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Death Cafe write up: Huntly Death Cafe
Posted by Grampian_Death_Cafe on April 4, 2025, 8:43 a.m.
The change of dat/time/venue brought new participants and all were keen to participat in the lively discussion.
Topics touched on were:
* grief not being experienced in direct correlation to the depth of the relationship
* how thinking about death can help us make the most of our lives
* denial
* use of A! at funerals
*DNRs - fighting for them, fighting against them
* MAID in Canada
and several more.
The cake was a gluten free carrot cake, topped with Philly cheese, baked by Anne!
Death Cafe write up: Virtual Death Cafe - PDT North Coast Oregon
Posted by Alicia Garrison on April 3, 2025, 12:38 p.m.
This was my first time hosting a Death Café, and overall, I think it went well. We had a total of six participants, though one person left early due to feeling unwell.
Discussion & Experience:
The conversation flowed naturally, covering general feelings about death, personal connections to it, and what was coming up for us around the topic. One participant shared a beautiful poem she had written, which added a deeply personal and reflective element to the discussion.
Participants described the Death Café as interesting, engaging, and informative. One attendee shared that they always gain new perspectives when attending these conversations.
Challenges & Adjustments:
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There was a small hiccup when ...
Death Cafe write up: Chesapeake Bay Death Cafe
Posted by Carey Palmquist on March 31, 2025, 8:15 a.m.
We had ten attendees, both male and female with a variety of ages. The group was intimate and shared so much interesting information about their experiences with death and dying. I was amazed by the open vulnerability to the very personal experiences of the attendees.
We will make this a monthly forum for the discussion of death and dying. It seemed cathartic for us all.
Death Cafe write up: Virtual Death Cafe Albany, CA USA PST
Posted by JimKirkpatrick on March 24, 2025, 11:58 a.m.
Genevieve Harvey and Jim Kirkpatrick have co hosted this cafe since 2022. This Death Cafe is usually attended by men and women throughout the US and some from Canada and Europe. We were joined by four women and two men from Canada, London, North and South East USA, Midwest and CA. Topics are always introduced by participants. Hosts do not bring an agenda. We expressed our gratitude for Death Cafe and explored what keeps us in attendance and how our meetings' attendance has changed how we live, think and feel. We described greater acceptance of our mortality, more knowledge, appreciation of the safe atmosphere to express our authentic ...
Death Cafe write up: Edinburgh Heart of Newhaven Death Cafe
Posted by LomondBob on March 24, 2025, 4:25 a.m.
12 people attended including 6 new.
Discussion in 3 groups, changing at half time. Topics included how to open the conversation within the family, assisted dying, how to hold a death cafe and cultural aspects of death and dying.
All feedback was positive.
There were also book recommendations and helpful organisations.
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Iowa
Posted by DeathCafeIowa on March 20, 2025, 10:11 a.m.
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 ...
New Blog post: Why I Became a Death Doula
Posted by Sallyann on March 19, 2025, 6:49 p.m.
Death is all around us. The news is full of stories of tragedy, disease and disaster. As we age we witness our bodies decline and inch toward death. Throughout our lifetimes, our skin flakes off daily while new cells are generated. Babies are born in families after a person has died, new shoots appear on a plant that has shed its leaves. It's all part of the natural cycle of life, the Yin and ...
Death Cafe write up: Thursday Evening Death CafePortland, OR
Posted by nomenoyou1 on March 13, 2025, 11:15 p.m.
Our second Thursday cafe was delightful. We had 16 attendees in two rooms with a good demographic mix. The conversation today centered around spiritual issues. People discussed their current feelings about spiritual matters and how their life journey brought them to this place. We also discussed how faith and spirituality impacts our approach to death and dying. There were many heartwarming stories and deep sharing. We also spent some time discussing psychedelics and end of life preparations. Excellent cafe.
Death Cafe write up: Regency Death Cafe Jacksonville FL
Posted by Ileana Pérez Díaz on March 11, 2025, 11:56 a.m.
