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Death Cafe write up: Online Death Cafe Tunbridge Wells BST
Posted by carmeldunmall on Aug. 4, 2022, 3:32 p.m.
14 of us joined in a discssion on the silence around talking about death. It was a varied conversation tonight, very tender in parts.
Thank you to all who attended.
New Blog post: Book Recommendations?
Posted by Chloe on Aug. 2, 2022, 6:32 p.m.
Hello! I am new here, with the suggestion from my therapist.
I am often consumed with intrusive thoughts about family members/friends dying, and often fear my own death. These are my thoughts 24/7 and totally consume me. No words can describe how it makes me feel - and will spare you the full detail of the constant intrusive thoughts.
Does anyone have any book recommendations regarding this? Self help books or even fictional books ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Whangarei
Posted by Jo Moselen on July 31, 2022, 5:16 p.m.
Another succesful Death Cafe of 11 people in total. Feedback was postive and people are definitely get something out of attending. Discussions ranged from personal stories of death of a loved one, near death experiences and what happens after death, Hospice and suports available to the dying and their families.
Thank you everyone for coming.
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Whangarei
Posted by Jo Moselen on July 31, 2022, 5:11 p.m.
After not having had a Death Cafe for over a year it was great to meet again. There were 18 (including the two facilitators), all of us women, regulars and new comers. The lively and engaging discussion included, end of life choice, what do you do when someone dies, unexpected death and post mortems, what makes a good or bad death. The feed back was unanimously positive about the event, the negatives were about noise and difficulty hearing for some. We tried a new venue and as with all past venues the noise (cafe's are noisey) is the one negative. This venue fully supported and encouraged Death ...
Death Cafe write up: Dunstable Death Cafe Launch
Posted by DunstableLibrary on July 22, 2022, 8:30 a.m.
The first Death Cafe session in Dunstable went much better than expected. There were a couple of reservations in advance but after we started we had gotten to a nice group of 9 (including the facilitator).
The topics we discussed were funeral rites in different cultures and religions, we touched upon the topic of cremation vs. burial, as well as what does it mean to respect the wishes of the dead when planning a funeral.
Overall it was a rich discussion and everyone's feedback was overwhelmingly positive. It is a relief as we have been planning on having the meetings on a monthly basis but were not ...
Death Cafe write up: (Sequoias First) Death Cafe
Posted by FriarTuck1 on June 28, 2022, 1:36 p.m.
We had 16 people total (counting the two of us as facilitators) and had a lively discussion of experiences, hopes, fears, and thoughts about death and dying. The post-event evaluations were unanimously positive and at the end of the session, the group wanted to meet again with the same people. We told them that there was a wait-list of people in the building who wanted to attend and who would get first crack at the next one in about a month. But again, feedback was overwhelmingly positive and folks were quite appreciative of the chance to talk in a safe place.
Death Cafe write up: Online Death Cafe, Albany, CA PDT
Posted by merav on June 28, 2022, 1:32 p.m.
Lori and Jim hosted this June Death Cafe.Past feedback requested we remain in one room instead of Breakout room We welcomed 3 regualr attendees and 3 new. We are west coast, east coast, and mid west.
Topics on the minds and in the hearts for discussion: end of life planning, grief, and caring for another at end of life.
Appreciation for a space to listen and be heard, validation of "I am not alone" The next Scheduled Death Cafe Albany, CA PDT is July 24th.
Death Cafe write up: St Albans Death Cafe
Posted by KRay on June 27, 2022, 8:37 a.m.
A lovely group of people of different ages and backgrouds came to this Death Cafe in St Albans. These are some of their comments on the evaluation form; 'very useful and interesting forum', 'Lovely to talk openly with other people about death', Really enriching experience - it opened my eyes to other peoples views', 'It made me think about writing a will'.
New Blog post: Let's redesign grief together: an upcoming online workshop
Posted by Clo on June 24, 2022, 4:04 a.m.
How harmful is the taboo around death that prevents us from preparing to it and properly dealing with its aftermaths? How hurtful is the way our bereavement is dismissed?
We are left with few to no tools to face the huge emotional burden that comes with the loss of a loved one.
On the 28th of June, at 6PM (CET) will be hosted on zoom an open workshop about death and grief.
It aims to ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe - Kangaroo Point, Brisbane
Posted by Suzanne on June 23, 2022, 4:40 a.m.
Seven people attended our Death Cafe on 22 June 2022 in Kangaroo Point Brisbane, Australia. Conversation flowed freely for the full 90 minutes. Participants look forward to attending again on a regular basis. They appreciated the respect that filled the space, the sense of connection and the freedom to share with like-minded people about dying and death. It was felt that from talking about each others vulnerabilities around the topic of death, they could more easily identify what their needs were to approach their own inevitable death and the deaths of loved ones. They were pleased to receive relevant information and direction to resources to help fill their ...
- complete first survey (10-15mins)
- do the intervention in one week, starting with a writing exercise in the first day and reflecting ...
https://uelpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8CGCzvuIPoMEuOi
I was canned from my last job before retiring, so one of the the next major fears is to be chased by death.
Death Cafe write up: Online Death Cafe Cymru BST
Posted by Sarah Hillcoat on June 19, 2022, 7:37 a.m.
We are taking a break from offering Death Cafe Cymru for a while over the summer. Please check the deathcafe.com website for more updates towards the Autumn period.
Best wishes to all.
Sarah and Brigid.
Hello
I have just read the document on holding a death cafe, it's a fantastic idea my question is, how are a lot of end of life guests able to attend a venue to participate in the meeting?
mot are there aimed more for the newly diagnosed target group ...
Do other faciltators "take attendance" and/or keep track of attendees? How about asking them for contact info?
I can see ONLY ONE reason to do this: to be able to report if a participant is threatending self-harm, seeming to be a danger to self or others. Ugh.
What do ...