Death Cafe profile for Jo Tait and Berni Riley
Location: United Kingdom
About Jo Tait and Berni Riley:
Jo and Berni are both grandmothers and retired.
Jo used to work in change and learning in the context of universities and medicine. Often drawn to good coffee and serious conversations taken lightly. Nora Bateson's Warm Data forms the spine of her current work.
Berni has been a practitioner in many forms of bodywork and creativity.
What brings you to Death Cafe?
We both appreciate the open-ended approach to conversation in the guidelines of Death Cafe - no agenda, no fixed structure.
Jo loves sharing the many possibilities in age and experience in this context
Berni will add to this profile soon
What would you like your legacy to be?
Jo would say 'Learning to love and be loved - never finished, always practising'.
Thoughts for sharing:
We have both been inspired by many years of breathwork And sharing in groups.
We are currently listening to an audio book called Infectious Generosity by Chris Anderson.
Jo appreciates the work of Kathryn Mannix in opening up conversations about death and dying from the perspective of her experience as a palliative care consultant.
Contact Jo Tait and Berni Riley
Jo Tait and Berni Riley's posts on the Death Cafe website
With Jo Tait and Berni Riley
Oct. 21, 2025, 2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. (UK)
Free
This is the second set of three pop up death cafe's that we have hosted. Feedback was positive, venue staff at the Brewery Cafe are really hospitable.
With Jo Tait and Berni Riley
Oct. 7, 2025, 2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. (UK)
Free
This is the second set of three pop up death cafe's that we have hosted. Feedback was positive, venue staff at the Brewery Cafe are really hospitable.
With Jo Tait and Berni Riley
Sept. 23, 2025, 2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. (UK)
Free
This is the second set of three pop up Death Cafe's that we have hosted. Feedback was positive, venue staff at the Brewery Cafe are really hospitable.
Death Cafe write up: Chat about Death (Death Cafe Kendal UK)
Posted by Jo Tait and Berni Riley on July 19, 2025, 9:35 a.m.
Thanks to all the people who joined us at the Brewery over the past three weeks.
Each session was wonderfully different from the last - a few people came to all three and some only found out in time to join us for the last session.
Each week, the conversations gave rise to stories and experience, fears and hopes around the topic of death - and not surprisingly, life, too! The Brewery cafe staff were unfailingly cheerful and hospitable.
We hope to run another series of 3 later in the summer / early Autumn. Please contact us if you would prefer a different day or venue - we are not wedded to ...
Death Cafe: Chat about Death (Death Cafe) Kendal
Posted by Jo Tait and Berni Riley on June 15, 2025, 7:05 a.m.
With Jo Tait and Bernadette Riley
July 1, 2025, 2.15 p.m. - 3.45 p.m. (United Kingdom)
Accepts donations
We both want to become more comfortable discussing death with family and friends, children and partners and trust that sharing a supportive space will help us to practice this.
This ...
Death Cafe: Chat about Death (Death Cafe) Kendal UK
Posted by Jo Tait and Berni Riley on June 15, 2025, 6:59 a.m.
With Jo Tait and Bernadette Riley
July 8, 2025, 2.15 p.m. - 3.45 p.m. (United Kingdom)
Accepts donations
We both want to become more comfortable discussing death with family and friends, children and partners and trust that sharing a supportive space will help us to practice this.
This ...
Death Cafe: Chat about Death (Death Cafe Kendal UK)
Posted by Jo Tait and Berni Riley on June 15, 2025, 6:06 a.m.
With Jo Tait and Bernadette Riley
July 15, 2025, 2.15 p.m. - 3.45 p.m. (United Kingdom)
Accepts donations
We both want to become more comfortable discussing death with family and friends, children and partners and trust that sharing a supportive space will help us to practice this.
This ...