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Death Cafe write up: Shepherdstown WV Death Cafe: Tea, Cake and Conversation
Posted by Tracy Seffers on March 5, 2024, 2:50 p.m.
Spring is starting to spring up all around us, peeping green from the decay of last year's leaves - life rising up out of death, death giving birth to new life - the eternal cycle coming round again.
Tea and cake were set out for our guests, and as people gathered.
The first topic brought to the table for discussion (thank you, Christine!) was the idea of "delayed" or "displaced" grief. What is it - why is it? How does it look for different grievers and difference death circumstances? Is it cultural - individual - communal - self-protective?
Conversation then moved to thinking about which cultures (like the Tibetan Buddhists) "do death" well ...
Death Cafe write up: Santa Cruz Death Cafe
Posted by Carol Morgan on March 4, 2024, 10:47 a.m. 3 comments
Our third Death Cafe of 2024 included 20 guests. There were 17 at each of the previous cafes, clearly there is a need! Some were new and some had come before. Introductions were held in the large circle and then conversations continued in 4 smaller circles for 40 minutes. I received positive feedback about the group led discussions as apposed to a meeting with an agenda.
With Carol Morgan/other facilitators
Dec. 14, 2025, 11.00 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. (Pacific Time)
This Death Cafe is being offered as that safe place. You are not morbid or creepy because you are curious about what will inevitably happen to all of us! In ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe at Leith
Posted by LomondBob on March 4, 2024, 3:33 a.m.
14 people attended. Topics discussed includes assisted dying, mixed heritage practices, availability of family support at the end of life, and the legacy we leave.
All feedback was positive and people enjoyed the event.
Again there was delicious cake.
Death Cafe write up: Virtual Death Cafe Albany, CA USA PST
Posted by JimKirkpatrick on Feb. 26, 2024, 10:20 a.m.
Our Cafe meets the 4th Sunday monthly. Genevieve and Jim have been cohostiing here and earlier in another Death Cafe. Participants from Canada, Midwest, Nor Californnia, NE and SE USA participated. Deep listening punctuated by moments of silence, empathic reactions and open sharing. Genevieve and Jim give thanks for the special space all participants created this day. We give thanks to Death Cafe founders and acknowledge the important contribution of Bernard Cretaz's meeting with John Underwood in the creation of Death Cafe. Please follow this link to a posting by Jon Undeerwood https://deathcafe.com/blog/114/
Death Cafe write up: Shepherdstown WV Death Cafe: Tea, Cake and Conversation
Posted by Tracy Seffers on Feb. 23, 2024, 2:43 p.m. 1 comment
It was another lively gathering in February, fresh off the snowstorms that surprised us!
Discussion centered around how those who are dying - or caring for those who are dying - may find spirituality/religious traditions comforting or distressing, or anywhere along that spectrum.
The Cafe closed with a reading of Lisel Mueller's lovely poem, "Hope":
"It is the singular gift we cannot destroy in ourselves,
the argument that refutes death . . .
all we know of God. . . .
it is in this poem, trying to speak."
Over tea and homemade cake, it was a lovely gathering, with the promise of more good conversation to come.
First Tuesdays at Noon - Shepherdstown Public ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe
Posted by elizabeth ellen on Feb. 15, 2024, 8:48 p.m.
DEATH CAFE
DEGRANIS CAFE
16TH NOVEMBER, 2024
WRITE UP
We were a small group of three in a noisy cafe, meeting each other amongst the life of a shopping centre. Thank you for the other two participants and one for travelling hours to attend our cafe.
It was a rich conversation as we transversed a wide variety of themes in death and dying. What is death denial and how is it for me and others? Death as a mystery and how very personal and individual the experience is with our and others expectations. Caring for those close to us and how to navigate those needs. As well as ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe: Hatfield MA Council on Aging
Posted by LCHummel on Feb. 15, 2024, 8:30 a.m.
