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  • Green And Beige Modern Minimalist Wellness Event Instagram Post 1

    Rest in the Wreckage: A Virtual Wellness Salon

    Grief doesn’t wait for the perfect time. It settles in our bones, arrives unannounced, and lingers in the quiet. Rest in the Wreckage is a virtual wellness salon for anyone holding sorrow, sitting with memory, or simply seeking a place to pause and breathe. Held in honor of National Grief Awareness Day, this gathering is an invitation to soften, whether your grief is fresh and aching, or old and quietly settled. We welcome you as you are, in whatever season you're in. Join us for an afternoon of gentle ritual and communal tenderness. We’ll gather not to fix what hurts, […]

    Free
  • The Good Death Book Club Experience FREE 12-Month Death and Dying Course

    The Good Death Book Club Experience FREE 12-Month Death and Dying Course

    According to a recent AARP study, there are over 52 million caregivers in the United States right now—and 70% of them say they are overwhelmed. Every single day, I receive messages from current and former caregivers who say: “I wish I had this knowledge when I was caring for my loved one.” Or: “The Doulagivers training is helping me more than I can say.” The truth is: We will all have a caregiving story. Let’s make sure yours is one filled with support, empowerment, and peace. That’s why I created The GOOD DEATH BOOK CLUB Experience: Death and Dying Course—a […]

    Free
  • IG Gone But Still In My Google Calendar 10.25

    Gone But Still in My Google Calendar: a discussion on ENM & grief

    The heart wants what the heart wants. So does grief. Both are messy, primal, and difficult to reason with. Join psychotherapist and death educator Lori Zaspel of Moonvine Grief and Catherine of Death Project Manager for Gone But Still in My Google Calendar: a discussion on polyamory / ENM and grief. All griefs welcome - whether from death, or living losses like breakups, change, the heartaches that come from being alive. Lori is a psychotherapist, grief activist, death educator, and content creator who was a founding member of the Philly Death Doula Collective, is a current member of Salt Trails […]

    $10
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    Sick & Tired: A Virtual Discussion on Chronic Illness and Grief

    Sick and tired of being sick and tired? Us too. Join death doula Jamie Thrower, Lisa Pahl of The Death Deck, and Catherine of Death Project Manager for a discussion on chronic illness and grief. This is the second event in our Sick and Tired series. This time, we’re talking about caregiving while sick: what does it mean to give and receive care? How can you show up for others sicker than yourself, while making space for your own needs and grief? What does deathwork look like, when you’re chronically ill? We'll open with a grounding exercise, then create space […]

    $10
  • Green and Yellow Floral Brushstrokes Picnic Invitation

    The Snail’s Pace Picnic

    Barnsdall Art Park 4800 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, United States

    Bring your blanket, your favorite slow snack, and your willingness to do absolutely nothing quickly. This is a gathering for the unhurried, the overstimulated, the nap-curious, and anyone who’s been craving a soft place to land. We’ll spread out under the trees, graze on snacks, and enjoy simple, snail-approved activities like: Snail mail station Slowness journaling prompts Soft-spoken, low-pressure conversation starters Come when you can, leave when you feel like it; there’s no such thing as “late” here. You can bring food to share, a favorite tea, or just yourself. What to bring: Blanket or low chair Your favorite snack […]

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    Orlanodo, The ODC Presents: Meet a Death Doula

    Orange County Library South Trail Branch 4600 S Orange Blossom Trl, Orlando, FL, United States

    What the heck is a death doula? You'll have to attend this next event to find out!! (Or you could Google it, but wouldn't that ruin the fun?) For this next event, I've invited a few death doulas to meet the ODC and tell us about what they do, who they serve, and what makes a death doula unique in the world of deathcare. Once I can confirm which doulas are showing up, I will post a few days before the event. So, please RSVP, bring your questions, and let's have another good session!

