Death Cafe write-ups
Death Cafe Wirral Write up
Posted by Martin Poole on July 16, 2019, 10:19 a.m.
My first event in Hoylake brought 24 participants to drink tea, eat cake and discuss death back in May. This time we tried a different venue and had 12 participants.
Stollies in Wallasey Village is a lovely cafe and is a great place to relax and chat and it as has very friendly management. They had, however, recently decided not to put any posters up in their windows to advertise events, as they had recently been inundated and their windows were getting to be a bit of a mess. It’s a situation I understand but having spoken to the management, they too agreed that perhaps in future ...
Chambana Death Cafe June 28, 2019 Write up
Posted by Sherry Gilles on July 14, 2019, 10:14 a.m.
We met at the library. Our group was small but we had three new people who had never been to a death cafe and who were worried about what it might be like.
The conversation became lively at points and one person said she shared things with our small group that she had never shared with others.
Topics included how children are not always allowed to be at funerals or, conversely, how they are forced to be at them. Both had their downsides per those who experienced these situations.
People talked about cremation and the original purpose behind it and, another, on the actual practice of it.
End ...
Death Cafe - Visalia Write up
Posted by l_burkart@yahoo.com on July 13, 2019, 7:54 p.m.
We will begin by announcing one of our members was just diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. I dedicate the title of this month's Death Cafe - Visalia to him.
Our conversations were lively today with enough people to even have few side bars. We met in the round, and if we continue to have this amount--or more--I would like to break into small groups of 3 or 4 for part of our session together to make sure everyone is heard and able to share.
We had a special guest from Turlock that travelled just for us today;) Gerry Grossman is the Program Manager for Advanced Care Planning for ...
Kendal Death Cafe Write up
Posted by Kally Lloyd-Jones on July 11, 2019, 6:09 a.m.
Hello,
I came to the cafe on July 10th and travelled from Glasgow. This was a really invigorating and friendly experience. The hosts were sensitive and warm and the topics covered were varied - sometimes very funny and also very serious. The location is ideal and the cakes, delicious. Thank you very much.
Death Cafe Sydney Write up
Posted by SakuraPsychotherapy on July 4, 2019, 2 a.m.
Death Cafe – COFFEE, CAKE AND DISCUSSION ABOUT DEATH Write up
Posted by antifestival on July 3, 2019, 6:38 a.m.
About this Death Cafe
In Kuoleman kahvila we gather together for a coffee and cake and talk about death and dying. Make yourself at home in a cozy atmosphere, tell your thoughts and hear other people’s stories. Let’s redefine death from a taboo to a natural discussion topic! Discussion in Finnish.
About ANTI - Contemporary Art Festival
ANTI is an international contemporary and live art festival which is located in Kuopio, Finland. Theme of the festival in year 2019 is death; ideas of death, its impact, its social and cultural standing, its place in human life, its place in all life. ANTI organizes the Death Cafes in ...
East York Death Cafe Write up
Posted by bob paterson-watt on June 27, 2019, 10:19 a.m.
10 of us gathered in a sunlit room at L'Arche Toronto's Gathering Place. Our youngest participant was 11, and we went up from there to 65. We were a good mix of ages, ethnic and religious backgrounds, socio-economic realities, work experience, physical and mental wellness.
We talked about choices, losses, griefs, direct experience and/or accompaniment of/during the death of loved ones, our own fears and preparation and struggle as we face death ourselves.
We spoke about the role memory plays in both the lead-up to death and beyond.
We talked about suicidal ideation and suicidal tragedy, from grade school up through elder adults.
We ...
Death Cafe Ogden Utah Write up
Posted by Nichole Sorensen on June 24, 2019, 6:40 p.m.
I had actually attempted to delete this particular cafe but the owner of the shop still wanted me to hold something so i did not advertise it as a death cafe. She wanted me to specifaclly talk about paganism and death specifaclly and you guys say no on having a structure topic. I dont know if it was the air but people some people did not understand the idea of a general discussion. They thought they were coming to a grief group and I even had a guy get over emotional and hostile (almost had to ask him to leave the shop). We talked about what people blieved ...
Ten people met for the Cafe on a rainy Sunday afternoon but our spirits were happy and the conversation was lively, and respectful. We discussed Near Death experiences, funerals vs celebrations of life, and the changing legal landscape of physician assisted end of life care.
Comments from writen evaluations include: Three words the describe my experience: "enlightening; a sense of community; and heartful sharing. The event went beyond my expectations."
Other comments: "I had a strong sense of community; it was thought provoking and grounding. Thank you!"
"I want to prepare a to do list in more details so I can be ready as I age and die ...
Death Cafe Iowa Write up
Posted by DeathCafeIowa on June 19, 2019, 1:19 p.m.
For June’s Death Café Iowa we met at Palmers Deli & Market on Ingersoll. Becca Suvalsky (member of the Bereavement Professionals Group) facilitated the group. We had 8 people in attendance, 2 men and 6 women, and participants ranged in ages and professions.
Members brought several interesting topics to the group this month.
Several group members brought things to discuss such as an article that was published a number of years ago form the “End Well” conference in San Francisco. The article discussed using natural relaxants such cannabis and psilocybin mushrooms for those suffering. These drugs have been linked to dramatically helping those who are at the end ...
13 June 2019 Ten wonderfully diverse people met up on 13th June on a crisp cool Brisbane evening night... a mixture of ages, genders, interests and life experiences - which blended so well and left people enthused to continue talking about how death and dying are part of life; and how it has affected their lives. How we all need to talk about it. Plan proactively for it. And learn from it.
As always the topics were wide ranging and included discussions about unexpected and expected deaths and their profound impact upon our lives. Death when young... death when older. The impact of grief and loss not only for ...
Death Cafe - Visalia Write up
Posted by l_burkart@yahoo.com on June 16, 2019, 8:37 p.m.
This was a beautiful Hygge group with us two veteran cafers, and two other women who find themselves alone after the death of their spouses one by cancer and the other by cardiac arrest.
Our newcomer had been holding onto our newspaper article in her purse anticipating the event.
Sharing our experiences with the death stories of our loved ones was beautifully shared in this small group with everyone being heard and appreciated.
One of the take aways from this group is we will talk about our loss for as long as we need to with no judgement or guilt.
Our next meeting will be held July 13th ...
We met 13 people, 9 women and 4 men. It was the first time for some of them, others repeated the experience. All of them came ready to hear and share their experiences about death.
A man shared with the attendees a near death experience he lived 12 years ago. Nevertheless most of the stories are related with mourning experiences. They invite us to live the present moment with more consciousness and to take an active role in our lives, instead a victim.
They spoke about the importance of not to judge and the necessity of changing the social criticism because it increases the suffering.
They said than ...
Death Cafe Nelson Write up
Posted by BarbaraGreene on June 7, 2019, 4:11 p.m.
The conversation that came up at this Death Cafe was invigorating. It was just a small group this time but the experience of being in it was so enriching.
Ha sido una experiencia maravillosa, nos hemos juntado 14 personas al rededor de una mesa, y con muchas ganas de tener un espacio para hablar de la muerte.
Han sido dos horas que se nos han hecho cortas, hemos hablado de la propia muerte y de las cosas que cada uno valora ante esto: despederse de la familia, no sufrir, ser dueño de la propia muerte, poder decir adiós, poder morir en paz con la vida que hemos tenido...
Y también hemos hablado del miedo la muerte y de la elección de poder saberlo o no.
Nos hemos quedado con ganas de más ...