Our second Death Cafe was held on January 29, 2024 and we titled it "The Conversation Continues". We had 11 individuals attend, some individuals from our prior group as well as new attendees. Spirited discussion ensued about "What is a Good Death?", and burial options in our local area, including some newer innovative approaches such as human composting. Participants also shared emotional experinces related to caring for a dying loved one. The group was engaged and supportive to each other and requested that another death cafe be held in the near future.
Death Cafe write up: San Francisco Peninsula Death Cafe
Posted by jimvanbuskirk on Feb. 12, 2024, 9:20 p.m.
This Death Cafe, an exploratory project, was a success. None of the dozen attendees had ever previously attended a Death Cafe. The conversation was wide-ranging, respectful and rewarding. Everyone seemed enthusiastic about continuing the conversation at subsequent cafes.
New Blog post: Insights into Evolving Funeral Preferences: Unveiling Trends from Legal & General
Posted by Writer on Feb. 5, 2024, 4:29 a.m.
Legal and General’s recent survey of 2,000 UK respondents reveals over half of Brits are interested in alternative disposition methods when it comes to funerals, showing a shifting dynamic in end-of-life choices.
- Familiarity with Alternative Methods: When asked about their familiarity with alternative methods of final disposition, a divide emerged, with 53% being familiar and 47% not. Younger respondents were more familiar, with 61% in the 16-24 age group, compared to 47% among ...
Death Cafe write up: 1. Wiener Death Cafe
Posted by JELLA JOST on Feb. 3, 2024, 12:52 p.m.
Eine sehr spannende große Gruppe und dazu auch noch jung. Viel Input von der Expertin und der Filmemacherin. Jede und jeder hatte ausreichend Zeit zum Erzählen oder auch nur Zuhören. Die unterschiedlichen Betrachtungen, Erlebnisse und Schilderungen ergreifen mich jedesmal aufs Neue.
Die NY Cheesecake war sensationell! Thanx Walter!
Death Cafe write up: Tucson Friendly & Fearless Death Cafe
Posted by TucsonFFDeathCafe on Feb. 1, 2024, 4:39 p.m.
A wonderful start to 2024 Tucson Death Cafés!
At our virtual meeting we talked a lot about the big goodbye to our beloved animal companions. I was led to use a tapestry of what I think of as the puppy homegoing that day, and one of our attendees had recently lost her beloved dog. In trying to write about this, I had to give up after a dozen tissues and tears blurred my vision. It’s very common to experience the loss of our animal companions as far harder than that of our human friends. The more we can talk about all of our losses with great ...
New Blog post: A step ahead: How a positive evaluation of one's own death can reduce discrimination more effectively
Posted by melstiller on Jan. 29, 2024, 7:26 a.m.
How can people take more profound actions against discrimination? New research findings could pave the way for equity - beyond the category of gender.
This question was raised by Mel Stiller and Andrés Di Masso from the Department of Social Psychology at the University of Barcelona. The researchers found that a more positive evaluation of one's own mortality was associated with less gender discrimination. Although their results require further research, they start to indicate ...
Death Cafe write up: Newhaven Edinburgh Death Cafe
Posted by LomondBob on Jan. 29, 2024, 3:05 a.m.
14 people attended and chatted in 3 groups. Four had previous experience of Death Cafes and or working with death and dying. Successful event with positive feedback. The Community hub has invited us back for further events.
New Blog post: Death of Bernard Crettaz
Posted by Jools Barsky on Jan. 28, 2024, 4:27 p.m.
Hello Death Cafe community,
Today, I feel a deep need to share something profoundly personal and significant with you all. I have been reflecting on the legacy of Bernard Crettaz, born 29 May 1938, who died on 28 November 2022 aged 84. Bernard, a visionary Swiss sociologist, founded the Café Mortels—a concept that revolutionised how we speak about death and dying.
It was an article in the Independent about Bernard's Café Mortel in ...