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Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Dunedin
Posted by welshsh on July 28, 2019, 6:32 p.m.
We met for the first time at a cafe that overlooks the sea. Sixteen people came and the room was packed to capacity. Several people said that they had eagerly waited for a Death Cafe to be established in Dunedin. Some people were involved in caring for the dead and dying and people close to them: an embalmer, a funeral director, a funeral celebrant, an elder lawyer, a rest home carer and a pharmacist. But others were just people interested in death and dying. Everyone could swap stories and share insights because death affects us all.
Death Cafe write up: Ibiza Death Cafe
Posted by Ibiza Death Cafe on July 27, 2019, 3:56 p.m.
The very first Ibiza Death Cafe complete! A nice turnout with interesting people and lots of amazing stories. Great discussion and we are already looking forward to the next event!
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe. Barnaul
Posted by Belokrylova on July 27, 2019, 6:52 a.m.
Это будет первая встреча в нашем городе от имени этой социальной франшизы. Мне важно дать возможность людям говорить о смерти, о страхах, переживаниях и собственных смыслах.
Первую встречу я хочу провести у себя в кабинете, где проводятся небольшие тренинги. Ковёр, мягкие подушечки, кресла, стулья - для каждого найдется подходящее место. С меня помещение, уют и организация, с вас присутствие, и было бы просто супер, если печеньки принесёте!
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Townsville
Posted by Ash T on July 24, 2019, 6:57 a.m. 1 comment
A Death Cafe is a community minded group aimed at talking openly and honestly about death and dying. The objective is to increase the awareness of death with the view of helping people make the most of their time spent LIVING!
Death Cafe is not grief counselling. It is about removing the taboo around what happens when we die.
It is a respectful and confidential space.
It is not religious based, not for profit, and has no other agenda other than providing a platform for conversation surrounding end of life issues.
So, come along and see what all the fuss is about. You may even find you enjoy ...
Death Cafe write up: Kendal Death Cafe
Posted by Kally Lloyd-Jones on July 23, 2019, 3:05 p.m.
Hello,
I tried to write this before but I think I failed! We came from Scotland to attend your Death Cafe. I found it warm, friendly, interesting, and informative. The atmosphere was brilliant and I enjoyed meeting all the people and sharing so many thoughts, feelings and such a range of topics. I find it miraculous how quickly one is able to share quite intimate stuff - which is thanks to the environment created there.
Thank you
Kally
Death Cafe write up: Queen's Hospital Death Cafe Romford
Posted by MortuaryGem on July 19, 2019, 2:19 a.m.
This was the first of these events to be held regularly at this location, so it was no suprise that attendance was quite low but I cannot see why this could not increase over time. We talked a great deal about the concept of Death Cafe and why it was such a great idea which I expected for our first event. I hope that this will continue to run at the hospital for as long as people would like to attend (no matter how few!).
Death Cafe write up: Upminster Death Cafe
Posted by MortuaryGem on July 19, 2019, 2:18 a.m.
The event was well attended with two new people which was great! We covered a wide range of topics from eye donation to our reactions to terrorist attacks. I'm please that these events have been happening for over a year now and are still well attended by people.
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Iowa
Posted by DeathCafeIowa on July 18, 2019, 3:09 p.m.
For June’s Death Café Iowa we met at Palmers Deli & Market on Ingersoll. Buffy Peters and Becca Suvalsky (member of the Bereavement Professionals Group) facilitated the group. We had 8 people in attendance, 1 man and 7 women, and participants ranged in ages and professions.
Members brought several interesting topics to the group this month.
Several group members brought things to discuss such as the book dying well by Ira Byock. A few of the group members are actually part of a book club that is going to be starting the book in September. Another group member brought up the topic of what happens when someone dies ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Hillsborough
Posted by Neidra on July 17, 2019, 9:50 p.m.
Hello Death Positive People!
Thank you to those who joined in the July 10th Death Café – Hillsborough (DC-H)! Yummy food, by the way (Sara’s lemon meringue pie was a special treat! Her mother’s recipe.) – thank you! There were six new people adding to the conversations. Fantastic! Spread the word! Information about the next DC-H, plus others, is below. First, a brief summary of key points we discussed, including links for further information.
- Thank you to Sara for broaching the topic of my mother’s death that occurred in May. Naturally it has affected me deeply. A lot was learned during her End Of Life journey ...
Death Cafe write up: Monmouth County Death Cafe
Posted by Beth Almerini on July 17, 2019, 9:20 p.m.
It was much too hot to hold our meeting outside, so our meeting was held as usual in the Quaker Meetinghouse. As usual, there was lively and interesting conversation, many opinons and some laughs!
Resource: HOW DO PEOPLE MAKE SENSE OF THEIR MORTALITY?
Posted by eglemei on July 17, 2019, 9:22 a.m. 2 comments
People's experience of their mortality shows that there are multiple ways how we are living with and towards death.
We are hoping to explore this in our research in Counselling Psychology. At this stage we are looking for people to complete our anonymous online survey. We would be grateful ...
New Blog post: Looking At Your Own Mortality
Posted by Adrian Allotey on July 16, 2019, 9:05 p.m.
Dealing with your own mortality can be a challenging prospect, but approaching death doesn’t have to be an unpleasant or deeply distressing experience. With the right support and care, this sacred journey can be calm, peaceful and tranquil.
Although death is the only certainty in life, it can be a subject that people shy away from. Even following a decline in health, you may find that even your closest family and friends find it ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Wirral
Posted by Martin Poole on July 16, 2019, 10:19 a.m.
My first event in Hoylake brought 24 participants to drink tea, eat cake and discuss death back in May. This time we tried a different venue and had 12 participants.
Stollies in Wallasey Village is a lovely cafe and is a great place to relax and chat and it as has very friendly management. They had, however, recently decided not to put any posters up in their windows to advertise events, as they had recently been inundated and their windows were getting to be a bit of a mess. It’s a situation I understand but having spoken to the management, they too agreed that perhaps in future ...
Death Cafe write up: Chambana Death Cafe June 28, 2019
Posted by Sherry Gilles on July 14, 2019, 10:14 a.m.
We met at the library. Our group was small but we had three new people who had never been to a death cafe and who were worried about what it might be like.
The conversation became lively at points and one person said she shared things with our small group that she had never shared with others.
Topics included how children are not always allowed to be at funerals or, conversely, how they are forced to be at them. Both had their downsides per those who experienced these situations.
People talked about cremation and the original purpose behind it and, another, on the actual practice of it.
End ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe - Visalia
Posted by l_burkart@yahoo.com on July 13, 2019, 7:54 p.m.
We will begin by announcing one of our members was just diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. I dedicate the title of this month's Death Cafe - Visalia to him.
Our conversations were lively today with enough people to even have few side bars. We met in the round, and if we continue to have this amount--or more--I would like to break into small groups of 3 or 4 for part of our session together to make sure everyone is heard and able to share.
We had a special guest from Turlock that travelled just for us today;) Gerry Grossman is the Program Manager for Advanced Care Planning for ...