by Elaine Voci | Mar 11, 2019 | Blog, End of Life Resources
Life is short, shorter than we know, and at the end of our days what do we want to be said about who we were, how we lived, the good that we did, and the legacy that we left behind? I am visiting these questions right now because one of my favorite people on this...
by Elaine Voci | Sep 21, 2018 | Blog, End of Life Resources
I am so glad we live in a world where stories about animals are a part of our news and our national interest. We care not only about the stories of our pets who grace our homes with love and fun, but we are also interested in the stories of animals who live in our...
by Elaine Voci | Aug 28, 2018 | Blog, End of Life Resources
Sometimes life calls our attention to a topic by providing repeated exposure to it. In my case, I read two feature stories about loneliness and grief in online magazines in recent weeks, and then I spent a session with a client focused on helping her cope with...
by Elaine Voci | Sep 21, 2017 | Blog, End of Life Resources
Grief is a normal and healthy reaction to loss, and so is resilience. We all have the capacity to learn how to live with our losses and to apply our own style of grieving to the healing process. In my new book, “Resilience Art: A Grief Coloring Book Using Ritual and...
by Elaine Voci | Mar 8, 2017 | End of Life Resources, Life Transitions
Music and sound are among the world’s earliest medicines to cure illness and help restore wholeness to those suffering from mental, emotional or physical distress. Chanting, meditative music, and nature’s sounds are a few forms of music that serve to uplift, energize...
by Elaine Voci | Oct 30, 2016 | Blog, End of Life Resources
Many of us are old enough to remember witnessing the explosion and fall to earth of the space shuttle Challenger as it unfolded 30 years ago. Others of us may have seen the unforgettable video of that event; either way, the image of the spacecraft’s smoky fireball...