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    South Side Death Cafe

    St Kilda Library 150 Carlisle Street, St Kilda, VIC, Australia

    The next South Side Death Cafe is set for Wednesday 22nd April (2 - 4pm) at St Kilda Library. Come for the death talk, stay for the snacks. This is an inclusive, open conversation about death and end of life but is not a bereavement or counselling session. Facilitated by Funeral Celebrant Klara McMurray (aka The Funky Celebrant), there are lots of giggles, deep chats and conversations that have been known to change lives. After all, talking about it won’t kill you! https://www.thefunkycelebrant.com.au/south-side-death-cafe Contacts: St Kilda Library 150 Carlisle St, St Kilda VIC 3182 Phone - 03 8563 7380

    Free

  • Improving Communication: When No One Understands

    Zoom Cornelius, NC

    Have you ever left a conversation thinking, “They just don’t get it.” Grief can make everyday conversations feel exhausting. From “How are you?” to “You should be over it by now,” navigating communication after loss can feel overwhelming — especially when people misunderstand your grief. If you’re grieving and struggling with relationships, boundaries, or what to say when others say the wrong thing, this free online grief support event is for you. Event Details Thursday, April 23, 2026 4:00–5:00 PM EST Online via Zoom Free registration required at: https://bit.ly/4tULgoh

    Free
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    CT Death and Dying Symposium

    Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, United States

    Join the the Connecticut Death Collective, Mattatuck Museum and Riverside Cemetery for a day of reflection, remembrance, and renewal at our first-ever Death & Dying Symposium. Explore themes of legacy, mourning, and memory through interactive presentations, local vendors, and community discussions. Experience fascinating talks and demonstrations from presenters, enjoy Riverside Reflections in a special slideshow presentation, and discover unique offerings from local creators and educators. Date: April 25, 2026 Location: Riverside Cemetery & Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT Together, we honor the past, engage the present, and preserve Riverside’s historic chapel for generations to come.

    $30

  • 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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    Grief Rest Stop+

    The Plant Mystic ​257 Danforth Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Grief Rest Stop, for those experiencing grief and bereavement Let's let the weight we hold for grief rest a while and have a grief rest stop. 6PM-8PM $89 Register you spot: https://calendly.com/ladydeathdoula/griefreststopplus 6 spots only 257 Danforth Ave, The Plant Mystic Toronto M4K 1N2 Email ladydeathdoula@gmail.com for any questions, or help booking. Grief Rest Stop+ lay down your grief and rest a moment and be supported by a grief release and one-to-one reiki. Meet with Adrianna, aka Lady Death Doula, a death doula and grief educator, and Esné, a clinical hypnotherapist and reiki practitioner, and James a reiki practitioner, a […]

    $89
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    Monthly Wailing Ceremony

    Monthly Wailing Ceremony
    Awakenings Wellness Center 1061 SE 12th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

    This is a monthly offering, happening on the second Tuesday of every month. This offering is designed to support somatically moving our shared and personal grief. We begin to build our container through brief sharing and connecting and then move into movement, vocalizing, wailing, praying, and drumming. We are building community through acknowledging and exploring the shared human experience of grief and loss.

    $25 – $75
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    Grief Beyond Graves: Queer Mourning & Collective Healing

    Zoom Cornelius, NC

    Less Fear | More Fierce: Queer End-of-Life Planning LGBTQ+ Centric Online Discussion Series 2nd Wednesdays | 1-2:30 pm ET | | January - June 2026 What would collective healing look like if we made space for every kind of queer loss—not just the ones with headstones? Grief isn't only about death. Queer and trans people often carry grief from non-death losses—family estrangement, identity erasure, loss of community, housing, or health. This session explores disenfranchised grief and collective mourning, offering space to name, witness, and begin to heal these often-invisible losses. We'll also touch on grief in response to social and […]

    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

  • “It’s Complicated” Support Group

    “It’s Complicated” Support Group
    Virtual Event

    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 […]

    $5 – $20
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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
  • IG Deathly Matters

    Deathly Matters

    McTavish Academy of Art 1720 McTavish Road, North Saanich, BC, Canada

    Deathly Matters is a one-day community conference dedicated to doing death better, featuring 12 speakers exploring emerging perspectives on death, dying, grief, MAiD, death doulas, green burial, ritual, psychedelics, and more. In addition to learning and conversation, attendees can experience art, music, a community mandala, the Before I Die wall, and the Doing Death Different marketplace showcasing holistic, community-based approaches to end-of-life care.

    $5

 

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