The primary objective was simply to get the conversation started with a focus on the Hispanic community in Jacksonville, Florida, I am grateful for the strength and guidance that helped kickstart the conversation. A heartfelt thank you to the friends and family who supported my very first meeting. I look forward to many more and while I know the journey ahead will be challenging, I am excited about the endless possibilities that lie ahead.
El objetivo principal era simplemente iniciar la conversación con un enfoque en la comunidad hispana en Jacksonville, Florida. Estoy agradecida por la fortaleza y la orientación que ayudaron a iniciar la conversaci ...
Death Cafe write up: Second Sunday Death Cafe Portland, OR
Posted by nomenoyou1 on March 9, 2025, 11:33 p.m.
Death Cafe write up: Erstes Wiener Death Cafe
Posted by JELLA JOST on March 9, 2025, 5:03 p.m.
Ich schreibe auf Deutsch, es ist leichter für mich, die meisten Besucher und Besucherinnen bei uns in Wien sprechen Deutsch. Vorletztes und letztes Mal war das (Haupt-) Thema Sterbehilfe. Eine Besucherin bekannt von ihren Erfahrungenausführlich zu erzähle: die Prozedur, dü Hindernisse, die Bedenken, der Prozess dahin ihrer Freundin, die nach schwerstkranken Jahren diese Entscheidung treffen konnte und damit glücklich war. Mich hat das Thema bis heute noch beschäftigt und hat Auswirkungen und macht mich in irgendeiner unaussprechlichen und unerklärbaren Weise auch froh, dass schwerstes Leid, Schmerzen, unheilbare Krankheit, totale Abhängigkeit von anderen, völliger Verlust von Autonomie, dass ein sterbender Mensch ...
Death Cafe write up: Virtual Death Cafe Albany, CA USA PST
Posted by JimKirkpatrick on March 6, 2025, 8:13 a.m.
The Febuary 2025 Virtual Death Cafe welcomed 6 women and men for this Virtual Death Cafe. We live in USA West, South, South East, North East, Midwest, and Canada . After introductions of where we live, experiences with Death Cafe, as well as what brings us to Death Cafe now. Silence ended with a member describing their history leading to interest in all matters related to death and dying. And how they became interested in Death Cafe. All members followed with similiar sharing. Describing our preparations for our own death, how to be nurtured in final days, what we would like our death to be and caring for dying.
Death Cafe write up: Southwest Durham NC Death Cafe
Posted by Yvonne123 on March 1, 2025, 2:29 p.m. 1 comment
Naming and coping with death anxiety and fears:
Accepting the inevitability of death
Accepting that we won’t be able to accomplish everything we might want to in this life
Reflecting what you have done instead of what you won’t be able to do
Writing your own obituary
Near death experience (NDE)
Solstice is a night that some cities in the U.S. choose to remember the homeless who have died over the past year.
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe in Logan North Library Qld Australia
Posted by Kate Leotta on Feb. 27, 2025, 9:29 p.m.
Death Café in the Library Underwood 22/02/25
The conversation flowed and it wasn’t dull! They vary at each Death Café, are enlightening and enriching for the soul. This Morning was no exception:
This information below may sound like an agenda or a theme was set; no it was not the case. Conversations at this Death Cafe (and all that I host/faclitiate) were/are self directed by participants.
The general consensus was that we are all going to die!
Tomorrow is not promised, living fully is a positive and can be better if written documents called Advance Care Planning are in place and conversations are ...
Practitioners question: Not promoting businesses at Death Cafes
Posted by Jools Barsky on Feb. 22, 2025, 5:09 p.m. 8 comments
To our wonderful Death Cafe hosts, current and prospective,
As I write this, over 20,123 Death Cafes have been listed across 93 countries, with tens - if not hundreds - more happening each week. It’s thrilling to think about how many thousands of people have engaged in open, honest conversations ...