Latest Death Cafe News
Press: Death Cafe Makes Morbid Discussions Socially Acceptable
Posted by Jools Barsky on Dec. 27, 2018, 9:54 a.m.
Chaplain and Death Cafe member Michele Tae and members Joyce Harvey-Morgan and Susan Randall talk about discussions of death with Idaho Matters on Tuesday, November 13, 2018.
See more at: Boise State Public Radio
When Christine Cross and Cathy Coulter first conceived of hosting a Death Café in Virden, they didn’t know if anyone would be interested in casual conversations about death and dying. But the 20 spaces filled up so fast and the evening was such a hit that three more Death ...
See more at: Empire Advance
Press: Talking death in Sudbury over tea and cake
Posted by Jools Barsky on Dec. 27, 2018, 9:46 a.m.
Most people are uncomfortable talking about death and dying but there’s a worldwide movement trying to change that. And surprisingly, it all starts over tea and cake...
See more at: The Sudbury Star
Press: VIDEO: Death Cafe puts mortality front and centre
Posted by Jools Barsky on Dec. 27, 2018, 9:44 a.m.
It’s an average Monday night in Revelstoke. Seated in a circle at Dose Café, 12 complete strangers are sharing conversation. The topic is death...
See more at: Revelstoke Review
Press: Sudbury psychotherapist encourages open conversations about death
Posted by Jools Barsky on Dec. 27, 2018, 9:41 a.m.
Betty Ann McPherson's life got pretty dark several years ago when her daughter got sick and died of cancer.
"I was sure that once her life was over, my life would be over," she said.
"For a time, it really did feel like that."
See more at: CBC
Press: Strangers to gather in Nailsworth to 'demystify death'
Posted by Jools Barsky on Dec. 27, 2018, 9:20 a.m.
Strangers will be gathering in Nailsworth this week in an effort to demystify an important but uncomfortable subject...
See more at: Stroud News & Journal
Press: At a Death Cafe, Tea and Couscous Make Mortality Easier to Swallow
Posted by Jools Barsky on Dec. 27, 2018, 9:15 a.m.
ON A BRISK NOVEMBER NIGHT, Tagine, a Moroccan restaurant tucked away on a quiet side street near Times Square, is alive with conversation. Nearly 20 people pack in around two tables cluttered with heaping, communal plates of steaming couscous, chickpeas, and yellow lentils. People exchange stories, laughs, and soft wedges ...
See more at: Atlas Obscura
Days prior to returning to Montreal this August, I visited my father’s grave for the first time in nearly a decade, 17 years after he died. As a child in visits past....
See more at: The McGill Tribune
Press: LGBT seniors grapple with end-of-life issues
Posted by Jools Barsky on Dec. 27, 2018, 8:17 a.m.
While enjoying her seventh decade on the planet, Donna Personna knows her remaining days are numbered. Yet the prospect of her demise doesn't scare her...
See more at: The Bay Area Reporter
PEOPLE in Taunton are being challenged to make an unusual New Year's Resolution - to talk more about death...
See more at: Somerset County Gazette
Link: Recent articles of grief and grief counseling
Posted by Jacob Brown - Grief Therapist on Dec. 24, 2018, 12:21 p.m.
A roundup of recent articles on Grief and Grief Counseling. I especially recommend the article from the Washington Post on how a nun helps prepare for end of life.
https://www.jbamft.com/blog/2018/12/24/this-weeks-articles-on-grief-and-grief-counseling
New Blog post: End of Life and the Search for Meaning
Posted by Jacob Brown - Grief Therapist on Dec. 24, 2018, 12:17 p.m. 2 comments
The search for meaning
Many, if not most, terminally ill patients experience a crisis of meaning as they approach the end of their lives. They are often racked with feelings of inadequacy and regret. Torturing themselves with existential questions focused on “What did I accomplish?”, “What did I really do with my life?” or “Did my life have any meaning?”
The search for meaning at the end of life
This type of existential crisis can ...
Press: Today in Lansing: Death Cafe at Willow Stick Healing Arts
Posted by Jools Barsky on Dec. 24, 2018, 5:50 a.m.
TUESDAY, DEC. 18 — Demystify the fear and taboo surrounding the topic of death while enjoying a hot, comforting beverage...
See more at: Lansing City Pulse
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe in Zarautz
Posted by amaiartze on Dec. 22, 2018, 12:37 p.m.
12 people took part in December 19th Death Cafe (10 women and 2 men). The following points were addressed:
· The need of a different way t say good bye, beside Church.
· The importance of leaving the death as a process.
· The sensation that death doesn’t exist, that death people are with us and we can feel them, while we remember them.
· The way that previous Death Cafes are helping people to live the last days of their relatives.
· When a relative dies, different rolls in the family change.
· When we lose the parents, we remain orphan.
· The importance of showing and include children in illness, suffering and ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Hillsborough
Posted by Neidra on Dec. 21, 2018, 1:44 a.m.
Our December 12th Death Café – Hillsborough (DC-H) was a wonderful group discussion – Thank you to those who came and contributed! We delved into several topics, asked questions, and shared some of our experiences. It was quite a philosophical Death Café! Below is a brief summary about our third event (different subjects marked with an ‘*’), followed by details about the next DC-H on 01/09/2019.
*We each participated in providing two or three words that describe our attitude about death. They included the following: open, accepting, curious, prepared, reluctant, ambivalent, respect, community, and “FOMA” fear of missing out (on what happens in the world you lived in ...