BY SHELLEY WHIZIN “All the body wants to do biologically is decompose.Once you die, it’s ‘Let me out here!I’m ready to shoot my atoms back into the universe!'” -Caitlin Doughty, Founder of The Order of the Good Death Humans have been...
There’s no pain like that which a parent feels when they lose a child.It’s an indescribable pain caused by something completely unnatural. No parent wants to outlive their child. But at times, illnesses and accidents take us by surprise.How can a parent cope with the...
What is your first instinct when a friend or family member loses someone in their life?Besides wanting to be a shoulder to cry on and a listening ear, most people feel the need to give their grieving friend a gift of some sort. Most people end up giving a thoughtful...
“It takes a special and rare courage to acknowledge and adequately mourn when the grief is not socially recognized.” -Kenneth Doka Introduction When we lose someone, it is natural to grieve and mourn, but it’s important to understand what...
“God could not be everywhere and so he made mothers.” -Jewish Proverbs Introduction Remembering someone we love can be expressed in many different ways. In this article, we are going to talk about memorial tattooing, an artform that has been in existence...
