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Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Liverpool Online GMT
Posted by Jamie on Dec. 31, 2020, 7:57 a.m. 1 comment
Online Death Cafe (October)
Evaluation Summary
Evaluations: 6 submitted
Attendees: 1 facilitator, 10 attendees
Our October Death Cafe combined both the continued attention on death related to Covid-19 that has been such a big part of 2020 as well as its timing so close to Samhain, Halloween, Day of the Dead and All Souls Day to name some of those markers of this time of year. They signify the changing season towards winter, a season of death and renewal as well as other celebrations that connect in some way to death.
This was our eighth Death Cafe (our fifth time doing it online using Zoom). Similar numbers to ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Iowa Online CST
Posted by DeathCafeIowa on Dec. 22, 2020, 1:09 p.m.
For our December Death Café Iowa we met on Zoom. Buffy Peters and Becca Suvalsky from the Bereavement Professionals Group facilitated the group. In total there were 7 people in attendance, 2 men and 5 women, and participants ranged in ages and professions. We had individuals join from Iowa and California. Several interesting topics were brought forward for discussion.
A few topics included:
How talking about the end of life brings people together. Especially right now a lot of people seem to be realizing that they have a knowledge gap when it comes to death and dying. How we have seen death in our lives is how we ...
Video: Death in our culture: Fear, Ignorance and Fallacies
Posted by joonavirtanen on Dec. 15, 2020, 11:13 a.m.
Death Cafe write up: Virtual Death Cafe Brisbane & Redlands
Posted by Jacqui on Dec. 12, 2020, 12:32 a.m. 1 comment
Sept 2020
11 attendees from across Australia and internationally. Great discussions around demystifying death, the importance of increasing our community's death literacy; learning the art of celebrating life and that death is part of life. And an interesting two new themes - one on death related to domestic violence and the importance of counsellors being comfortable to talk about death; and also how to education financial planners who engage with persons who have been just diagnosed with a life limiting condition; or are nearing end of life and have a terminal diagnosis - and better understanding the range of emotions and choices that may influence how people save/spend ...
Death Cafe write up: Virtual Death Cafe Brisbane & Redlands
Posted by Jacqui on Dec. 12, 2020, 12:24 a.m. 1 comment
November 2020
A small intimate group of 6 of us - connecting virtually across 2 states of Australia. No international attendees this time. We spoke about euphemisms and that a few of us believed that using the words that the bereaved person was most comfortable about was 'good enough' with one example of how a family had told me (as their Funeral Celebrant) to please not use the word "died" but instead "passed away" in one section of the ceremony. They felt it was 'softer' and less raw for them. We had attendees who were pastoral care, support worker residential aged care, End of Life Doulas, pall care volunteers ...
Link: Grief Support Resource: The Grief Refuge Podcast
Posted by ReidPeterson on Dec. 8, 2020, 11:41 a.m.
Have you lost someone special and had a difficult time accepting they are gone? Do you feel so alone because you miss them so much? My name is Reid and I'm the Creator of the Grief Refuge podcast. This is a resource for you to honor and help manage ...
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Create & Publish a Self Obituary
- Writing one's own obituary is an edearing & everlasting gesture inviting everyone to hear about the story of one's life directly from the person who lived it
Write & Publish an Obituary
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Death Cafe write up: Online Death Cafe Hillsborough Eastern Time Starting Our 3rd Year! EST (via Zoom)
Posted by Neidra on Nov. 17, 2020, 5:05 p.m.
Hello fellow mortals! Thank you to those who delved and dipped into our death discussions during the November 11th Death Café – Hillsborough (DC-H) Zoom call! Welcome to the SIX new folx (and welcome back to someone who hadn’t dropped in since 2018)! Zoom offers a different dynamic from meeting in person and allows people to participate from long distances (GA, MN, and OR this time). **Mark your calendars for the next DC-Hillsborough on January 13th, 6pm-8pm, via Zoom meeting. Look for a reminder I’ll email 2-3 days prior *which will include the Zoom link*. DC-H will not occur in December. SUMMARY: • Topics we discussed and shared ...
Hello, I'm in a rather sad and odd position with a dear friend in the US (New Mexic) dying from MS. She is quite paralyzed and it's becoming very difficult for her to swallow and the paralyzed Disability is getting worse and worse. she has been approved for ...
Death Cafe write up: Tucson Online MST Friendly & Fearless Death Cafe
Posted by TucsonFFDeathCafe on Nov. 8, 2020, 1:10 p.m.
As of today, October 27th, 2020, 69 out of every 100,000 people in the United States have died from Covid-19. Total deaths in the world are 1,161,422 (cnn.com). A few numbers on a page, many beautiful lives lived and lost. Rest in peace. It’s Halloween week 2020 and I mused months ago how dancing skeletons and these new facts of death might impact the holiday. Unknown. Stay Safe. I don’t want to fathom reporting something unimaginably scarier this time next year.
The two U.S. presidential candidates said recently regarding the pandemic, “…we’re learning to live with it,” and conversely ...
Death Cafe write up: Tucson Online MST Friendly & Fearless Death Cafe
Posted by TucsonFFDeathCafe on Nov. 8, 2020, 12:52 p.m.
A world-renowned wise person once said, “some people need an enemy.” When I heard that I played out Robin Hood scenes of shields, swords, bows and arrows and blood. In the fog of horses kicking up dirt in my head I was no closer to solid ground. I knew I’d never felt or behaved as if I needed an enemy. An even more stunning revelation was that I knew I couldn’t be an enemy. To the aggressors perhaps that’s a win as I’d be appreciating the dappled sunlight through the trees as I lay face up, run through with a scabbard, my life force ...
Death Cafe write up: Tucson Online MST Friendly & Fearless Death Cafe
Posted by TucsonFFDeathCafe on Nov. 8, 2020, 12:47 p.m.
The experience of having a parent die can jump start our thinking about our own mortality. At a recent Café an attendee mused, “it’s like a veil is gone, and you’re next.” We’ve talked a lot about how death related experiences in our youth either comfort us or leave us questioning. One woman discovered an entry in her departed mother’s diary recounting her own mother’s death, and realized that as a young teen she hadn’t been included in this major family event. Parents often struggle with whether to expose their children to death or not in an effort to protect them. Of ...
Death Cafe write up: Tucson Online MSTFriendly & Fearless Death Cafe
Posted by TucsonFFDeathCafe on Nov. 8, 2020, 12:12 p.m.
“If I go towards it (death), it’s incredible and informs my life.” “Anticipation is killing me... learning to embrace the whole thing from beginning to end…what I’ve learned, regrets, beauty, and being accountable to my friends. To go beyond who we’ve been, beyond fate.” Once I came up with these three words, “deliberate life completion,” I found freedom. Powerful statements from last week’s Café! Gratitude to all the bright embodied souls who visit our Tucson Café and share stories, struggles, and big life wisdom.
The dying wish is something of legend, of quest, a sacred trust. Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dying wish was ...
Death Cafe write up: Online Upminster Death Cafe GMT
Posted by MortuaryGem on Nov. 4, 2020, 5:27 a.m.
Uncharacteristically for our Death Cafe, November saw us discuss some very intense subjects. However, we discussed them respectfully which was pleasing. We are still welcoming new attendees every time which is lovely, with many regulars or people returning also.