Latest Death Cafe News
New Blog post: Death from Afar
Posted by Anouka on Dec. 19, 2018, 3:28 p.m.
There is a particular weird experience of death and that is the one where you don't have the opportunity to say goodbye.
Although it might sound harsh, blessed are those who have the chance to say goodbye before someone passes away.
My family and I emigrated twenty years ago from the Netherlands to Ireland. Over the years, we annually went back to the Netherlands for Birthdays, anniversaries and such. All happy occasions to celebrate ...
The Process of Passing is a workbook designed to help the reader come to terms with their mortality, while building and validating their memorial legacy and preparing for what lies ahead.
This is our newest work and we are so grateful to have the oppertunity to share it here.
https://www.amazon.com/Process-Passing-Brennyn-Molloy/dp/0578213737
Death Cafe write up: The Carmel Death Cafe
Posted by evoci on Dec. 18, 2018, 3:02 p.m.
On December 16, 2018 our Cafe met from 2 pm to 4 pm, and was attended by 10 people. We discussed loss, grief and the influence of religion on attitudes toward death. Some words that attendees used to describe their experience included: Delightful; inspiring; thought-provoking; intimate;helpful; and friendly.
This Cafe is now entering its fifth year; it has been a joy and a blessing to host and facilitate these gatherings. As one person wrote, "So nicely set up and facilitated; thank you! I look forward to coming back!"
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Zarautz 7th edition
Posted by Iñaki Peña Bandrés on Dec. 17, 2018, 1:06 p.m.
Our date was at the usual place and time. In this seventh edition, a group of people (13) from Zarautz and other surrounding villages got together around some coffee and tea cups and a cake. This time, male presence was more numerous (6) than usually. Is something changing?
After introducing ourselves and sharing expectations, the first person who began speaking made this sentence: “I laugh of death, I’m not afraid of her”. Another one says to be angry with death, because of having brought her mother when she was a child. There are people who recognize their fear in front of death, each of them from a ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Kyiv
Posted by Vera Kravchenko on Dec. 17, 2018, 8:37 a.m.
We held the first Death Cafe in Kyiv for a party of 7 guests. It was a fun, emotional, thought-provoking event.
We spoke about:
- contemporary death culture in Ukrainian society and families. The phenomenon of silence, surrounding the issue
- fear of loss vs. fear of death
- end of life choices
- losing people, losing animals, love and loss
- donorship
- rituals and traditions of death
We laughed a lot, cried a little and chowed on chocolate cake.
Death Cafe write up: Wirral Death Cafe
Posted by Cariad63 on Dec. 16, 2018, 4:34 p.m.
We held a Death Cafe in Hoylake, Wirral, at Nine Leaves Cafe, with 100s of varieties of loose leaf tea and wonderful cake!
6 people attended with the feedback being that the venue was 'relaxed and informal' and "It was good to hear about individual experiences of death and share these openly and honestly".
Thanks to all the lovely folk who attended. We all agreed it was a special space and look forward to holding another in the Spring of 2019.
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe, Swindon
Posted by Sue Holden on Dec. 13, 2018, 10:59 a.m.
A group of six people met on our last meetingof the year and wondered what the 2019 would bring. Had we learnt anything from our discussions that would help us in known death and dying scenarios that might be impending? We talked about how to deal with death, dying and loss at Christmas and when death does not always mean sadness and how family dynamics can change for the better or worse after a parent , particularly the last one dies.
Death Café MKE was featured in a publication done by UW-Madison MBA Journalism students!
See more at: Curb
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Ogden Utah
Posted by Nichole Sorensen on Dec. 11, 2018, 9:02 p.m.
Not a soul came to this one. The holidays are a hard time for people so I am going to try this again after christmas. However not all was lost. My 5 year old had some great questions about death and dying. He asked why we have to die? Also where do we go when we die?
I did explain that we die because it is apart of our life cycle and all things die eventually. I looked up some plant life cycle and insect life cycle videos. It was the best way I could show him so that he would understand.
Where we go, I explaind for ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Albany, NY
Posted by DeathCafeAlbany on Dec. 11, 2018, 10:37 a.m.
We meet this time at The Community Room at The Bethlehem Public Library from 6:30-8pm. We had 19 folks there and this time meet in groups of 4 at tables. One person told me they enjoyed the 4 instead of 6 we had in groups last time.We again had many new faces and nearly half were returning friends.
When the groups spokesperson shared the topics had been:
The After Life can be whatever you imagine it to be and what you bring to it.
It is not abnormal to often think and talk about death.
After death communications and messages.
How children process death.
See you ...
Death Cafe write up: Virden Death Cafe
Posted by chriscross on Dec. 9, 2018, 5:36 p.m.
We held our last Death Cafe for this year in the spot where we held our first one just about 2 months ago at Gopher Creek Coffee Company. The atmosphere was welcoming and comfortable complimented with delicious treats and beverages. There were 16 people including 4 men which was awesome. Small group discussions were followed by larger group discussions/sharing/questions.
The evaluations have been very positive and encourages us moving forward. People want to have a venue to talk and listen openly about death and dying. It has been described as enlightening, relaxing, uplifting, and interesting. We will take a break for the holiday season but are ...
Death Cafe write up: Elkhorn Death Cafe
Posted by chriscross on Dec. 9, 2018, 5:29 p.m.
On an evening with hoar frost and fog in the air 20 people gathered for the first ever Elkhorn Death Cafe. Our host venue the Elkhorn Creamee had prepared some delicious lemon pie and carrot cake to enjoy alongside great conversation and a cuppa.
People from the area had heard of these cafes and were curious so we had a great turn out of various ages and stages. It was great! Everyone has been talking about how much they have appreciated the event and the opportunity to come together and just talk.....and listen! We will be doing more DC in the area in the new year and ...
Death Cafe write up: Colliers Wood Death Cafe - Oct 2018
Posted by Cecilia H on Dec. 8, 2018, 12:07 p.m.
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Wien
Posted by Alexandra Masetti on Dec. 7, 2018, 5:43 a.m.
Diesmal fand das Death Cafe im Lippizanercafe der Hofburg statt. Neun TeilnehmerInnen fanden sich ein an diesem letzten Freitag im November. Eine der Leitlinien von Death Cafe lautet, keine Vortragenden einzuladen und keine Themen vorzugeben. Death Cafe will Raum schaffen für die Themen, welche die BesucherInnern mitbringen. Man weiß also am Beginn einer Session nie, wohin die Reise geht. Erstmalig führte der Diskurs uns diesmal ins Jenseits – konkret zu Jenseitserfahrungen zweier Teilnehmerinnen. Mit dem Anliegen einer Besucherin „den Menschen die Angst vor dem Tod zu nehmen“ brachte Sie persönliche Erfahrungen ein – ungewöhnlich und alles andere als alltäglich. Wollen wir sehen, in welche Gefilde ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Edmonton
Posted by Gina Vliet on Dec. 6, 2018, 11:18 p.m.
There was an even half dozen of us for this Tuesday evening gathering, December 4, 2018. All but one were returning attendees, which was nice to see. We were pretty much the only people in the café, as the weather was a bit nasty, but we made up for it in personality!
For this week’s meet, the group wanted to begin by addressing the question I had posted on our MeetUp page, “How has having someone die around a special date/holiday impacted you? Where do mourning/grieving them and celebrating their life intersect?”
We talked about loss and loneliness, especially around the holidays, and how our ...