The Desert Reflections Death Café invites you to share stories, reflections, and conversations about death in a judgment-free, supportive environment. Discover a safe, welcoming space to explore life’s deepest questions. Hosted by Lauren Stambaugh, The Desert Death Doula from Joshua Tree
As you may know, April 16th is National Healthcare Decisions Day -- a day meant to acknowledge the importance of advance care planning and empower everyone to make their healthcare wishes known. Compassion & Choices is teaming up with the Connecticut Death Collective to recognize National Healthcare Decisions Day with a collaborative event -- and we hope you can make it! Join us from 6:00PM - 8:00PM EST at Red Rock Tavern in Hartford (369 Capitol Ave, Hartford, CT 06106) on April 16th to share a meal, meaningful conversation, and free resources related to end of life planning. We'll be […]
Welcome to Death over Drafts-Connecticut (in North Carolina)! This is a community gathering to spark curiosity & connection around death & dying. Come meet Connecticut Death Collective members! Cheers! On Wednesday, April 16th, join Death over Drafts Crafter, Kate Bagnati and CTDC member Melissa Bennett at Carolina Brewing Co in Wendell, NC! In honor of National Health Care Decisions Day we will gather! Death over Drafts started with a brewing vision to bring people together and create meaningful connections by combining two passions—craft beer and conversations on end of life. Every Death over Drafts gathering has a different vibe based […]
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–contemplating your own memorial as you imagine letting go of your earthly self–participants are invited to "die before you die, to live while you’re alive." This ceremonial experience provides a safe and 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 profound appreciation […]
Mortem is an intensive online research residency for artists to pursue our curiosity of death, mortality and mourning practices over ten days in November. While on residency with the Biophilium artists interact with a range of death experts. Mortem offers a forum to learn about human and non-human death practices directly from international end of life and death care professionals, historians, funeral industry workers, biologists, green burial advocates and artists on a range of death related topics and several short one on one meetings with artists who make work about death around the world. This research fellowship supports artists while […]
Join us as we welcome Maria Capolupo, Death Doula and Grief Support Specialist, to the Forest Lawn Chapel for our inaugural talk in a new series called Chapel Chats. This initiative will offer a variety of death care awareness programs and resources that promote a healthy attitude about mortality. In her series “Ask a Death Doula”, Maria offers the opportunity for people in all phases of life to learn about all aspects of dying, death, and grief. One part educational conversation and one part Q & A, attendees are encouraged to ask any and all questions they’ve ever wanted to […]
Join us for an open, judgment-free conversation about death, dying, and everything in between at our next Death Café. This is not a grief group, seminar, or counseling session—just a welcoming space to explore big questions, share thoughts, and connect with others over treats. At a Death Café, there's no set agenda or lecture. Instead, we gather in community to talk openly about a topic that affects us all, but is often left unspoken. Whether you're processing personal experiences, curious about end-of-life matters, or simply wish to listen, you're welcome here. Come when you can, stay as long as you'd […]
Do you like book clubs, but prefer to choose your own book? Want to reflect on your mortality in the company of polite bookworms? Come read and mingle with new, bookish friends at Silent Book Club of Death! Bring whatever book you happen to be reading—related to the themes of death, grief, loss, aging, or mortality—to read in companionable silence, then share about it with your fellow attendees. You can bring your own book, or borrow one from our library. Price: Free, registration required at: https://www.green-wood.com/event/silent-book-club-of-death-3/ There have been over a dozen Silent Book Club of Death chapters and pop […]
Join us for a conversation about Death. 301 W. Main St., Troy, OH At a death cafe, community members gather to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death and dying in a supportive and safe environment. Part of a worldwide movement towards more open discussion about death. Tea and Cake will be served. Hosted by Heather Krey and Kelly Whited-Ford Want more info? Contact Kelly at Kelly.whitedford@gmail.com or Heather at (937) 657-1522
Losing a parent changes you. It’s weird, it’s heavy, it’s lonely — and a lot of people don’t know how to talk about it. Dead Parents Club is a virtual grief circle for anyone navigating life after the loss of a parent (or parents). This is a space where you don’t have to sugarcoat it. No one’s going to rush you, try to fix you, or flinch when you talk about the hard stuff. We’ll begin with a short grounding — a few moments to connect with your body and breath — and then we’ll open the circle. The rest […]
TalkDeath’s next book club read will be “From the Ashes: Grief and Revolution in a World on Fire” by Sarah Jaffe 🔥We are joyed to share that the generous folks at AK Press are very kindly offering our book club members a 30% discount if they order their copy through AK Press 🔥 “Our era is one of significant and substantial loss, yet we barely have time to acknowledge it. The losses range from the personal grief of a single COVID death to the planetary disaster wrought by climate change. We are in an age of unraveling hopes […]
Sunday in the Cemetery is a day-long exploration of mortality at Green-Wood. We invite you to candidly engage with grief and death through a compassionate, supportive lens. This free, open-house style event brings together leading experts for engaging talks, workshops, and guided tours that illuminate end-of-life care, funeral traditions, and memorial arts. Through personal stories and interactive experiences, discover community through shared human experiences and gain insights into how we can each live well and remember meaningfully.
