References for Central Houston's August 2025 Death Cafe
A write up of Central Houston’s Monthly Death Cafe - August 2025
Central Houston's August 2025 Death Cafe
We had over ~35 people attend this month's Death Cafe, and thanks to the library had rooms available to divide the group in two. It has been a week and I'm still parsing all that was shared by the group I facilitated -- almost half were first timers to a Death Cafe. I am in awe of the vulnerability, strength, laughter, and care that came out of two hours on a Saturday morning. Thank you, one and all.
Below you can find links to various things mentioned during the dialogue.
If there is something missing from my list you'd like to add and easily share with the group, just leave a public comment in the box at the bottom of this page.
Local groups
- Kaboom Books
https://kaboombooks.com
- McGovern Medical School's Willed Body Program and Galveston Bay burials at sea: "There is no charge for cremated remains designated for scattering at sea."
https://med.uth.edu/oep/willed-body-program
- Blazing Star Sanctuary (Katy, Texas Green Burial)
https://naturesburial.org
- Eloise Woods Natural Burial Park
https://www.eloisewoods.com/index.html
Books
- The Good Death: A Guide for Supporting Your Loved One through the End of Life by Suzanne B. O’Brien
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/215750317-the-good-death
- Extreme Measures: Finding a Better Path to the End of Life by Jessica Zitter
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31581286-extreme-measures
- Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20696006-being-mortal
- Advice on Dying: And Living a Better Life by the Dalai Lama XIV
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/632650.Advice_on_Dying
Film & TV
- Various films by Dr. Jessica Zitter
https://www.jessicazitter.com/films
- Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory (2014)
https://youtu.be/x9IHUPamCB4?si=EHVbgEUpsp0xWNE4
Misc
- Final Exit Network
https://finalexitnetwork.org/
- Death Doulas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_midwife
- When I'm Gone - Ani DiFranco
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Rn_fwE4SFg
- Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone? - Woody Guthrie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_lUUqGZJLU
- Living funerals
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_funeral
-Little Free Libraries
https://littlefreelibrary.org/
- Threshold Choirs
https://thresholdchoir.org/
- Grief is a Sneaky Bitch podcast by Lisa Keefauver
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grief-is-a-sneaky-bitch/id1474558908
https://lisakeefauver.com/podcast-gsb-1
- The Centre for Applied Jungian Studies Memento Mori Zoom Class
https://ctexaminer.com/events/the-jungian-mystery-school-presents-memento-morizoom-class/
https://appliedjung.learnworlds.com/?msg=not-logged-in
Looking forward to the next time,
Stephanie