compassion

October 21, 2019 0

When the Garden is What Remains

JSA Contributor Carole Leskin reflects on friendship, companionship, and loss. [Read more...]

Jefferson Airplane Album, at Point Pleasant Antiques, 2016. (Photo Copyright ©2016 Steven L. Lubetkin. Used by permission.)

August 11, 2019 1

Life more wonderful, not just less horrible

JSA contributor Marc Blesoff writes about self-compassion, ageism, and mortality. [Read more...]

"Serenity Now Moment at Lake Tahoe," Photo by Keegan Houser on Unsplash

March 29, 2019 0

Mindfulness and Caregiving

A guest blog post by Alyssa Smith, MSW, LSW, a meditation instructor, leadership coach, and IJS-trained Wise Aging facilitator. [Read more...]

May 30, 2016 1

Sharing Loss, Sharing Compassion

This guest post to Rabbi Address’ blog is by Rabbi David Levin. How do you tell Dad that Mom has died? This challenging question confronted old friends this past [Read more...]

April 15, 2015 4

The World of Hospice Through A Rabbi’s Eyes

I am a hospice chaplain. I am also a rabbi. After serving a congregation for 10 years I made a big change and entered the world of hospice. More than 20 years ago my [Read more...]

December 10, 2014 0

BGR 12/2/2014: End of life issues and palliative care discussed

Debra Dunn, MBA, MSN, RN, CNOR On the December 2, 2014 Boomer Generation Radio program, Rabbi Address interviews Debra Dunn, a registered nurse who works as a volunteer with [Read more...]

"Joan Rivers" by David Shankbone via Flickr.com. Used under Creative Commons 2.0 license.

September 18, 2014 0

Guest Post from Sandy Taradash: Has the World Gone to Hell in a Hand Bag? Joan Rivers might say, “If it’s Gucci, that’s ok!”

A High Holiday Message… Sounds like a joke right out of Joan Rivers’ joke box. She always wanted us to laugh in spite of what we were dealing with, to show us we were not [Read more...]

February 4, 2011 0

Compassion: What is it? Why is it Powerful? What is its Threatened Role in Medicine?

Having compassion is a way of being, thinking, and acting that can be easily misunderstood and misidentified. To show compassion is a way to make the lives of people who [Read more...]