Death Cafe write-ups
Impermanence is what life is all about and we often have to learn to acknowledge and appreciate for whatever comes our way. As opposed to 23 attendees last time we had 9 very enthusiatic individuals who were all fired up to talk about Life and Death.
Thoughtful and profound conversations unfolded and many were so thankful to have this opportunitt to speak their heart out to complete strangers.
Its amazing how we seek for good listeners who will not judge us for our emotions, feelings and opinions. This is truly a safe place to talk our heart out !!!
Belleville, IL Death Cafe Write up
Posted by maggietribout on May 1, 2018, 10:39 a.m. 1 comment
Belleville Death Café Summary 4202018
The summary for this meeting contains information about Grief Coaching, Grief Recovery, and Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs. Our discussions were varied and since there were only a few of us, conversation was guided more than usual and we ended discussion about 30 minutes earlier than normal. The information is by no means, legal advice and should only be used for educational purposes. That is fitting considering the purpose behind the Death Café is to educate individuals about death to dispel avoiding or fearing aspects of death. When that happens, one can then proceed with living. Death is as natural and inevitable as ...
Vancouver Death Cafe Write up
Posted by Janet Rivers on April 27, 2018, 3:13 p.m.
Another interesting evening with 11 in attendence and good conversation.
The second Harrogate and Knaresborough Death Café was, once again, well attended and we had a free-flowing and light-hearted conversation – after all, comedy is a means of helping us deal with difficult subject matter. The conversation focussed on three main themes: our familiarity with death; helping someone to have a good death (including choosing the time and time and means of one’s own death); and balancing the wishes of the deceased and those left behind at a funeral.
We reflected on the changes in demography and society, which mean that few people experience someone dying until they are relatively mature or are in a caring profession. This ...
Pop Up Death Cafe for CCFS Students Write up
Posted by Johanna Gordon on April 26, 2018, 1:31 a.m.
The very first CCFS Students Death Cafe was attended by 40 people and 2 Therapy Dogs! (Buddy and Leo stole the show- but didnt manage to steal anyones CAKE )
Thank you to all attendees and our instructors Roger and Rick for the gruelling inspiration and mentorshop over the last 2 years!
Congratulations Graduates of 2018 on your dedication and hard work!
Year 1 Students - thank you for your interest and participation in our DEATH CAFE.
Remember - Share your Gifts!
Swindon Death Cafe Write up
Posted by Sue Holden on April 24, 2018, 9:39 a.m.
Tonight we welcomed back some familiar faces again and some new ones.
Discussion was around 'why are people afraid to talk about death and dying?' and 'What can you do to help broach the subject when you clearly need to discuss it?. These were all questions that were brought to the meeting by new attendees who felt that they might be able to discuss it and get some answers. Let's hope they did!
Death Cafe Bristol Write up
Posted by MaryTutaev on April 17, 2018, 3:41 p.m.
As usual an interesting and interested group of people gathered sharing thoughts and experiences ...some new faces and familiar others ...Dean welcomed people and the conversation flowed and flowed! Always people say how they leave uplifted and a sense of relief is experienced as things can be talked about that are sometimes hard to bring up in other situations.....we thank Cox and Baloneys Tearooms for all the support they have given us .....Next Month we will be meeting at Arno's Vale Cemetery in the Spielman centre ...refreshments supplied by Kate's Kitchen cafe .
The inaugural North Dallas Death Cafe was lovely! In total, seven of us gathered on the brisk Saturday morning to sip tea, eat cake, and converse about death. Several attendees have dealt directly with death and loss, and it was interesting to see how people are each impacted differently by death. It was great getting to speak openly about these things and being in an environment that was comfortable and safe for broaching topics often considered uncomfortable and taboo.
We had a diverse group and it was really nice getting to hear others' philosophies on life and death. Our youngest attendee was 8 and offered wonderful contributions to ...
North Dallas Death Cafe Write up
Posted by End of Life North Texas on April 15, 2018, 12:01 a.m. 1 comment
Kelly gave a great first cafe for our surprisingly under-served piece of the world. Seven of us had a lovely talk about death’s monetary cost, the reality of invisible grief, cultural differences, etc. My eight year old made us all wonder if death even exists in our (possibly false) reality. Portraits were drawn. It was a good time.
The cake didn’t say “death”, which was in no way the fault of our kind organizer. Some grocery stores just aren’t death positive enough yet.
Looking forward to holding our own event in the future.
-sarah jane
As requested this is the list for our future meeting dates! hope to see you all again at same venue.
As requested this is the list for our future meeting dates! hope to see you all again at same venue.
Vancouver Death Cafe Write up
Posted by Janet Rivers on March 30, 2018, 2:05 p.m.
Had 9 in attendence with very lively conversation. Did have a bit of a disrupter with Exit International attendee trying to dominate the conversation. I was told I handled it very well.
Death Cafe Albany Write up
Posted by Melissa White on March 29, 2018, 11:59 a.m. 1 comment
About 50 people convened for Death Cafe Albany. The strong turnout was helped by the good weather and the superb location: the historic Albany Rural Cemetery Chapel. The event was widely shared on social media, thanks to the cemetery's consultant historian Paula Lemire and an article about it in the local blog, All Over Albany.
We started by asking each person to think of a word about a topic they would like to hear about at Death Cafe that day. We wrote the words on the posterboard, and then organized the crowd into three conversation groups based on interests. (If we did it again, we'd also ...
Our second Death Cafe was a pleasantly relaxed affair, with some familiar faces and some new ones. We discussed a range of topics, including some 'what we've done since the last Death Cafe' items. There were some laughs as we discussed the idea of make-your-own-coffin workshops and what that could lead to. I'm learning that what we discuss at Death Cafes can be any and all of these: serious, interesting, weird, passionate, moving, fascinating, shocking, intriguing, even laugh-out-loud-funny. Roll on the next one!
Death Cafe Iowa - March Write up
Posted by DeathCafeIowa on March 26, 2018, 10:50 a.m.
We had a GREAT Death Café this month, where we talked about home funerals, attending our first funerals as children (and how that impression formed our opinions as adults), differences between visiting a healthy grandparent and seeing them at time of death, the importance of talking about people who have died, Amish death customs, reincarnation, mediums, dreaming of loved ones, restorative arts for open-casket funerals, invitation-only funerals, and of course, cats, ducklings, and goslings. J