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Death Cafe write up: Myrtle Beach Death Cafe at Chapin Memorial Library
Posted by BLLLINK on May 15, 2025, 7:53 a.m.
The second Death Cafe on successive Saturday afternoons brought together nine people, each eager to share in the conversations.
A few around the table were repeat participants from our first Death Cafe. Within minutes of beginning, everyone seemed to be really at ease as the conversations opened.
In a post-event survey, these observations were shared.
1) "The group size was effective. I wondered how "no agenda" would work - but it went well allowing people to address their concerns."
2. It is self-direted by the people who attend. The conversations ae informative and enlightening at times. People are open and honest with their thought. I found Death Cafe to ...
New Blog post: Existential anger
Posted by Megan on May 14, 2025, 3:58 p.m.
Recently my life has been going pretty well. Then that's why I've been having such existential dread and anger about death I find myself frequently trying to find reassurance of what comes after death. I've heard so many theories but none of them can be easily proven or confirmed. I've read about near death experiences but none of thoes provide for certian answers. I just keep imagining and having all of ...
Death Cafe write up: Dulwich Death Cafe
Posted by annkenrick on May 12, 2025, 11:08 a.m.
Around 27 strangers gathered in Bell House on a lovely summer evening and after an introduction the group split into three tables facillitated by me, Trevor Moore and Melanie Woollcombe.
We discussed the different grieving processes between a long drawn out death (and the ‘double bereavement’ when someone has dementia) and a sudden death. Which is harder to bear?
Is it a good idea to keep remembering someone by visiting a grave and looking at/holding things that belonged to them - or is it better to make a ‘clean break’ and move on?
How do we best encourage someone to talk about death, especially if they are seriously ...
Death Cafe write up: Second Sunday Death Cafe Portland, OR
Posted by nomenoyou1 on May 11, 2025, 10:19 p.m.
We had great conversations from a group of engaged participants. There was interest in sharing very personal stories about friends and family members and their contribution to the participants journey toward death. It was fascinating to learn how each person was influenced by their interpersonal experiences. Several people had professional experiences that also contributed to their growth. One participant commented on how vulnerable the group was willing to be and how that, in turn, encouraged more openness. We probed into some unexplored places and people were left with questions to further explore. It was satisfying to see so much contemplation. It warmed my heart to be a witness.
New Blog post: Mother's Day
Posted by RBH57 on May 11, 2025, 1:01 p.m.
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Hurunui
Posted by Death Cafe North Canterbury, Aotearoa New Zealand on May 5, 2025, 4:27 a.m.
This was a small and special Death Café with 6 of us, four returning attendees, three men and three women. We seemed to get deep very quickly and spent about a third of our time telling some of our own personal story, this seemed like a lot of time in the moment, and as host, I decided to let it flow. It was an intimate and memorable Death Café with each of us learning about ourselves a little more. We explored grief and what is demanded of us as caregivers, discussed ‘the system’ and reflected on our own resilience.
Death Café dates for 2025:
Kaiapoi:
May 18th ...
New Blog post: Energy connection in hospice
Posted by entropy on May 4, 2025, 9:04 a.m.
I cared for an in law in hospice. It wasn't something I had time to think about, it was that or she went to a home. I'm "energy sensitive" and at first this may sound like a bad mixture. But it was not, the hard stuff wasn't walking to the edge of the Stix, it's still grief and loss. But there was something else hard to put into words, something people ...
Death Cafe write up: Chapin Memorial Library Death Cafe Myrtle Beach
Posted by BLLLINK on May 3, 2025, 5:35 p.m.
Because this was the Chapin Memorial Library's innaugural Death Cafe, we thought two cakes were in order.
13 interesting, curious and delightful people came to this first Death Cafe. They were quite open and willing to explore topics centered about or tangential to death and end-of-life stories.
We've scheduled another Death Cafe for next Saturday. Register here https://calendar.chapinlibrary.org/details.php?ProgID=1617
Death Cafe write up: Swanage Death Cafe
Posted by peterneall on April 22, 2025, 5:01 a.m.
After a Long trip to family in Australia the new Death Cafe was scheduled for FEb'25.
IT was feeezing, and to cap it all the heating broke down, we struggled on and it. was as good as could be hoped, but the four of us found companionship andvalue and agreed to meet in warmer times!
Death Cafe write up: Zoom Virtual Death Cafe with Avery Bright
Posted by Bright Young Life Management LLC on April 22, 2025, 4:52 a.m.
About This Death Café
You're invited to join Avery Bright for a heart-centered virtual Death Café—an open and inclusive space to gather in community and talk about death, dying, grief, and everything in between. These events are offered as part of my death care and advocacy work through Bright Young Life Management.
At our monthly cafés, there is no set agenda—just an invitation to show up as you are. Through storytelling, compassionate conversation, and deep listening, we make room for reflection, healing, and connection across identities and experiences.
Death Cafe write up: Online Death Cafe Iowa CST
Posted by DeathCafeIowa on April 17, 2025, 11:35 a.m. 1 comment
Our most recent Death Café was held April 15th, 2025 and we had 5 people in attendance. This month we went over a wide variety of topics. We discussed how much we appreciate our lives and good health, especially when seeing those around us who may be struggling with different things. One key question that was brought up in this group was “how do we know our work is done?”, and working on how we will leave this earth and what kind of impact or legacy we will leave behind once we are gone. A big topic we also discussed was finding support for grief in unconventional ...
Death Cafe write up: Central Houston’s Monthly Death Cafe - April 2025
Posted by Houston Death Cafe on April 14, 2025, 11:03 p.m.
Central Houston's April 2025 Death Cafe
We had ~15 people attend this month's dialogue.
Below you can find links to various things mentioned during the dialogue:
Local groups:
- The Jung Center
https://junghouston.org/
-Chung Tai Zen Center of Houston
https://www.cthouston.org/site/
- Texas Death With Dignity
https://texasdeathwithdignity.org/
- The Center for Mind-Body Medicine Houston
https://cmbm.org/communities/community/houston/
Books
- The Art of Dying Well: A Practical Guide to a Good End of Life by Katy Butler https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40538694-the-art-of-dying-well
- Glimpse After Glimpse: Daily Reflections on Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche
https://www.goodreads.com/book ...
New Blog post: Using social media to support an in-person Death Cafe
Posted by Bonnington Centre Death Cafe on April 13, 2025, 11:18 a.m.
Using social media to support an in-person Death Cafe
Following why and how we set up a Death Café, this is a blog about our two-year experience of using WhatsApp. We created two groups in order to support the face-to-face Death Cafe discussions: one was for the facilitators, and the other for attendees.
Administration
Looking back on our postings, it’s clear that the facilitator WhatsApp group mostly covers practicalities with the Community Centre and ...
Death Cafe write up: Portland, OR Thursday Evening Death Cafe
Posted by nomenoyou1 on April 12, 2025, 10:31 a.m.
New Blog post: Death Cafe Essen celebrates a successful premiere at Unperfekthaus
Posted by Deathcafe Essen on April 11, 2025, 8:02 a.m.
A lively place for conversations about death, grief and life. Under this motto, the first Death Cafe took place last Saturday at Unperfekthaus in Essen.
At the premiere on 5. November 2022, five people took part in addition to the Holy Grief Art management team. "We are pleased that the pilot event was so well received by the participants. Everyone who was there was able to take something for themselves and would be happy to ...