Hosted by Christy-Ann Conlin

An Online Death Cafe

About this Death Cafe

At Open Death Cafés people - often strangers - gather together to discuss death. This event doesn’t have any particular objectives or themes aside from increasing everyone’s awareness of death and exploring our relationships with death, dying and grief.

As we grapple with what life looks like today, having a safe and non-judgmental space to talk  about difficult subjects is so important and can have a significant  impact both on how we live and how we die.

About Christy-Ann Conlin

Christy Ann Conlin is a death doula, celebrant, novelist, essayist, and creative engagement facilitator who guides individuals through explorations of grief, loss and legacy. Her doula practice focuses on providing vigil, companioning and legacy project work. Christy Ann volunteers at Valley Hospice in Kentville, Nova Scotia. She is a student in the Grief and Bereavement Program through OISE at the University of Toronto. Christy Ann is the author of three acclaimed novels, Heave, The Memento and The Speed of Mercy. She also creates radio documentaries and podcasts for CBC. Christy Ann is a licenced teacher specializing in Adult Education. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. Christy Ann is uplifted by moments of joy and love in the tangle of everyday life. Her journey was forever transformed when she realized that death is as natural as birth. Christy Ann was born and raised in seaside Nova Scotia and now resides there with her sprawling intergenerational family. Christy Ann believes that compassionate storytelling and creative expression play a vital role in revealing the answers, wisdom and solace we all hold within.