    Free
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    “Mist Me With That” – DIY Energy Cleansing Spray Workshop and Sound Bath

    Oxygen Tango 713 E Hyde Park Blvd, Inglewood, CA, United States

    Join us for a hands-on workshop where you’ll create your own custom energy-cleansing mist using essential oils, herbs, and intention-setting. Whether you want to refresh your home, your work desk, or your own energy field, you’ll leave with a personalized spray that’s equal parts practical and magical. Once we’ve crafted our blends, we’ll settle into a restorative sound bath, a deeply immersive experience with crystal singing bowls, chimes, and gentle guidance to help you release, recharge, and realign. You’ll get: All supplies + instruction to make your custom cleansing spray Tips for using scent and ritual in your daily life […]

    $30
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    Embracing the Shadow

    Zoom Cornelius, NC

    Embracing the Shadow gathering returns this Fall and Winter. On Monday, September 22nd at 5:30p PT/8:30p ET, we’ll embark on a virtual grief journey to navigate all the forms, layers, and shapes that grief takes. Together we’ll tend to our grief through holistic and creative practices, the medicine of nature, and the presence of a caring community. With the support of Shadow, our flower essence grief potion, we’re invited to soften and expand as we practice letting go. Our journey begins with a somatic release meditation, expressing our insights, storytelling, and closing with a baci blessing ritual. The grief potion […]

    $33 – $60
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    Death over Drafts (zoom) with special guest The Dementia Deck!

    Zoom Cornelius, NC

    Cheers! Please join me, Stefanie Elkins, Death over Drafts Founder, as well as Family Caregiver Consultant and EOL Doula with Be Present Care, along with Lisa Pahl, LCSW, The Death Deck and Jamie Thrower, The Queer Grief Club, as we are buzzed to be offering this quarterly Death over Drafts via Zoom in addition to our physical locations. This DoD Zoom's special guest along with Lisa and Jamie is the introduction of The Dementia Deck!!! Death over Drafts are community gatherings where end-of-life conversations are being "tapped" at breweries nationwide and in Canada. These events are hosted by Crafters aka […]

    Free
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    Art as a Mirror: Exploring Grief at the Met Museum

    Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 5th Ave, New York, NY, United States

    Throughout human history, art has played an important role in the ways that we memorialize loved ones in death and express our grief. Join us at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a meaningful exploration of how art can illuminate and validate our personal experiences with loss. Led by creative grief professional, Melanie Wilson, and arts educator, Deborah Chi, this intimate group gathering will invite participants to view and discuss several carefully selected works of art that speak to different aspects of the mourning process. Through reflective exercises and thoughtful conversation, participants will have the opportunity to explore their own […]

    $55
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    Too Poor to Die: A reading & conversation with author, Amy Shea

    Ararat Armenian Cemetery 1925 West Belmont Avenue - Memorial Mausoleum, Fresno, CA, United States

    Join author Amy Shea at Memorial Mausoleum at Ararat Armenian Cemetery for the launch of her debut book, Too Poor to Die: The Hidden Realities of Dying in the Margins. Through intimate essays and fieldwork, Shea brings to light the stories of those who pass unnoticed, unhoused, unclaimed, and underserved. The afternoon will include a reading, conversation, and book signing with the author, accompanied by a live bagpiper, a brief memorial honoring those buried in the county cemetery, and a reception with baked goods alongside coffee and tea. Books sold by Judging by the Cover bookstore. In the spirit of […]

    Free
  • Eating Our Feelings a Reading and Grieving Book Club for Crying in H Mart Where Mr. Cookbop, New Haven CT Love reading Love eating Morbidly curious, or curiously morbid(1)

    Eating Our Feelings: A Book Club for Readers and Grievers

    Love reading? Love eating? Morbidly curious, or curiously morbid?Join us for the launch of Eating Our Feelings, a book club for readers and grievers. We will meet on Sunday, September 28 at Mr Cookbop in New Haven CT from 1 - 2:30PM. Here's how it works: we all read the same book, then share food based on what we read. We will chat for two hours and eat our feelings. This month, we are reading Crying in H Mart. This bestselling memoir is about family, food, grief, love, and growing up Korean American—“in losing her mother and cooking to bring […]

    Free

 

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