Death Cafe write-ups
Death Cafe Bristol Write up
Posted by MaryTutaev on May 16, 2018, 7:42 p.m.
A beautiful sunny day and our first meeting held at Arnos Vale Cemetery...a fascinating historical and cultural Victorian Cemetery combining with lots of exciting events.A vibrant and sensitive group of people met,familiar faces and some new people all wanting to explore and share ideas...Time flew by and as always fascinating topics were explored....The mood though sometimes reflective is never heavy and the Cake is superb! Heres to our next one in June!
D'Eynsford Death Cafe, Camberwell Write up
Posted by katedamiral on May 15, 2018, 2:07 p.m.
Our second cafe only had two participants but we still had an interesting conversation! We explored: hospital clinician attitudes towards palliative care, feelings of guilt about deaths which weren't seen as 'good' deaths, what a good death might be, and the role of religion in the process of dying.
The cafe was described as gentle, safe, ambient and giving recognition. The person completing the evaluation form appreciated the fact that it ended up being a one-to-one conversation as English wasn't their first language. They also fed back that before the cafe, they thought a good death wasn't achieveable but the event changed their mind.
Death Cafe Iowa - April Write up
Posted by DeathCafeIowa on May 14, 2018, 3:13 p.m.
Our Death Café was a great one in April!!! We had 4 new people join us for the first time, three of which were students who were participating for extra credit in a Death as a Part of Life class through Iowa State University.
As is often the case when we have new people in our group, part of the conversation revolved around grief and how to approach it in our own lives as well as how to talk to grieving people. We discussed using the concrete word ‘DIED’, especially with children, grief platitudes and telling grievers how to feel, being grief-shamed, and secondary losses. We also talked ...
Highland Community College Death Cafe Write up
Posted by juliehartmanlinck on May 14, 2018, 1:53 p.m.
Our Death Cafe was successful. We had 25 people in attendance and although most were traditional-aged students we had faculty and community members in attendance as well. The event lasted approximately 1 hour and feedback on the evaluation form was positive.
We also had positive press coverage:
http://www.journalstandard.com/news/20180508/highland-community-college-students-host-death-cafe
William's Lake Death Cafe Write up
Posted by Cariboo Community Deathcaring Network on May 12, 2018, 11:28 p.m.
Well attended and a great group! No lull in the conversations ~ just a really enjoyable evening. Thanks to the Hobbit House!
As we set the tables the feeling of trepditation grew, who would turn up, what would they be like and more importantly would there be enough cake. Fortunately a bunch of very friendly people turned up, full of a willingness to talk and were soon full of cake. In all there were 22 of us gathered at The Vicarage Farm Community Centre, Grafton Close. The next Cafe is already planned for the 15th June at 7:30 - 9pm. Please come along and join in the conversation.
Chambana Death Cafe April 28, 2018 Write up
Posted by Sherry Gilles on May 8, 2018, 10:16 a.m.
This death cafe was held at the Unity Church and spiritual Center. There were five of us and one person was new.
Conversations about funerals people had attended in their lives were shared and discussed. There was acknowledgement that the dreary dead time was passing and Spring was on the way.
One participant was celebrating humour month and regaled us with words and phrases common in US English that have come about, over time, with death in the title.
She was also kind enough to bring the cake.
We would have had more attendees had we made sure nothing big was going on in town. Our death cafe ...
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 ...