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Death Cafe write up: Love Walk London Death Cafe
Posted by annkenrick on April 10, 2023, 4:08 a.m.
A group of local strangers met recently to take part in Camberwell’s first Death Café motivated by a variety of reasons but sharing a common desire to talk openly about a subject that is important to us all but still relatively taboo. There was a lot of laughter, some wonderful periods of silence and a lot of practical and also profound conversation. There was also homemade apple cake to nourish us!
Asked to choose words at the end of the gathering to describe the café, participants said it was welcoming, thought provoking, supportive, positive, friendly, honest, safe, disinhibiting, helpful, clarifying, open, uplifting and revealing.
As one said ...
Death Cafe write up: Huntly Death Cafe
Posted by Huntly_Death_Cafe on April 10, 2023, 1:56 a.m.
I had been worried that no-one would turn up for our inaugural meeting so a friend agreed to come with me, just so I wouldn't be on my own.
As it was, the publicity worked and we were joined by four others, all with various degrees of curiosity and trepidation.
Tea and cake helped relax everyone as I explained what Death Cafe is and soon everyone was chatting and contributing to the discussion.
Having 'that's conversation with loved ones, reminiscences of older funeral customs and green burials were all touched on, among other things.
Next meeting is 10th April 2023 at Networks of Wellbeing from 1-3pm ...
Death Cafe write up: Virtual Death Cafe EST
Posted by suemannell on April 7, 2023, 8:16 a.m.
It has been three years of hosting Death Cafes online (thanks to Covid), and we are always delighted with the heart felt conversations shared and the wide range of topics discussed. Death touches everyone and so much of our experiences truly are universal.
Grief, rituals, pet loss, what to say to someone bereaved (and what not to say), stories of loss, future wishes, what makes a good death, saying goodbye, how we all grieve differently, expectations, questions posed, students joining to learn, folks from across the country and other countries, men and women, young through to seniors ..... life and death and everything in between and following is an ...
would any one be interested in co-hosting a virtual death acfe with me? this would be my very first death cafe and the first and only one for the area that im from. My goal is to get the word out there about the virtual death cafes and get enough ...
Practitioners question: Death Cafe Approval
Posted by nomenoyou1 on April 6, 2023, 2:56 p.m. 5 comments
How long does it typically take to get a Death Cafe approved and added to the website? Been waiting a couple
weeks . . .
Death Cafe write up: Wilton Just Friends Death Cafe
Posted by John Painter on April 5, 2023, 10:05 a.m.
Our group met at one of the participants homes, we all brought either sweets, tea or other beverage and talked for well over two hours about a range of things. We discussed wills, alternatives to cremation and traditional burrials, the idea of being and not being.
There was a follow up meeting at another participants homes, and the discussion was much more focused and reviewed and discussed the process of cremation, state laws and talking with family about final wishes. A brief film was shown on the process of cremation.
Death Cafe write up: Glasgow Death Cafe
Posted by Bob Stoner on April 5, 2023, 6:19 a.m.
Another great time with conversations from those who attended. We chatted about the recent open day at the Crematorium and whether we'd like to be present even on that final journey of helping our loved one enter the cremator furnace; we discussed what happens to the body when we die; whether we might be willing to look after our loved one at home rather than them going to the funeral undertaker. All this with a hefty bowl of tomato rissoto. What's not to like? humour, discussion and food.
Death Cafe write up: Dunstable Death Cafe
Posted by DunstableLibrary on April 4, 2023, 3:23 a.m.
We had a lovely group of 11 people (including facilitators) and we discussed the issues encountered with family while dealing with grief, how a loss can suddenly impact relationships with siblings and other family members. Talking about legacy with one's family, especially children was also a subject we touched on.
Death Cafe write up: Virtual Death Cafe PDT Albany, CA USA
Posted by JimKirkpatrick on March 29, 2023, 9:04 a.m.
Genevieve and Jim welcomed returning participants and a person for the first time. They came from US, North East, Mid West, West Coast and Canada.
As a sub-project within the Nonreligion in a Complex Future project, we seek to gain a better understanding of the Death Café movement, and how people discuss and share their outlooks on death and dying through these events.
We are seeking to conduct group interviews with people who have previously ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe-Easton
Posted by janmcginleydoula73 on March 28, 2023, 10:23 a.m. 1 comment
Death Cafe- Easton finally has a permanent home. We are now located in the Art Studio of Bonnie Winfield in the Smartivities Bldg in historic downton Easton. Our first session in our great new space was filled with lots of tea, muffins and great conversation- exploring topics such as: How would we change the way we live if we only had 6 months left.
Death Cafe write up: March 2023 Death Cafe
Posted by Denise Glover on March 27, 2023, 11:49 a.m.
Ten folks gathered for a pleasant evening talking about death. The participants broke into two groups, with a half-hour at the end for the full group to gather and share.
We expected more people, but the weather had other plans!
Death Cafe write up: Tucson Online MST Friendly & Fearless Death Cafe
Posted by TucsonFFDeathCafe on March 25, 2023, 12:50 p.m.
Is death something that elicits terror or excitement or both? As author Michael Singer says, “Let’s just let it be something to look forward to as the ultimate once-in-a-lifetime experience.”
One Café goer described how his wife was not able to complete her dying, and was sent back here to Earth school to clear up her two “voodoo dolls,” grudges she was holding with two people in her life. Having spent a lot of time in the NDE, near-death-experience space, he said that many who have had NDEs report wanting to die, to continue to move on, because they felt such peace and beauty on the other ...
Practitioners question: Lack of bereavement support in city
Posted by Willyp on March 23, 2023, 12:43 p.m. 1 comment
Hi all,
The community centre I work at in Exeter is considering starting a Death Cafe due to Cruse losing lots of funding leading to a lack of provision in the city for people exploring grief and death.
Could someone explain to me the rationale behind why the Death Cafe ...
Death Cafe write up: Monmouth County Death Cafe
Posted by Beth Almerini on March 22, 2023, 5:10 p.m.
We had a nice, intimite group today and had fascinating conversation about medical aid in dying and other somewhat controversial topics.