Monthly Archives: December 2018

If you find yourself worrying over what might come, resolve to manage your fears in 2019. Source: Take an honest look at your fears in the new year – MarketWatch

A Maine medical school and nearby hospice center are trying out a VR program aimed at fostering more empathy for dying patients among health workers-in-training. Not everyone is sold on the idea. Source: Death’s Dress Rehearsal: Virtual Reality Explores Dying … Continue reading →

Source: My Hospice: Rev. Dr. Carla Cheatham’s Story – Hospice Action Network

The new law states that any information revealed during crisis intervention services will be kept confidential. Source: Gov. Charlie Baker signs bill ensuring confidentiality for first responder peer counseling in Massachusetts | masslive.com

Afraid of death? Dr. Jessica Zitter helps us to get over “death anxiety” which can sidetrack our lives. Click to listen in now. Source: Jessica Zitter talks about the fear of death – Unshakable Self Confidence

Heart Breaking is this week’s AfterTalk Inspirational Poem about recent loss of a husband later in life. Source: Heart Breaking AfterTalk Inspirational 12.27.18 – AfterTalkAfterTalk

It is amazing to me, that it has been seven years since I lost my father to suicide. I am not sure how, but the day I lost him feels both like a lifetime ago, and just yesterday. So much … Continue reading →

I don’t know about you, but I’m sad today. Six friends of mine died this year, including a young neighbor across the street. Two other friends lost teen sons to Source: 9 Things I Learned (Again) in 2018 | Gary … Continue reading →

Maybe someday the season won’t feel like someone is taking a melon baller to my heart, but for now getting through it is about knowing what to avoid and what to embrace. Source: Tips For Getting Through the Holidays When … Continue reading →

From cremains pressed into vinyl records to photo-wrapped coffins, our columnist finds 7 suprisingly cool products no one wants to search for. Source: Disrupting the Funeral: 7 Innovations You Should Know About  – Modern Loss