Hosted by Fernlea House's The Last Taboo Project - Leanne Skipsey

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About this Death Cafe

The Last Taboo Project by Fernlea House enables community conversations on dying and death.

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Death is a topic we mostly don’t talk about - making it difficult to accept the inevitability of our own mortality and to support friends, and loved ones facing life threatening illness.

Most of us of us have experiences, stories, queries around dying and death that we don’t express as it’s not usual in our culture to do so. Fortunately,  people are beginning to gather  to speak openly about dying and death; sharing their thoughts and experiences, such as stories of supporting loved ones through dying, ponderings about one’s own death, etc.

Death cafe is an opportunity for such a conversation whilst enjoying good cake and coffee.

 People of all ages come to death cafe,  young people, older people and the baby boomers who  stood up for social change in the past; as many experience the loss of their parents, they are pondering dying and how they might approach the finality of their own lives aligned to their values and beliefs.

 These casual cafe conversations enable people to become more at ease, open, aware; and to connect with others around dying and death...

'The Last Taboo' project is funded by the Eastern Metropolitan Region Palliative Care Consortium.

About Fernlea House's The Last Taboo Project - Leanne Skipsey

Leanne Skipsey manages the ‘The Last Taboo project – talking about dying and death’ for Fernlea House Inc.   

Leanne facilitates community development and mental health promotion  projects, and is a mindfulness trainer.

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