We’re flipping the script on a pragmatic experience: a person you love will die, is dying, or has died. What are you going to do? These experiences are just as life-changing as a birth. They define us. They transform us. And we think it’s time we talk about them without stigma so that we can honor the lives of those we love and share their stories to inspire our days.
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Eterenva is for the living, and our focus is on grief wellness. We’ve come to realize the eight-month journey to the diamond is as important as the diamond itself. Memorializing a loved one will be one of the most poignant and challenging chapters of a person’s life, and there’s joy to be found amongst the pain if they can be active through their grief, and pour themselves into meaningful projects and rituals.
read moreSelf-care during grief is about engaging, listening, understanding, providing comfort, and using words when necessary. It is about not avoiding the experience. It is about embracing the experience, same as you would other major life moments like a birth, graduation, or marriage.
Read moreCOVID-19 has changed our world. Popular podcasts like RadioLab now end every episode reminding people that someone they know will likely die from this pandemic. Business publications like SAP’s are publishing content from their editors about this new normal full of grief.
Read moreLife and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.
— LAO TZU
Decisions around death are hard. They are personal. They are as important as those around birth and marriage. And yet, so few Americans talk about it. That's a problem.
Grief isn’t a topic that is talked about all that often. Most of us feel awkward when around those who are grieving. We don’t know what to say, how to say, etc. As a result, so many of us end up quiet –– avoiding the elephant in the room. Cremation diamonds help to change that, putting a bright and beautiful memorial front and center.
Diamonds are only diamonds because of heat and pressure that the world puts the dust, or carbon, through. Without the immense heat and pressure we would just have, essentially, dirt. You are making something beautiful and indestructible because of this process. I find that this is a beautiful metaphor for the heart wrenching feeling of grief.
dealing with loss of family members and pets
Talking about grief and loss, loved ones, eternalize their memory, making an impact, making a difference in the world
Diamonds are only diamonds because of heat and pressure that the world puts the dust, or carbon, through. Without the immense heat and pressure we would just have, essentially, dirt. You are making something beautiful and indestructible because of this process. I find that this is a beautiful metaphor for the heart wrenching feeling of grief.
dealing with loss of family members and pets
Talking about grief and loss, loved ones, eternalize their memory, making an impact, making a difference in the world
The word “should” is….tricky. I “should” workout 5 times a week. I “should” spend less time on my phone. I “should” be doing more. I “should” be feeling different than the way I am right now.
My Dad, John Meintel, died unexpectedly on May 4, 2013 when he was 50 years old. He had six children, and needless to say, our family was rocked from the loss.
Weddings are happy, but can also be challenging if a loved one is no longer with us. Here are ways to remember loved ones at a wedding.
Grief is as old as humanity, and yet, so much about the emotion remains a mystery to us.
Put your $100 deposit down to order the Eterneva Welcome Kit. It contains cubic zirconias so you can see the different diamond size options in person, and the tools you need to package up 1/2 a cup of ashes to send back to us.
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