DeathCafe 3 in Copenhagen
A write up of DødsCafe København /Death Cafe Copenhagen
By Ellen Hansen
Again, we had fine two fine hours together. Sitting around two tables we were 13 persons - ages between around 30 and 80.
Laughs and tears, talking about our own death as well as the death of our loved ones and also the death of people that are not so close but yet important for us.
We, the organizers, have made useful guidelines for how to secure an empathic and open-minded frame.
A journalist wished to participate for writing an article in her newspaper, as we also have experiencing before. Our way of instructing and framing that situation was also satisfying, so that she could be there as she with her own life, and later on she can contact us, the organizers.
Until now we have been two person organizing DeathCafe, but from now on we will be three, which we are very happy about.
Some of the closing up words from the participants were:
- death has become more present
- I know I must talk to my spouse about some of this
- relieved
- nice to talk to strangers about this, both seriously and joyfull
- surprising myself