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UID:10001676-1770397200-1770402600@www.talkdeath.com
SUMMARY:Virtual Silent Book Club of Death
DESCRIPTION:Death Project Manager\, Silent Book Club of Death\, Silent Book Club of Death NYC\, Silent Book Club of Death MTL\, and TalkDeath’s Book Club are thrilled to invite you to a Virtual Silent Book Club of Death meeting! \nThis virtual gathering will be on Friday\, February 6th at 5pm ET/ 4pm CT/ 3pm MT/ 2pm PT. \nSilent Book Club of Death meetings are structured like any Silent Book Club gathering: you meet up with friendly\, like-minded readers\, and then politely ignore them while reading a book of your own choosing. Members are encouraged to bring books related to the theme of death\, dying\, grief\, aging\, or mortality\, but anyone who wants to just read quietly in a death-conscious space is welcome to join. \nFolks are welcome to be on or off camera. We’ll play some relaxing music. After the designated reading time\, folks are welcome to stay on and share a bit about what they’re reading and connect. \nA loose agenda for the evening is as follows: \n5PM – 5:15PM: readers join; introductions of hosts and guests \n5:15 – 5:45PM: silent reading time while music plays \n5:45 – 6:15PM: share out about what you’ve read and lightly facilitated group discussion \n6:15 – 6:30PM: goodbyes and wrap up \nThis virtual event will be held via Zoom. Closed captions will be enabled. If we can do anything to provide accessibility\, please do not hesitate to reach out to rian@talkdeath.com \nGuests who RSVP will be emailed the Zoom link. \nWe hope you can join us! \nMore info and RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-silent-book-club-of-death-tickets-1980507603556?aff=oddtdtcreator
URL:https://www.talkdeath.com/event/virtual-silent-book-club-of-death-3/
LOCATION:KY
CATEGORIES:Arts and Culture,Community Meet Up
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ORGANIZER;CN="Death Project Manager":MAILTO:info@deathprojectmanager.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T130000
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LAST-MODIFIED: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://www.talkdeath.com/event/the-good-death-book-club-experience-free-12-month-death-and-dying-course-2-2/2026-02-12/
LOCATION:KY
CATEGORIES:Community Meet Up,Education,Grief Release,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Doulagivers Institute":MAILTO:support@doulagivers.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260213T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260213T203000
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CREATED:20260210T153953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T154251Z
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SUMMARY:Glue Sticks and Feelings: an Anti Valentine's Day Grief Crafting Circle
DESCRIPTION:Valentine’s Day. Grief. Both can be messy and heavy and complicated. Also funny and strange. \nLet’s talk about it. \nJoin us for Glue Sticks and Feelings: an Anti Valentine’s Day Grief Crafting Circle. \nCome hang out with other grievers\, crafters\, grieving crafters\, and crafting grievers. Share what you feel comfortable sharing\, and make a collage\, a mini zine\, a Valentine to what or whomever you’re grieving – or BYO craft\, so long as there is no glitter / oil paints / physical mess that would impact the space. \nOur artistic abilities: amateurish. We welcome and adore artistic visions of macaroni art caliber\, and celebrate all skill levels. \nThe vibe: jovial earnestness with space for nuance. All griefs welcome. \nWe’ll bring some art supplies to get you started. Let us bring the glue sticks\, everyone brings their feelings. \nFriday\, February 13 | 7 – 8:30 pm EST \nWooden Shoe Books\, 704 South St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147 \nThis event is donation based: $0–$25 suggested \nRSVP and more info: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/glue-sticks-and-feelings-an-anti-valentines-day-grief-crafting-circle-tickets-1981526540223?aff=oddtdtcreator
URL:https://www.talkdeath.com/event/glue-sticks-and-feelings-an-anti-valentines-day-grief-crafting-circle/
LOCATION:KY
CATEGORIES:Arts and Crafts,Community Meet Up
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ORGANIZER;CN="Death Project Manager":MAILTO:info@deathprojectmanager.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260218T190000
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CREATED:20260119T155233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260119T155233Z
UID:10001668-1771441200-1771448400@www.talkdeath.com
SUMMARY:Virtual Death Book Club
DESCRIPTION:In this book club\, we read a new book every two months\, but meet once a month over Zoom. We take suggestions and decide as a group which book to do next. Email us to join and get the zoom link.
