March Death Café
A write up of Death Cafe Iowa
Our most recent Death Café was held March 19th, 2025 and we had 7 people in attendance. With a couple of our attendees working or volunteering in hospice, we touched on topics regarding the benefits of the relationships you make with people there. We discussed how much the presence of another person can be effective, and how just being there to listen and ensure the person is not alone is a rewarding experience. We also talked about being instruments of compassion, and finding healing within other people. The final big topic we touched on was aspects of religion, what happens after death, and interacting with people of different beliefs. One attendee who volunteers in hospice told about helping the people he works with connect with their religion, no matter what it is, and another spoke on how he allows these differences to uplift him and inspire him and how important it is to not let these get in the way. Overall we had some great conversations and are looking forward to next month’s Death Café!