Ithaca Death Cafe
A write up of Death Cafe Ithaca
Thank you to everyone who attended the first Ithaca Death Café and shared so openly and honestly with such heart and humor. The event was a great hit, with many folks interested in continuing the conversations they started that evening.
We were full before we even advertised, so we expanded to accommodate more folks and then broke into three groups to allow more intimate sharing. A special thanks to Tricia Conroy and Michele Hochstetter who helped facilitate.
At the end of the evening, we asked everyone for three words to best describe this Death Café. The responses included:
- Delightful, fun, informative
- Supportive, engaging, open
- Comfortable, open curiosity, acceptance
- Insightful, eerie, fun
- Good, enjoyable, open
- Diverse, honest, meaningful
- Accepting, calm, intense
- Energizing, compassionate, interesting
- Focused, rich sharing, open
- Enjoyable, relaxed, inspirational
- Thoughtful, open, respectful
- Precious, calming, normal!
- Open, healing, relaxing
- Heart felt, connections, deep listening
A couple of comments from the evening…
“Hearing others’ experiences was a good way to get perspective about life/death.”
“Who knew death could be such fun!”
“People were quite open and thoughtful.”
“This meeting of minds and hearts encouraged me to continue having conversations about death and dying with my family and friends.”
“This is a wonderful event full of vibrant thoughts on an often ‘sullen’ matter. Laughter created an open and engaging environment.”
We will have another café in the middle of January, though it is already full, so it won’t be advertised here. We’re working on dates for February and March as well that we hope to post here.
