Death Cafe profile for Caroline Dent


Location: United Kingdom

About Caroline Dent:

I have been on a journey of enquiry  into what death is my  whole life.

 I experienced death anxiety (thanataphobia) as a small child, and this led to a journey of enquiry that has spanned the last 30 years.

I  trained as an End of Life Doula (someone who companions people at the end  of life ) providing a compassionate presence, practical help and continuity, during what can feel like a very chaotic time.

I have volunteered with Marie Curie, Islington Bereavment Service and Maytree respite centre for suicidal people, and have been involved with the Death cafe movement since 2013

I now also run Death cafes online for people suffering from thanataphobia (fear of death). They are known as Thanataphobia Cafes. 

 believe that by bringing our concious awareness to this oft maligned subject, we can begin to liberate ourselves from fear of death, hopefully enabling us to live more fully.  


What would you like your legacy to be?

I would also like to be known as someone who helped people alleviate their fear of death


Thoughts for sharing:

Get curious about death before death gets curious about you

 

Don't believe everything you fear




Contact Caroline Dent



Caroline Dent's posts on the Death Cafe website


Death Cafe: Woodberry Wetlands Wild Death Cafe

Posted by Caroline Dent on Dec. 27, 2023, 2:51 p.m.



With Caroline Dent

Jan. 20, 2024, 2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. (BST)

Accepts donations

At a Death Cafe, we talk about anything related to death and dying, over tea and cake.

The conversation flows easily, and organically, with no prescribed themes or objectives, other ...



Death Cafe: Woodberry Wetlands Wild Death Cafe

Posted by Caroline Dent on Oct. 17, 2023, 2:13 p.m.



With Caroline Dent

Nov. 11, 2023, 2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. (BST)

Accepts donations

At a Death Cafe, we talk about anything related to death and dying, over tea and cake.

The conversation flows easily, and organically, with no prescribed themes or objectives, other ...



Death Cafe: Woodberry Wetlands Wild Death Cafe

Posted by Caroline Dent on Sept. 17, 2023, 12:27 p.m.



With Caroline Dent

Oct. 7, 2023, 2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. (BST)

Accepts donations

At a Death Cafe, we talk about anything related to death and dying, over tea and cake.

The conversation flows easily, and organically, with no prescribed themes or objectives, other ...



Death Cafe: Woodberry Wetlands Wild Death Cafe

Posted by Caroline Dent on Aug. 6, 2023, 5:39 p.m.



With Caroline Dent

Sept. 2, 2023, 2.30 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. (BST)

Accepts donations

At a Death Cafe, we talk about anything related to death and dying, over tea and cake.

The conversation flows easily, and organically, with no prescribed themes or objectives.

Our ...



Death Cafe: Woodberry Wetlands Wild Death Cafe

Posted by Caroline Dent on May 31, 2023, 4:41 p.m.



With London End of Life doulas

June 17, 2023, 2.30 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. (BST)

Accepts donations

At a Death Cafe, we talk about anything related to the topic of death and dying, over tea and cake.

The conversation flows easily, often accompanied by much laughter as ...



Death Cafe: Finsbury Park Online Death Cafe BST

Posted by Caroline Dent on June 5, 2022, 11:42 a.m.



With London End of Life doulas

July 6, 2022, 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (BST)

Accepts donations

At a Death Cafe, we divide into small groups and simply talk about whatever comes up for us,on the topic of death and dying. The conversation happens organically and ...



Death Cafe: Finsbury Park Online Death Cafe GMT

Posted by Caroline Dent on Feb. 25, 2022, 4:11 p.m.



With London End of Life doulas

March 23, 2022, 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (BST)

Accepts donations

At a Death Cafe, we dicide into small groups and simply talk about whatever comes up for us,on the topic of death and dying. The conversation happens organically and ...



Death Cafe: Finsbury Park Online Death Cafe GMT

Posted by Caroline Dent on Jan. 27, 2022, 5:13 p.m.



With London End of Life doulas

Feb. 23, 2022, 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (BST)

Accepts donations

At a Death Cafe, we dicide into small groups and simply talk about whatever comes up for us,on the topic of death and dying. The conversation happens organically and ...



