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Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Baltimore
Posted by Death Cafe Baltimore with Valerie & Monica. on April 25, 2019, 12:16 p.m. 1 comment
Death Cafe Baltimore was presented at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) on March 28, 2019, and was scheduled from 5:00-6:30pm. Two facilitators, Valerie and Monica, two university employees who hosted the event, and twenty-five students and members of the community attended the meeting to discuss death & dying. Refreshments were provided, and the attendees were seated at separate tables throughout the room. They used some "ice breaker" questions to simply get the conversation started.
The attendees engaged in conversation for some time, and then a collective discussion took place. The attendees asked questions about advance directives and the status of "death with dignity" laws in some ...
Death Cafe write up: Canberra Death Cafe
Posted by Vickie Hingston-Jones on April 24, 2019, 6:46 p.m.
It began with a few people quietly looking around and ended with noisy chatter and promises to keep in touch. Discusion was sombre one minute, lively the next but everyone had valuable insights to contribute and engaging questions to ask. 12 People attended. Men where sadly under represented, but perhaps as news spreads we will see more. All in all a very successful event and I am now planning the next one.
Resource: Pass on your information to your family
Posted by xmakd00 on April 23, 2019, 5:19 a.m. 1 comment
Unio is a service where you can securely store the documents your family would need to access in case of your death: will, house documents, where your funds are, insurances, etc.
Currently families need to spend months retrieving this information, so it's really important to make it easy for ...
New Blog post: The Unique Pain of Anticipatory Grief
Posted by Jacob Brown - Grief Therapist on April 21, 2019, 5:44 p.m.
We all thing of grief and mourning as the process that comes after a death. But, there is an even longer mourning period that comes before the loved one’s death. The grief process we go through leading up to a loved one’s death is usually referred to as Anticipatory Grief.
“Anticipatory grief refers to a feeling of grief occurring before an impending loss. Typically, the impending loss is the death of someone close ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Iowa
Posted by DeathCafeIowa on April 18, 2019, 2:10 p.m.
April’s death café Iowa was held at Palmers deli & market on Ingersoll. Buffy Peters (member of the Bereavement Professionals Group) facilitated the group. Five members were in attendance this month including two males and three females. All participants ranged in ages and professions.
Members this month brought several interesting topics to discuss including the use of DNA tests to predict at what age you will die. The research has shown to be 76% accurate. Several members also discussed a few books that group members have heard about and/or read. The books were “Being Mortal”, “The Slow Death of Nancy Coran”, and “When Breath Becomes Air”. That ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe - Warren
Posted by gloriamcunningham on April 18, 2019, 9:35 a.m.
We had such a wonderful meeting this month. We had much laughing, many stories and exploring our approach when visiting others that are on the threshold of their death. Much food for thought until next we meet. I look forward to seeing everyone in May!
Practitioners question: College Death Cafe
Posted by Gerry Grossman on April 17, 2019, 11:39 a.m. 2 comments
We are hosting a Death Cafe at the local college soon. We thought that we would take a bit of a different approach to getting interest by posting a "Coming Soon" poster first and then follow up in one week with a date/time/location poster. We are part of ...
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Practitioners question: Advice for Future Corpses: Practical Perspectives on Loss, Death and Dying
Posted by Emily Porter - Leading Edge Seminars on April 15, 2019, 9:48 a.m.
Palliative nurse, Buddhist practitioner, and New York Times best selling author, Sallie Tisdale, is presenting "Advice for Future Corpses" - a workshop on caring for the dying in Toronto on May 30 - 31. Professionals can use use discount code tisdale75 to recieve $75 off registration. Non-professional can attend this seminar for ...
Death Cafe write up: South-East Brisbane Death Cafe
Posted by Jacqui on April 14, 2019, 8:32 p.m.
12 April 2019 It was with a mixture of excitement and a few nerves that I - with some like-minded friends - launched into our first South-East Brisbane Death Cafe last week (12 April 2019)...
With a wonderful eclectic group of people - of all ages - we met over a cuppa and light refreshments and talked about such a rich variety of death and dying topics and experiences.
Topics included :
- facing one's own / questioning one's own mortality
- importance of advance care planning documents and conversations and the positive impact that can be made
- place of death and importance of supporting dying at home
- dying on your own terms; acknowledging ...
Death Cafe write up: Visalia Death Cafe
Posted by l_burkart@yahoo.com on April 13, 2019, 8:02 p.m.
Our small group gathered around one table enjoying the peach tea, 5 layer chocolate brownies, and fresh strawberries. The bakery gave permission to use their card for our picture here, and said in the future, they could make skull cookies or a decadente rich chocolate cake!
Someone brought a book with CDs to share, "Graceful Passages, A Companion for Living and Dying" We will pass it around for the group to enjoy.
Our conversations varied, but I think the sharing our first experiences with death and how it changed our lives was interesting. Our early losses in childhood left lasting effects on all of us and it was ...
Death Cafe write up: Bali Death Cafe 2.0
Posted by Helen Joanna on April 13, 2019, 4:25 a.m.
We held a very beautiful inquisitive space on a sunny afternoon. The six of us dove into the topic of what it means to die a "good death", and how the medicalization of the dying process often blurs the line between when the care is improving standards of living, and when it is diminishing it.
Practitioners question: Wondering about how to hold a death cafe?
Posted by Josefine Speyer on April 12, 2019, 6:38 p.m. 1 comment
Wondering about how to hold a death cafe?
Over the years I have often been asked for advice on this.
I like to encourage people and am happy to depart with my bit of wisdom for what it is worth. Writing about it is quite time consuming every time, so ...
Press: Life-affirming conversations at the Death Cafe
Posted by ejayviera on April 12, 2019, 4:14 p.m.
This article details how the Death Cafe came about but also about the goings on of the Ithaca Death Cafe. I wrote this article after finding out about the Death Cafe movement. It was a pleasure to write and gave me some insight into a great community.
See more at: The Ithaca Times