Death Cafe blog


Where are my posts?

Posted Monday 03 February 2025 Written by zeland2645

Several weeks a I posted some pictures, and srticles, but they have never been posted. Whlere are they?

End of Life Doulas

Posted Friday 24 January 2025 Written by kateleotta@gmail.com

By Kate Leotta, End of Life Doula Swan Song Journey – ABN: 85937495659

Are Australian’s preparing or prepared for their End of Life? Or is the subject off limits, Taboo? Talking about death does not necessarily hasten the event. Dying and death is a human event and not just a ...

Living, Dying, Death and Body Disposition

Posted Friday 24 January 2025 Written by kateleotta@gmail.com

By Kate Leotta, End of Life Doula Swan Song Journey – ABN: 85937495659.

In reference to documentaries which aired on Television and the internet in 2024; documentary makers are bringing forth the subjects of living with a terminal illness, dying, death and body disposition here in Australia and overseas.


Myself and ...

Call for Participants - tell me about your Death Cafe experience

Posted Sunday 12 January 2025 Written by Eilidh

Hello Death Cafe Community, I’m Eilidh, a Scottish animator based in London.


I’m currently working on a short film for Animate Projects, supported by Arts Council England. The project is part of a programme entitled MORTAL - the goal of which is to produce work that reflects on how ...

The Art of Dying Well.

Posted Monday 06 January 2025 Written by zeland2645

"We are born to die. This inevitable fact could lead to fatalism, although, more often, we simply fall into denial. We avoid thinking about death and stigmatize it as the greatest evil. 

If this world is all we have, then death would be the greatest evil, although life itself would ...

Seasons Greetings

Posted Sunday 29 December 2024 Written by ksp1968

Dear Deathcafe Community,

we hope you had a nice Chitstmas and we wish all the best for New Year!

The photo shows the flower bowl on the grave of my beloved father. With fir branch with christmas decoration and winterflowers. inthe foreground you can see a candle light-.

Delay in Posting

Posted Monday 25 November 2024 Written by Stoatonstilts

I posted details of my death cafe three weeks ago and still it's listed as 'awaiting moderation'.  Why so long?

Happy 13th Birthday, Death Cafe!

Posted Wednesday 25 September 2024 Written by Jools

Every year on this day, I find myself reflecting on the very first Death Cafe, back in 2011. I remember being in Jon’s house in Hackney, Jon serving tea and cake as our Mum facilitated that first gathering in his basement. Back then, Death Cafe looked quite different. We ...

Great reading too 54 let's

Posted Monday 15 July 2024 Written by Anna54Pi

Hello comrades Hello. A fine website that I found on the Internet. Check out this site. There's a great article there. https://hugeshout.in/2022/05/25/10-steps-to-happiness-how-and-where-to-start-on-the-way-to-happiness/ There will definitely be a lot of useful and cool information here. You will find everything you dreamed of.

Shrouded in Mystery

Posted Monday 08 July 2024 Written by iankal13

I can’t stop thinking about what happens to our experience of consciousness after our bodies are no longer. I have been contemplating this intensely for the last four years since I lost my dad suddenly. He was 66 and by all measures was perfectly healthy…except that he had ...

I'm New Here

Posted Sunday 05 May 2024 Written by Lyric

Hi, idk how many people are here, but I found this site yesterday and I just made an account and such. 

Anyways, my main goal here on this site is to become less scared of death! Why am I scared of death? Well, I was an evangilical christian from when ...

Insights into Evolving Funeral Preferences: Unveiling Trends from Legal & General

Posted Monday 05 February 2024 Written by Writer

Legal and General’s recent survey of 2,000 UK respondents reveals over half of Brits are interested in alternative disposition methods when it comes to funerals, showing a shifting dynamic in end-of-life choices.

  • Familiarity with Alternative Methods: When asked about their familiarity with alternative methods of final disposition, a ...

A step ahead: How a positive evaluation of one's own death can reduce discrimination more effectively

Posted Monday 29 January 2024 Written by melstiller

 

 

How can people take more profound actions against discrimination? New research findings could pave the way for equity - beyond the category of gender.

 

This question was raised by Mel Stiller and Andrés Di Masso from the Department of Social Psychology at the University of Barcelona. The researchers found that ...

Death of Bernard Crettaz

Posted Sunday 28 January 2024 Written by Jools

Hello Death Cafe community,

 

Today, I feel a deep need to share something profoundly personal and significant with you all. I have been reflecting on the legacy of Bernard Crettaz, born 29 May 1938, who died on 28 November 2022 aged 84. Bernard, a visionary Swiss sociologist, founded the Caf ...

Started when I was 3.

Posted Monday 08 January 2024 Written by Flora

Hi, I suffered from death anxiety for my whole life, I have a lot to tell and ask, I really just came here to relate to others. 

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