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  • March Book Clubs

    The Last Chapter Book Club reads Nothing to Fear

    The Bookshop 1043 W Eastland Avenue, Nashville, TN, United States

    A surprisingly uplifting book club for the morbidly curious. Led by Megan of Until Death Doulas. Join The Last Chapter Book Club to talk all things hospice. With special guest, Alive Hospice Nurse Practitioner, Loretta Cook. “A comforting and informative guide that demystifies our end-of-life journey, from the compassionate expert known as @hospicenursejulie What if we didn’t consider death the worst possible outcome? What if we discussed it honestly, embraced hospice care, and prepared for the end of our lives with hope and acceptance? In this compassionate and knowledgeable guide, TikTok star Julie McFadden—known online as “Hospice Nurse Julie”—shares the […]

    Free
  • Art of GT March 26 Event Poster

    The Art of Grief Tending — Foundational Workshop

    The Art of Grief Tending is a 3-hour online experiential workshop for those who wish to understand grief better — their own grief or that of others — and learn ways to meet it with presence, compassion, and skill. In a culture that often avoids grief, pathologizes it, or urges people to “move on,” this workshop offers a grounded introduction to grief as a natural, relational, and lifelong response to loss — not something to “get over,” but something to be tended in community and with care. Through grief literacy teaching, gentle somatic practices, guided reflection, and shared inquiry, participants […]

    $175
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    Childfree By Choice & Grieving

    “It’s Complicated” – Support Group
    Virtual Event

    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. Our 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 […]

    $5 – $20
  • Laughing in Face of Death March 2026

    Laughing in the Face of Death

    Online

    Why so serious? From gallows humor to the joy of celebrating a life well-lived, Becky Robison—author of the new book My Parents Are Dead: What Now? A Panic-Free Guide to the Practicalities of Death—will offer fun, silly, and passionate pathways into the inevitability of death and dying to make necessary preparations less intimidating. Register on Morbid Anatomy’s website.

    Free
  • OC Deathworkers Alliance LOGO

    Death Cafe

    Orange County Deathworkers Alliance hosts this monthly Death Cafe to provide a safe and sacred space to talk about death, grief and life. This is a peer led discussion group with the intention of fostering conversations and contemplations around death in the hopes of living each day more fully and authentically. Guests may participate at whatever level feels comfortable. Neighborhood Congregational Church - Bridge Hall 340 St Ann's Drive, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 Free parking in church lot on Glenneyre (between Cleo & St Ann's) Light refreshments provided - free to attend, no RSVP required Open to all and inclusive […]

    Free
  • Mar26 Death Salon Website

    Due Date: A Library Death Salon

    Nook & Nowhere 1149 S. Shelby St., Louisville, KY, United States

    It was founding father Benjamin Franklin who famously wrote “nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” On March 19, join writer and death doula Becky Robison at Nook & Nowhere to discuss both certainties. What taxes do you have to pay when someone dies? And how do you make it happen?

    Free
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    A Living Funeral Ceremony & Death Salon

    the WuuM 671 N Berendo St, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    ​Join us as Spring returns for a Living Funeral Ceremony followed by a Death Salon. ​​A Living Funeral Ceremony is an immersive meditative experience that encourages participants to face their own mortality. Through engaging in ritual and guidance through a death visualization, participants are invited to "die before you die, to live while you’re alive." ​​This ceremonial experience provides a supportive space to confront fears around death and impermanence, while also fostering a deeper connection to life’s fragility and beauty. Often compared to the experience of ego death, this ritual leaves many with a renewed sense of purpose and a […]

    $55 – $77
  • Shiva Circle Event Cards

    Shiva Guide Essentials Workshop

    Have you comforted a friend or family member after a death, but wished you could do more? Join an online Shiva Guide Essentials Workshop and learn how Jewish tradition is designed to hold us in our grief, together. By the end of this 90-minute interactive workshop, participants will be able to: - Identify ways to provide practical support for friends and family after a death - Understand the rituals of Jewish mourning and why they matter - Share with friends and family the importance of showing up for mourners - Know how to utilize Shiva Circle’s resources to create supportive […]

    $36

  • Death Cafe

    Death Cafe
    The Lotus Center 4376 South 700 East #200, Millcreek, UT, United States

    The Lotus Center Death Cafe is open to the public and typically consists of an agenda-free discussion of death . Our objective will be to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives. Dinner will be served. All ages welcome. This is a safe, judgement-free, no-fixing zone. Every belief is welcome.

    Donations accepted
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    Free death documentary

    Orlando Public Library 101 E Central Blvd, Orlando, FL, United States

    Attendees, vote for the death-focused documentary we should watch! At the event, I'll announce the winning documentary, and we'll watch it with time for discussion afterwards. I hope you'll come away from this meeting with answers and questions about your own life journey, as well as ideas on how you want to face your own end. Check out the trailers and join me! PLUS bingo winners can collect their prizes at this event. DM ME AS SOON AS YOU WIN A TIER, because winners can select their prizes in the order they notify me! (See the prizes in the Photo […]

    Free
  • HIS RES Of Course I’m Here Right Now Book Launch Party Virtual (1)

    How to Support Someone Grieving: Of Course I’m Here Right Now Book Launch Party

    Celebrate the launch of Of Course I'm Here Right Now with an interactive grief workshop + Q&A from the comfort of your home! Expect an intimate, interactive evening filled with story-sharing, practical wisdom, andcelebration. There will be opportunities throughout for you to ask questions, chat about your experiences supporting grievers, and get tips for being there for the people you care about. When: Tuesday, March 31, 2025 Where: YouTube LIVE Time: 6:00 p.m. This event is free to attend. A replay will be sent within 24 hours if you can't attend live.

    Free

 

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