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SUMMARY:Fear of Death
DESCRIPTION:Thanatophobia is the fear of death. It can involve fear of the dying process (often a fear of pain or discomfort)\, fear of the afterlife (or lack thereof)\, fear of being forgotten\, fear that life is meaningless\, and fear of missing out! This month we will be talking about our fears around our own deaths\, how we manage them\, and how we don’t! \nQueer Death Salon is a community space for all 2SLGBTQIA+ people to come together to discuss death\, dying and grief. It is a facilitated drop-in discussion space\, with the purpose of building connection\, skill\, and resources for 2SLGBTQIA+ people navigating end of life in our personal lives and in our communities. \nQueer Death Salon takes place over Zoom\, in English\, with Automatic Closed Captioning
URL:https://talkdeath.com/event/fear-of-death/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Community Meet Up,Death Cafe,LGBTQ,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Queer Community Deathcare":MAILTO:queercommunitydeathcare@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250813T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250813T180000
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SUMMARY:NHFA Webinar - Sacred Connections: Designing Home Funerals as Ritual Acts
DESCRIPTION:What if death wasn’t an ending—but a sacred transition woven with ritual\, love\, and ancestral wisdom? \nJoin us for a transformative community deathcare webinar where we’ll explore how to create meaningful home funerals rooted in ancestral wisdom\, natural magick\, and spiritual direction! This session will explore the importance of including hands-on elements like ritual washing\, altar building\, storytelling circles\, as well as incorporating continuing bonds in memorial rituals. \nA practicing witch and Pagan for over 40 years\, Silent is an end-of-life doula trained through INELDA and a Spiritual Director at Cherry Hill Seminary. He provides deep listening\, reflective questions\, and integrative practices like journaling and meditation\, enabling others to uncover clarity on their spiritual paths without relying on prescribed answers. From vigil planning and psychopomp rituals to ancestor remembrances and legacy creation\, Silent helps others walk the sacred passage with wisdom\, ritual\, and heart.
URL:https://talkdeath.com/event/nhfa-webinar-sacred-connections-designing-home-funerals-as-ritual-acts/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Funeral,Virtual,Webinar
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ORGANIZER;CN="National Home Funeral Alliance":MAILTO:​info@homefuneralalliance.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250814T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250814T140000
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CREATED:20250709T145844Z
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SUMMARY:The Good Death Book Club Experience FREE 12-Month Death and Dying Course
DESCRIPTION: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:\n“I wish I had this knowledge when I was caring for my loved one.”\nOr:\n“The Doulagivers training is helping me more than I can say.” \nThe truth is:\nWe will all have a caregiving story. \nLet’s make sure yours is one filled with support\, empowerment\, and peace. \nThat’s why I created The GOOD DEATH BOOK CLUB Experience: Death and Dying Course—a free\, live\, 12-month educational journey through my bestselling book The Good Death: A Guide for Supporting Your Loved One Through the End of Life. \nWhat It Is:\nEach month\, we explore one chapter of The Good Death together. \nYou’ll receive:\n-A live End of life teaching course with me\, Suzanne B. O’Brien\, RN\n-A guided workbook and downloadable companion guide\n-A group discussion and experiential exercise\n-A full 12 month Death and Dying Course for free \nWho It’s For: \n-Current and future caregivers ( all of us )\n-Death Doulas\, aspiring Death Doulas\, medical professionals\n-Individuals seeking grief healing and emotional support\n-Anyone who wants spiritual inspiration and empowerment around death\, aging\, and life itself \nWhy It Matters:\nDeath is 100% guaranteed—and yet\, our modern culture has stripped away the education and sacredness that used to surround it. \nThis lack of awareness is contributing to unnecessary fear\, trauma\, and prolonged suffering and grief. \nBut death is not the enemy. \nIt is our greatest teacher about how to truly live. \nWhen we return death to its place as a natural\, sacred transition\, we begin to reclaim peace\, presence\, and purpose in our lives and communities TODAY! \nWhat You Can Do:\nJoin The Experience and Share with Your Friends!
URL:https://talkdeath.com/event/the-good-death-book-club-experience-free-12-month-death-and-dying-course-2-2/2025-08-14/
CATEGORIES:Community Meet Up,Education,Grief Release,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Doulagivers Institute":MAILTO:support@doulagivers.com
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SUMMARY:"It's Complicated" Support Group
DESCRIPTION:A monthly peer-led Zoom group for people who had a strained relationship with someone who’s died. It can be tough to be in a group with other folks who were close with their parent\, sibling\, grandparent\, partner\, co-parent\, friend\, etc. As much as I like for there to be a range of experiences represented in grief groups\, so that we can hear diverse perspectives\, sometimes it is nice to be with people who “get it.” When addiction\, mental health challenges\, conflict\, estrangement\, abuse\, etc. were a part of the picture\, it can affect the grief journey in unique ways. This is a space for us.
URL:https://talkdeath.com/event/its-complicated-support-group-2/2025-08-14/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Grief Group,Peer-Led Grief Support,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Dear Departures":MAILTO:tawnya@deardepartures.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250818T173000
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UID:10000351-1755538200-1755543600@talkdeath.com
SUMMARY:Childfree By Choice & Grieving
DESCRIPTION:It’s not a given that everyone who is childfree by choice is 100%\, unabashedly content with the decision. While we may be set in our choice\, there can still be grief there. I know there is for me. It’s a both-and/two truths situation. Many of us make this choice for a lot of unfortunate\, depressing\, and/or systemic reasons\, and I created this space where we can be with our truths\, and hurts\, around it all. \nOur monthly peer-led Zoom group is intended to be a space for people who have chosen not to have children. It is not intended to be a child-loss support group or infertility support group\, although if you have prior experience with infertility and/or pregnancy loss and have since decided to not have children (meaning you are now childfree by choice) feel free to join and see if it’s a good fit.
URL:https://talkdeath.com/event/childfree-by-choice-grieving/2025-08-18/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Grief Group,Peer-Led Grief Support,Virtual
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dear Departures":MAILTO:tawnya@deardepartures.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250830T120000
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CREATED:20250807T125356Z
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UID:10001434-1756555200-1756562400@talkdeath.com
SUMMARY:Rest in the Wreckage: A Virtual Wellness Salon
DESCRIPTION: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. \nHeld 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. \nJoin us for an afternoon of gentle ritual and communal tenderness. We’ll gather not to fix what hurts\, but to tend to it—with care\, with creativity\, and without apology. \nWhat to expect:\nGrounding Meditation – land in your body\, wherever you are.\nStorytelling Circle & Remembrance – share your story\, tell us what’s on your heart.\nThe Grief Mixtape & Song Collection – bring a track or listen in.\nVirtual Altar & Moodboard – co-create a digital altar of memory\, color\, and feeling. Snail Closing – Our signature soft\, slow send-off to guide you gently back to the world. \nCome as you are. Cameras on or off. Words ready or still forming. All grief is welcome here.
URL:https://talkdeath.com/event/rest-in-the-wreckage-a-virtual-wellness-salon/
CATEGORIES:BiPoC,Cemetery,Community Meet Up,Grief Group,Peer-Led Grief Support,Virtual
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ORGANIZER;CN="Prism Memorial":MAILTO:deathwithlex@gmail.com
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