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Death Cafe write up: Online Death Cafe Iowa CST
Posted by DeathCafeIowa on Feb. 23, 2021, 12:55 p.m.
For our February Death Café Iowa we met on Zoom. Buffy Peters and Hannah Moldovan, our intern, from the Bereavement Professionals Group facilitated the group. There were 13 individuals who attended the Death Café and participants were from everywhere including Massachusetts, California, and Canada.
The first topic we talked about was Death Doulas. A few participants were either practicing Death Doulas or on the path to becoming Death Doulas. Death Doulas are non-medical aids to individuals towards the end of their death to make sure that what they want to happen is carried out. Doulas keep their clients comfortable during the last stages of death and are there ...
Art: Seshendra Sharma : Meet the Author : Shaitya
Posted by Saatyaki S/o Seshendra Sharma on Feb. 19, 2021, 1:04 a.m.
THE BURNING SUN
I am the drop of sweat, I am the sun
Rising from the hills of human sinews,
Hearts are my friends
I live in the city of sufferings
Although in my fist, I hold an ocean of history
I sculptured man silently –
Wings that carried birds
Did not bring them back;
I am drinking thick darkness
In the haunts of those forests
Which cry out in agony for the birds
That did not return;
Clutching at the garment woven of memories
I twine myself to the feet of my country.
Heads that were hanging to the trees
Smile as flowers today in the branches
Hearts ...
With Rachel Greene
Nov. 4, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (PDT)
Death Cafe write up: Online Upminster Death Cafe GMT
Posted by MortuaryGem on Feb. 10, 2021, 7:55 a.m.
We had a lovely gathering of new and familiar faces alike. It was refreshing to not largely discuss COVID but cover some new topics too including end of life care and facing your own mortality. We continue to see new faces from all around the world and we encourage anyone from any time zone to take part if they would like and are able to.
New Blog post: Benefits of an online death café
Posted by Glynis German on Feb. 8, 2021, 3:53 a.m.
At the online Death Café held recently, we were 14 curious souls who gathered from the comfort of our homes to share reflections, experiences, thoughts and more. The majority of attendees have attended many a Death Café in the past and those who live in Mallorca would have attended in person pre COVID. Since March last year the Mallorca Death Café has been attended by people from the UK, USA, Eire, Portugal and all over ...
Death Cafe write up: Virtual Death Cafe EST Windsor Essex County
Posted by suemannell on Feb. 4, 2021, 8:04 p.m.
18 dedicated individuals from across Canada, the USA and England stuck with us as we facilitated our first zoom event. Technical difficulties were had and overcome and almost 2 hours of conversation were shared. What a joy!
So many different perspectives on life and death, on our traditions and rituals being unavailable to use as we support those dying and express our mourning for those who died during the last 10 months of the pandemic.
We will be holding monthly cafes and look with anticipation to our next international gathering.
Resource: All Things: Reflections, Ruminations & Ramblings on a Year in the Company of Grief
Posted by steveb on Feb. 3, 2021, 8:55 a.m.
All Things is an adapted grief journal from Steve Barlow, an experienced UK therapist, who wanted to present a 'grief as it happens' experience to readers. Following the sudden death of his younger brother, the author here presents one year of his grief journey, which covers many classic themes, explores ...
Death Cafe write up: Online Death Cafe Oxnard PST
Posted by Cat Kent on Feb. 2, 2021, 8:52 p.m.
The November 1 Death Café Oxnard had three attendees. The main topic of discussion was death by overdose, as two of the attendees had recent losses of this sort. It was a very uplifting Café as one of the attendees was getting back the loved one's ashes later that day and shared ideas for celebrating the loved ones life.
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe At Home on Zoom GMT
Posted by Josefine Speyer on Feb. 2, 2021, 11:57 a.m.
“I experienced many emotions during Death Cafe this evening. Listening to others gave me the confidence to open up and share my thoughts and feelings in a safe space.”
“I found it a very interesting experience and there's something so supportive about sharing thoughts on a 'difficult' subject with others. I look forward to the next one.”
New Blog post: Newbie and other info
Posted by El Loco on Jan. 30, 2021, 2:45 p.m. 1 comment
Just joined, looking forward to information, interaction, and a peaceful death. I use humor incessantly; you have been warned.
Have a website dedicated to a similar subject where you cannot post, but can read, at www.ellocodemented.com .
Thanks for letting me join, I think.
"El Loco"
aka
Michael McCaffery
Death Cafe write up: Sahara's Online Death Cafe EST
Posted by shoshi1261 on Jan. 29, 2021, 1:07 p.m.
I was looking forward to joining this Cafe but did not get any reply from the host or details on how to join virtually.
Death Cafe write up: 'Death Cafe' Tunbridge Wells Online GMT
Posted by carmeldunmall on Jan. 29, 2021, 7:53 a.m.
9 of us attended the evening Death Cafe. The conversation was very supportive as one member described his exprience of being in hospital with covid. How he felt as he thought death was approaching. Another person spoke tenderly of her brother which was very moving and this was echoed by others with their own family bereavements.
Death Cafe write up: Online Death Cafe - Hillsborough Eastern Time (via Zoom)
Posted by Neidra on Jan. 27, 2021, 5:12 p.m.
Hello fellow mortals! Thank you to those who delved and dipped into our death discussions during the first-of-2021 Death Café – Hillsborough (DC-H) Zoom call! Welcome to the five new folx! Zoom offers a different dynamic from meeting in person and allows people to participate from long distances (NC mountains, GA and CA this time). We are grateful for UMC allowing us to use their Zoom account. If you have not yet sent a few dollars to say thanks for Wednesday’s get together, here is their website: uniongroveumc.org and mailing address: United Methodist Church, Rev. Rich Greenway, 6407 Union Grove Church Road, Hillsborough, NC 27278. Thank you ...
Forty
I wanted to be dead by forty.
Instead, here I am
alive and breathing
silently seething,
dead inside alive
I wanted to be dead by thirty.
A wish that could've been granted
instead I ran.
Alive and battered,
shorn and shattered
A darker shadow than before.
I wanted to be dead at twenty.
Without thought for my life
Fuck that husband and wife
shit
Hoping for more
Following the script,
blind and tripped ...