When the Tree Just Won’t Come Down: Creatively Holding Onto Memories They got her home just in time for Christmas. It was her favorite holiday. She loved nothing more than to see the decorations and lights glisten on the tree, with memories shaped like 5-year old’s handprints and sports figurines. Each one had a story, of the 42 years…

Let Grief Lead You by Your Finger

Posted by Carla Cheatham

· February 8, 2017

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By Rev. Dr. Carla Cheatham, 4-minute read. I have been spending a lot of time with a child in my life, recently, and the experience has given me a bit of a different perspective on the way we interact with our grief. My early career was in child and family therapy and my time in parish ministry meant I…

Regrets, Forgiveness, and Finding Peace: Day 31 of #31DaysWithGrief

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· January 31, 2017

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31 Days of Walking with Grief: Others’ and Our Own Day 31—Regrets, Forgiveness, and Finding Peace This is a month-long series to support persons grieving and those who love them. It includes content from “Sharing Our Stories: A Hospice Whispers Grief Support Workbook” available through Amazon and wherever books are sold. I could not imagine a better way to…

The Dance of Trauma and Grief: Day 30 of #31DaysWithGrief

Posted by Carla Cheatham

· January 30, 2017

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31 Days of Walking with Grief: Others’ and Our Own Day 30—The Dance of Trauma and Grief This is a month-long series to support persons grieving and those who love them. It includes content from “Sharing Our Stories: A Hospice Whispers Grief Support Workbook” available through Amazon and wherever books are sold. On Day 6 of this series, I…

Living with the Misunderstanding of Suicide: Day 29 of #31DaysWithGrief

Posted by Carla Cheatham

· January 29, 2017

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31 Days of Walking with Grief: Others’ and Our Own This is a month-long series to support persons grieving and those who love them. It includes content from “Sharing Our Stories: A Hospice Whispers Grief Support Workbook” available through Amazon and wherever books are sold. Much of the poetry in Sharing Our Stories was written and graciously offered to…

Changing the Narrative Around “Bad Deaths”: Part 3–Re-Storying for a Better Future of Care

Let Grief Lead You by Your Finger

Regrets, Forgiveness, and Finding Peace: Day 31 of #31DaysWithGrief

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