Death Cafe: Finsbury Park Online Death Cafe GMT

Posted by Caroline Dent on Jan. 4, 2022, 2:22 p.m.



With London End of Life doulas

Jan. 26, 2022, 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (BST)

Accepts donations

At a Death Cafe, we dicide into small groups and simply talk about whatever comes up for us,on the topic of death and dying. The conversation happens organically and ...



Death Cafe: Finsbury Park Online Death Cafe GMT

Posted by Caroline Dent on Oct. 29, 2021, 12:02 p.m.



With London End of Life doulas

Nov. 24, 2021, 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (BST)

Accepts donations

At a Death Cafe, we dicide into small groups and simply talk about whatever comes up for us,on the topic of death and dying. The conversation happens organically and ...



Death Cafe: Finsbury Park Online Death Cafe GMT

Posted by Caroline Dent on Oct. 5, 2020, 1:38 p.m.



With London End of Life doulas

Oct. 28, 2020, 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (BST)

Accepts donations

 

At a death cafe, we sit in groups of 6-8 people, over tea and cake, or wine, and simply talk about whatever comes up for us, when we put our ...


Death Cafe: Finsbury Park Death Cafe

Posted by Caroline Dent on Jan. 12, 2020, 12:46 p.m.



With London End of Life doulas

Feb. 12, 2020, 7.00 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. (BST)

Accepts donations

 

At a death cafe, we sit in groups of 6-8 people, over tea and cake, or wine, and simply talk about whatever comes up for us, when we put our ...


Death Cafe: Finsbury Park Death Cafe

Posted by Caroline Dent on Dec. 8, 2019, 1:52 p.m.



With London End of Life doulas

Jan. 8, 2020, 7.00 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. (BST)

Accepts donations

Come and get curious about death in a relaxed and friendly space over tea and cake or a glass of wine
 
Death Cafes are social events which usually take place ...


Death Cafe: Finsbury Park Death Cafe

Posted by Caroline Dent on Oct. 26, 2019, 9:07 a.m.



With London End of Life doulas

Nov. 27, 2019, 7.00 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. (BST)

Accepts donations

Come and get curious about death in a relaxed and friendly space over tea and cake or a glass of wine
 
Death Cafes are social events which usually take place ...


Death Cafe: Finsbury Park Death Cafe

Posted by Caroline Dent on Sept. 19, 2019, 12:37 p.m.



With London End of Life doulas

Oct. 23, 2019, 7.00 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. (BST)

Accepts donations

Come and get curious about death in a relaxed and friendly space over tea and cake or a glass of wine
 
Death Cafes are social events which usually take place ...


Death Cafe: Finsbury Park Death Cafe

Posted by Caroline Dent on Aug. 12, 2019, 3:15 p.m.



With London End of Life doulas

Sept. 18, 2019, 6.45 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. (BST)

Accepts donations

Come and get curious about death in a relaxed and friendly space over tea and cake or a glass of wine
 
Death Cafes are social events which usually take place ...


Death Cafe: Finsbury Park Death Cafe

Posted by Caroline Dent on June 14, 2019, 10:51 a.m.



With London End of Life doulas

July 10, 2019, 6.45 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. (BST)

Accepts donations

Come and get curious about death in a relaxed and friendly space over tea and cake or a glass of wine
 
Death Cafes are social events which usually take place ...


Death Cafe: Finsbury Park Death Cafe

Posted by Caroline Dent on May 3, 2019, 10:03 a.m.



With London End of Life doulas

June 5, 2019, 6.45 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. (BST)

Accepts donations

Come and get curious about death in a relaxed and friendly space over tea and cake or a glass of wine
 
Death Cafes are social events which usually take place ...


Death Cafe: Finsbury Park Death Cafe

Posted by Caroline Dent on March 29, 2019, 6:05 p.m.



With London End of Life doulas

April 24, 2019, 6.45 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. (BST)

Accepts donations

Come and get curious about death in a relaxed and friendly space over tea and cake or a glass of wine
 
Death Cafes are social events which usually take place ...


Death Cafe: Finsbury Park Death Cafe

Posted by Caroline Dent on March 2, 2019, 9:46 a.m.



