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04/28/2021

Plus, four common misconceptions about grief.

04/06/2021

It's not too late.

03/26/2021

Doulas are compassionate people who help others navigate some of life's biggest transitions. Some doulas provide support and care to women bringing babies into

03/10/2021

Just as doulas support mothers through birth, death, or end-of-life doulas support people who are preparing for death.

01/21/2021

One of the most compelling portions of the inaugural festivities was, without a doubt, on January 19. On the eve of the inauguration, the President and Vice President-elect and their spouses gathered to remember the more than 400,000 Americans who’ve lost their lives to Covid-19. The simple, b.....

01/19/2021

Holding a funeral or memorial on a videoconferencing platform like Zoom offers several advantages: It’s easy for distant guests to attend, and you can record it.

11/29/2020

In the last couple of months, two very high profile women (and their husbands) have made the heroic choice to publicly speak about the loss of a pregnancy. Chrissy Teigen and John Legend as well as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have both reached out to traditional and social media outlets to desc....

11/24/2020

A couple of months ago, I was interviewed for a podcast. The discussion was mostly about my work as a wedding Celebrant. One of the interviewers ultimately guided the conversation to the issues of dying, death and funerals. She contended that our culture has been—and remains—ill-equipped t...

04/30/2020

In her book Remembering Well: Rituals for Celebrating Life and Mourning Death, Sarah York says, “Death is the great equalizer, but not every death is equal.” The nearly 60,000+ Americans who have died due to the Covid-19 outbreak—and the families who mourn them—have had a very difficult deat...

04/08/2020

Do you need help writing an obituary for a loved one? Call me 917-282-6562 -sarah

06/21/2019

Some thoughts on Living Memorials
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06/09/2019

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05/04/2019

What a beautiful way for young people to share their talents with the dying. Kudos to Miami University.

The space between living and dying can be emotional and difficult for the person leaving this world and their loved ones. In 2000, a California woman

04/29/2019

This weekend, I had the honor of attending an Open Center seminar with the wonderful Olivia Bareham of Sacred Crossings. She is a wonderful, creative, soulful funeral midwife:

04/26/2019

In That Good Night, palliative care doctor Sunita Puri shares insights from her years caring for patients with serious illness. She sees her role as an advocate and ally — every step of the way.

04/02/2019

In her photo series About Dying, photographer Cathrine Ertmann confronts the space between death and burial with unflinching photos from the morgue.