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Wisdom from Losing a Loved One During the Pandemic

CaringBridge CEO Liwanag Ojala As the CEO of CaringBridge—a platform that allows people to share health updates and rally around those facing serious illness—Liwanag Ojala gives advice to caregivers and patients all the time. But last fall, she experienced what it was like to navigate her own loss when her…

Christa MelandFebruary 22, 2021

Food for thought Healing Stories and Storytelling

Resilience Expert Learns Firsthand: Laughter is the Best Medicine

Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson is a resilience expert who trains people in what she calls “the art of the return”—finding a sense of meaning and purpose after challenging times. But it wasn’t until she herself was diagnosed with breast cancer in December 2019 that she discovered one of the most important…

Christa MelandFebruary 8, 2021

Food for thought Guest Blogs Purposeful Living

Gratitude: No Action Too Little or Too Late (Guest Post)

Amy Gage, biking with her husband David Amid the post-holiday, mid-winter doldrums, as we wait with anticipation for longer days and warmer weather that sometimes feel like they’ll never come, we are excited to share a lovely reflection about gratitude. Amy Gage—director of neighborhood and community relations at the University…

Christa MelandFebruary 2, 2021

Grief and Grieving Purposeful Living

5 Things to Celebrate in This Year of Pandemic

“We as a collective have been so incredibly resilient through this time,” said Dr. Henry Emmons. As an integrative psychiatrist, noted author, and resilience expert, he knows what resilience looks like better than most anyone. At our recent virtual event, Oasis 2020: Hope and Possibility, Dr. Emmons shared five bright…

Christa MelandJanuary 18, 2021

Grief and Grieving

4 Helpful Tips to Navigate COVID-19 Grief and Loss

The COVID-19 vaccine starting to make its rounds has brought some measure of hope to many Americans—but a lot of us are still navigating grief and loss after a most difficult year. Dr. Pauline Boss, professor emeritus of family social science at the University of Minnesota, coined the term “ambiguous…

Christa MelandJanuary 12, 2021

Artful Living and Dying

Trashing 2020. The surprising reason I won’t.

Every year, about this time, I look through my old calendar and dutifully fill in birthdays and other important dates in a new calendar. Yes, I still keep a paper calendar. It's my version of a journal, marking events that make up a life. My 2020 calendar reflected the arrival…

Cathy WurzerDecember 30, 2020

Guest Blogs Healing Stories and Storytelling

Held Up by Love: What Cancer Has Taught Me (Guest Post)

We are grateful to be able to share a beautiful and thoughtful reflection from Rev. Cindy Gregorson, who serves as director of ministries for the Minnesota Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. In October 2018, she was diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma. She underwent surgery the following month to…

Christa MelandDecember 26, 2020

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Join us for Oasis 2020: Hope and Possibility

Join us at 6:45 p.m. Dec. 29 for a virtual event to explore and honor the loss and grief we've experienced amid the pandemic and to look ahead to brighter days. The event, Oasis 2020: Hope and Possibility, is our gift to you after the crushing and confusing losses many…

Christa MelandDecember 15, 2020

End of Life Wisdom Grief and Grieving

Saying Goodbye to Beloved Pets

Over the past nine months, as many of us have been working from home amid the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve spent more time with our pets than ever before: They lay next to us as we type. They alert us anytime there’s a noise in our neighborhood. They even make occasional…

Christa MelandDecember 4, 2020

Wisdom from Losing a Loved One During the Pandemic

Resilience Expert Learns Firsthand: Laughter is the Best Medicine

Gratitude: No Action Too Little or Too Late (Guest Post)

5 Things to Celebrate in This Year of Pandemic

4 Helpful Tips to Navigate COVID-19 Grief and Loss

Trashing 2020. The surprising reason I won’t.

Held Up by Love: What Cancer Has Taught Me (Guest Post)

Join us for Oasis 2020: Hope and Possibility

Saying Goodbye to Beloved Pets

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