With London End of Life doulas

March 27, 2019, 6.45 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. (BST)

Accepts donations

Come and get curious about death in a relaxed and friendly space over tea and cake or a glass of wine
 
Death Cafes are social events which usually take place ...


Death Cafe: Finsbury Park Death Cafe

Posted by Caroline Dent on Jan. 18, 2019, 9:01 a.m.



With London End of Life doulas

Feb. 20, 2019, 6.45 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. (BST)

Accepts donations

Come and get curious about death in a relaxed and friendly space over tea and cake or a glass of wine
 
Death Cafes are social events which usually take place ...


Death Cafe: Finsbury Park Death Cafe

Posted by Caroline Dent on Dec. 7, 2018, 10:43 a.m.



With London End of Life doulas

Jan. 15, 2019, 6.45 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. (BST)

Accepts donations

Come and get curious about death in a relaxed and friendly space over tea and cake or a glass of wine

Death Cafes are pop -up events which usually take ...



New Blog post: From Fear to here

Posted by Caroline Dent on Nov. 14, 2018, 5:20 p.m. 6 comments


This is a piece I wrote about my journey of death anxiety :

FROM FEAR TO HERE BY Caroline Rosie Dent

The Buddhists say two things are certain in life:

We’re all going to die.

We don’t know when.

I shared this with a friend once, as he was leaving my house; it was one of the last things I said to him. He died suddenly shortly after. Like me, he was somewhat death-phobic ...



Death Cafe: Finsbury Park Death Cafe

Posted by Caroline Dent on Nov. 9, 2018, 10:52 a.m.



With London End of Life doulas

Dec. 5, 2018, 6.45 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. (BST)

Free

Come and get curious about death in a relaxed and friendly space over tea and cake or a glass of wine

Death Cafes are pop -up events which usually take ...



Death Cafe: Finsbury Park Death Cafe

Posted by Caroline Dent on Oct. 8, 2018, 11:25 a.m.



With London End of Life doulas

Nov. 7, 2018, 6.45 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. (BST)

Free

Come and get curious about death in a relaxed and friendly space over tea and cake or a glass of wine

Death Cafes are pop -up events which usually take ...



Death Cafe: Finsbury Park Death Cafe

Posted by Caroline Dent on Sept. 6, 2018, 2:03 p.m.



With London End of Life doulas

Oct. 3, 2018, 6.45 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. (BST)

Free

Come and get curious about death in a relaxed and friendly space over tea and cake or a glass of wine

Death Cafes are pop -up events which usually take ...



Death Cafe: Finsbury Park Death Cafe

Posted by Caroline Dent on June 2, 2018, 6:05 p.m.



With London End of Life doulas

July 4, 2018, 6.45 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. (BST)

The event is free but we respectfully ask that people support the venue by purchasing food or drink during / before the event, as without a the generosity of the venue, in providing this space, there would be no event.

Come and get curious about death in a relaxed and friendly space over tea and cake or a glass of wine

Death Cafes are pop -up events which usually take ...



Death Cafe: Finsbury Park Death Cafe

Posted by Caroline Dent on April 17, 2018, 6:17 a.m.



With London End of Life doulas

May 30, 2018, 6.45 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. (BST)

The event is free but we respectfully ask that people support the venue by purchasing food or drink during / before the event, as without a the generosity of the venue, in providing this space, there would be no event.

Come and get curious about death in a relaxed and friendly space over tea and cake or a glass of wine

Death Cafes are pop -up events which usually take ...



Death Cafe: Finsbury Park Death Cafe

Posted by Caroline Dent on March 2, 2018, 9:38 a.m.



With London End of Life doulas

April 11, 2018, 6.45 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. (BST)

The event is free but we respectfully ask that people support the venue by purchasing food or drink during / before the event, as without a the generosity of the venue, in providing this space, there would be no event.

Come and get curious about death in a relaxed and friendly space over tea and cake or a glass of wine

Death Cafes are pop -up events which usually take ...



Death Cafe: Finsbury Park Death Cafe

Posted by Caroline Dent on Feb. 3, 2018, 10:41 a.m.



With London End of Life doulas

Feb. 28, 2018, 6.45 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. (BST)

The event is free but we respectfully ask that people support the venue by purchasing food or drink during / before the event, as without a the generosity of the venue, in providing this space, there would be no event.

