Blogs
Goodbye.... For Now
Thursday was my final live episode on the glorious radio waves of WSAR 1480AM. Being able to have been on the air for almost two years talking about necessary topics that are very hard to discuss, has
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Thomas: Healing by Haven's Hands
Lori Brooks, founder and president of the Haven's Healing Hands Foundation, came back on the show to share some updates on the foundation's progress. Since August of 2014, the 501c3 non-profit organiz
Read More →Seeking Jordan
It's not an easy thing to give someone a gift that truly touches them. But that's just what Dr. Matthew McKay, author of Seeking Jordan: How I Learned the Truth about Death and the Invisible Universe,
Read More →Let Go & Let LOVE
My guest on this week's episode was Gabrielle Doucet, RN, Energy Healer, Survivor of Suicide Loss and Author of Let Go & Let LOVE: Survivors of Suicide Loss Healing Handbook. When her son Drew, took h
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Morbidly Legal
Like Supergirl and The Flash, this week's episode was a crossover event in the land of WSAR Talk Radio. My esteemed guest was Attorney Steven P. Sabra of Sabra & Aspen in Somerset, MA. He is one of on
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Grief Into Action: Nelly Strong Foundation, Inc.
Just five months after Nelly Eaton left this world, her parents, surrounded by an incredibly supportive circle of friends and family have formed the Nelly Strong Foundation, Inc. 501(c)3. The Foundati
Read More →Three Dapper Directors
On this week’s episode of The Silva Lining, I held my second Funeral Director Round Table. I’ve never met a funeral director that I wasn’t intrigued and inspired by. Those of us called to this profess
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Enhancing Love and Transforming Grief with SARK
The important relationship between love and grief has come up many times on The Silva Lining. Without love, we would not grieve as profoundly as we do, and without grief, we would not love as strongly
Read More →The Wall of Awkwardness, Pressure and Stigma That Surrounds Grief
On this week's episode of The Silva Lining, I was joined by one of my favorite guests on the topic of grief, Deanna Upchurch, Grief and Volunteer Programs Specialist at Hope Hospice & Palliative Care
Read More →Surviving Suicide: A Veteran's Story
I started this week's show by reading this excerpt from Wendy Garf-Lipp's Guest Opinion piece in The Fall River Herald News: "I think that some part of me really knows that suicide is a major issue in
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Revisiting the Memory Bus with Rose M. Grant
Just over a year ago, Rose M. Grant was a guest on The Silva Lining, having recently published her book, "I Left My Memory On A Bus Somewhere: A Bittersweet Journey Through Alzheimer's Disease". Withi
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Haven's Healing Hands
Grief Into Action. This week's guest, Lori Brooks, along with her husband Ryan, joined by family members (and fellow Board Members), Craig Reis, Dennis Ruest and close friend Allison Andrade epitomize
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Treasured Memories: Organizing, Preserving and Creating Tributes with Photos and Videos
Left to Right: Great Aunt Hilda Chadinha (late), her daughter Paula Chadinha Tucker, Uncle Martin A. Silva, my Father Paul F. Silva, Aunt Ana M. Larrivee (late), Great "Vavo" Mary Gaspar (late); all h
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Planning Ahead and Why I Won’t Talk About Pricing (On The Air)
This Week’s episode was a discussion about pre-planning funerals with my guest, Leo Dube, Jr., Advance Planning Director and an integral, highly trusted member of the Silva-Faria team. He brings to th
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Pet Loss: If You Love Them, You'll Grieve Them
The grief we feel is testament to the love we shared. This sentiment is so true. Without love, we wouldn't grieve and without the knowledge of the impending end of life, we wouldn't love as profoundly
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Coping With Grief During The Holidays
Regardless of the holidays you celebrate, the holiday season represents a time of togetherness, families, traditions and joy. For the bereaved, the emotions that accompany this time are usually compou
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Mediums: Finding Comfort Through Contact
When I was studying grief psychology, my favorite professor, John Tormey, presented the various religions and belief systems as a “buffet”. The intention was that as a counselor, you can’t impose your
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Nelly Strong: Then, Now and Always
With chills and tears in my eyes, I read this article in The Fall River Herald News by Marc Munroe Dion and immediately knew what I had to speak about on my next episode of The Silva Lining. The beaut
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Honoring The Deceased, Comforting The Mourners; Jewish Funeral Traditions
One of the things I love most about being a funeral director is that I get to work with, observe and learn from many different religions, denominations and spiritual beliefs. As funeral directors, we
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