URL:https://www.talkdeath.com/event/virtual-death-book-club/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Meet Up,Death Cafe
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ameliore Apothecary":MAILTO:ameliore.apothecary@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260223T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260223T193000
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CREATED:20260217T184651Z
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UID:10001689-1771869600-1771875000@www.talkdeath.com
SUMMARY:End-of-Life Planning as an Act of Love
DESCRIPTION:Interested in celebrating love beyond the sentimental\, in ways that are tangibly beneficial to those you love? \nGot complicated feelings about departed family and loved ones\, and have things to communicate to them? \nLove is a verb. \nDone thoughtfully and well\, end of life planning can be a gift to your loved ones. When not prepared for\, the bereaved can have taxing logistical messes to deal with\, at a time of deep grief. \nJoin Death Project Manager and Postal Service for the Dead for an evening of end-of-life planning and reflection\, and a discussion of planning as an act of love. \nIn the wake of Valentine’s Day\, and with love as our guide\, we will reflect on our death experiences and get strategic in our death prep. \nParticipants will have the opportunity to write letters of praise or frustration to their departed and think of what they might want to do differently in reflecting on their own mortality. \nCome join us for discounted Valentine’s Day candy\, greeting cards\, and tactical checklists. \nMonday\, February 23rd. 6 – 8PM at Sparrow Funeral Home. Suggested donation $10 – $25 to cover materials; no one turned away for lack of funds. \nMore info and RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/end-of-life-planning-as-an-act-of-love-tickets-1977662108604?aff=oddtdtcreator
URL:https://www.talkdeath.com/event/end-of-life-planning-as-an-act-of-love/
LOCATION:Sparrow–A Contemporary Funeral Home\, 161 Driggs Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11222\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts and Crafts,Community Meet Up,Education
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ORGANIZER;CN="Death Project Manager":MAILTO:info@deathprojectmanager.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260225T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260225T213000
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UID:10001586-1772049600-1772055000@www.talkdeath.com
SUMMARY:Book Club Author Kelly Cervantes discusses her book The Luckiest with Befriending Death
DESCRIPTION:The Luckiest by Kelly Cervantes (with the author) on Wednesday February 25th 5:00 – 6:30 PM (PT) 8-9:30 (ET)\nWe are so looking forward to the return of Kelly who spoke to our book club last year with Normal Broken\, describing her journey raising and losing her daughter to a neurodegenerative disorder and epilepsy. \nHere’s a description of The Luckiest:\nWhen moving from a conservative Midwestern suburb to New York City to pursue an acting career\, Kelly Cervantes never could have imagined what life had in store for her—or how much she would fundamentally change along the way. The Luckiest is her emotional journey through the pain of unrealized dreams\, navigating her husband’s Broadway spotlight\, fighting for her child’s life\, finding purpose after loss\, and rebuilding her life and marriage. \nInspired by author and poet Maggie Smith’s quote\, “We are all nesting dolls\, carrying the earlier iterations of ourselves inside\,” Kelly shares the many layers that have shaped who she is today. But how many of those layers were shaped through the control she desperately sought versus the luck she struggled to accept? Are we lucky if we escape life with soft skin and minimal layers? Or are we lucky to have the battle scars that show a life of survival—of fullness and meaning? \nThe Luckiest is a tale of motherhood in all its heartbreak\, joy\, fits\, and false starts. It follows Kelly’s wildly unpredictable journey and the role luck has played in her life\, both good and bad. It is one woman’s beautiful\, complicated\, and ongoing quest for self-discovery.
URL:https://www.talkdeath.com/event/book-club-author-kelly-cervantes-discusses-her-book-the-luckiest-with-befriending-death/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Arts and Culture,Class,Community Meet Up,Education,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260226T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260226T193000
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CREATED:20260126T155010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T155010Z
UID:10001675-1772128800-1772134200@www.talkdeath.com
SUMMARY:Death Literacy Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Death Literacy Book Club! \nJoin me online for lively discussions on books that explore the theme of death in unique and thought-provoking ways. Whether you’re a bookworm or just curious\, this club is open to everyone.\nYou will receive a workbook to fill in as you read and we will go through this when we meet up.\nShare your thoughts\, connect with fellow readers\, and discover new perspectives on mortality through literature. Let’s dive in together\, improve our death literacy\, level up our end of life preparedness game\, get lost in a story and grow connections at the same time.\nI look forward to meeting you\,\nKelly\n@thedeparturecoach\n@death_coffee_community \nFebruary’s book is “The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning” by Margareta Magnusson.\nABOUT THE BOOK\nThe Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson is a warm\, practical guide to organizing your life and possessions before others have to do it for you. Rooted in the Swedish concept of döstädning (literally “death cleaning”)\, the book encourages readers—especially those 50 and older—to thoughtfully sort through their belongings\, keeping only what truly matters. With gentle humor and candid wisdom\, Magnusson shows how clearing clutter is not just a gift to your loved ones\, but a way to reflect on your life\, make peace with the past\, and create space for what’s still to come.
URL:https://www.talkdeath.com/event/death-literacy-book-club/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Meet Up
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Departure Coach":MAILTO:thedeparturecoach@outlook.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260228T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260228T180000
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UID:10001680-1772296200-1772301600@www.talkdeath.com
SUMMARY:Support for our Grieving Community - Guided Discussion & Educational Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Grief isn’t only something we experience after a death. We grieve relationships\, careers\, dreams\, and a changing sense of safety\, and many of us are also grieving the state of the world itself. These everyday griefs are often unspoken\, yet they shape how we navigate life and care for one another. Many of us are wondering how to stay engaged with what’s happening in the world while also caring for our own mental and emotional well-being. \nThis 90-minute interactive\, donation-based grief workshop explores grief as a life skill – one that helps us adapt to unwanted change\, understand what we need to cope\, and remain open to compassion for others during times of distress and communal grief. \nThis workshop offers grief education\, guided sharing\, community connection\, and a grounding practice to support living well and caring for others during times of communal grief. The Death Network was founded with community\, curiosity\, and connection at its core\, and this workshop with grief coaches Wendy Kessler and Claudia Faerber reflects that intention — creating space to be honest\, present\, and human together. \nThis workshop is for those seeking helpful\, practical ways to understand and navigate everyday grief as it shows up in daily life. Whether your grief feels clear or hard to name\, you are welcome here — to learn\, reflect\, and be in community with others who are also finding their way. \nCreated for those looking for helpful ways to navigate everyday grief as it weaves through daily life\, this space welcomes both the named and unnamed losses we carry. Come to learn\, reflect\, and sit in community with others walking a similar path. \nThis workshop is offered by donation to keep it accessible to all. Your support helps us continue creating community spaces like this. Venmo: @thedeathnetwork\nThanks so much!
URL:https://www.talkdeath.com/event/support-for-our-grieving-community-guided-discussion-educational-workshop/
LOCATION:South Park Yoga & Wellness\, 2985 Beech St.\, San Diego\, CA\, 92102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Meet Up,Education,Grief Group,Grief Release,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Death Network":MAILTO:hello@dodeathdifferent.com
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