Come and get curious about death in a relaxed and friendly space over tea and cake or a glass of wine

Death Cafes are pop -up events which usually take ...



Death Cafe: Finsbury Park Death Cafe

Posted by Caroline Dent on Jan. 3, 2018, 11:32 a.m.



With London End of Life doulas

Jan. 31, 2018, 6.45 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. (BST)

The event is free but we respectfully ask that people support the venue by purchasing food or drink during / before the event, as without a the generosity of the venue, in providing this space, there would be no event.

Come and get curious about death in a relaxed and friendly space over tea and cake or a glass of wine

Death Cafes are pop -up events which usually take ...



Death Cafe: Finsbury Park Death Cafe

Posted by Caroline Dent on Nov. 16, 2017, 12:44 p.m.



With London End of Life doulas

Dec. 13, 2017, 6.45 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. (BST)

The event is free but we respectfully ask that people support the venue by purchasing food or drink during / before the event, as without a the generosity of the venue, in providing this space, there would be no event.

Caroline suffered from anxiety as a child, and that resulted in a lifelong enquiry into what death is and how it affects our living. She has been involved in The ...



Death Cafe: Finsbury Park Death Cafe

Posted by Caroline Dent on Oct. 20, 2017, 1:36 p.m.



With London End of Life doulas

Nov. 15, 2017, 6.45 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. (BST)

The event is free but we respectfully ask that people support the venue by purchasing food or drink during / before the event, as without a the generosity of the venue, in providing this space, there would be no event.

Caroline suffered from anxiety as a child, and that resulted in a lifelong enquiry into what death is and how it affects our living. She has been involved in The ...



Death Cafe: Finsbury Park Death Cafe

Posted by Caroline Dent on Sept. 15, 2017, 11:34 a.m.



With London End of Life doulas

Oct. 10, 2017, 6.45 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. (BST)

The event is free but we respectfully ask that people support the venue by purchasing food or drink during / before the event, as without a the generosity of the venue, in providing this space, there would be no event.

Caroline suffered from anxiety as a child, and that resulted in a lifelong enquiry into what death is and how it affects our living. She has been involved in The ...



New Blog post: Death anxiety and death cafes

Posted by Caroline Dent on July 30, 2017, 8:39 a.m.


Following the recent and sudden death of Jon Underwood, I wanted to write something on a personal level about Death Cafe and it's life changing importance. Please feel free to share. (NB : the young woman mentioned in the piece gave me her express permission to publish this) :

It was September 2011 when I noticed a tiny ad in my local paper, Hackney Gazette, for the very first Death Cafe which was to take ...



Death Cafe: Finsbury Park Death Cafe

Posted by Caroline Dent on July 24, 2017, 1:08 p.m.



With London End of Life doulas

Sept. 12, 2017, 6.45 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. (BST)

The event is free but we respectfully ask that people support the venue by purchasing food or drink during / before the event, as without a the generosity of the venue, in providing this space, there would be no event.

Caroline suffered from anxiety as a child, and that resulted in a lifelong enquiry into what death is and how it affects our living. She has been involved in The ...



Death Cafe: Finsbury Park Death Cafe

Posted by Caroline Dent on June 21, 2017, 6:52 a.m.



With London End of Life doulas

July 18, 2017, 6.45 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. (BST)

The event is free but we respectfully ask that people support the venue by purchasing food or drink during / before the event, as without a the generosity of the venue, there would be no event. We can only make the event free, while people honour this arrangement

Due to the recent death of Jon Underwood, founder of Death cafe , there may be some delay in us receiving your messages. Please feel free to email us directly at ...



Death Cafe: Finsbury Park Death Cafe

Posted by Caroline Dent on March 19, 2016, 6:50 a.m.



With London End of Life doulas

June 13, 2017, 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (BST)

The event is free but we respectfully ask that people support the venue by purchasing food or drink during / before the event, as without a the generosity of the venue, there would be no event. We can only make the event free, while people honour this arrangement

We are all trained as End of Life Doulas (a new and emerging role, providing compassionate presence and practical support for people with life limiting conditions. 





Contact Caroline Dent

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