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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-2-2/2026-01-08/
LOCATION:ON
CATEGORIES:Community Meet Up,Education,Grief Release,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Doulagivers Institute":MAILTO:support@doulagivers.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260110T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260110T160000
DTSTAMP:20260421T231128
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SUMMARY:(a)Wake Presents: A Living Funeral Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:​Tickets purchased via Scribble here: https://link.dice.fm/bccde2d392f0 \n​A community offering to give 2025 a good death and step into the new year with intention. Join us for a Living Funeral Ceremony at Scribble. \n​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.” \n​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 for the present moment. \n​TIMING \n​Please arrive on time by 2pm\, as the container will close once the ceremony begins to honor the sacred environment we are co-creating. The ritual portion takes up to 90 minutes. After the ceremony is complete\, Kaitlyn will hold space for participants until 4pm. \n​WHAT TO BRING/WEAR \n​A blanket\, yoga mat\, or something to lay on \n​Comfortable\, breathable clothing is recommended \n​PRICING STRUCTURE \n​(a)Wake is part of a movement toward collective care. Please choose the price that suits your current situation. If you are not able to pay any of the listed prices\, please email info@scribblecommunity.com for more information. \n​$22 – Community Supported (for those who need financial access to attend; limited availability)\n​$33 – Base Rate (covers cost of materials + energy exchange)\n​$44 – True Cost (what it actually costs to offer this ceremony)\n​$55+ – Community Sustainer (supports others to attend + helps this work remain sustainable)\n​This ceremony will be facilitated by Kaitlyn Pietras (she/her)\, a queer Jewish grief worker and visual artist based in Los Angeles. She is the creator of (a)Wake\, a ritual container at the intersection of grief\, death\, and art. Her practice is rooted in tending to both personal and collective grief\, connecting with ancestral wisdom\, and creating ritual spaces for the LGBTQIA+ community. Kaitlyn’s work weaves together plant magic\, Jewish mysticism\, and somatic storytelling. \n​She trained directly with Emily Cross of the Steady Waves Center\, who developed this ceremony inspired by living funerals originally held in South Korea. These ceremonies were created to help participants reflect on their lives and reconnect with a sense of meaning and purpose in the face of death.
URL:https://www.talkdeath.com/event/awake-presents-a-living-funeral-ceremony/
LOCATION:Scribble\, 5541 York Blvd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90042\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grief Release
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ORGANIZER;CN="(a)Wake":MAILTO:kaitlyn@a-wake.studio
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260113T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260113T210000
DTSTAMP:20260421T231128
CREATED:20260109T194953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T172826Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Wailing Ceremony
DESCRIPTION: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.\nWe 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.
URL:https://www.talkdeath.com/event/monthly-wailing-ceremony/2026-01-13/
LOCATION:Awakenings Wellness Center\, 1061 SE 12th Ave\, Portland\, OR\, 97214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grief Group,Grief Release,Peer-Led Grief Support,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rosecity Grief Tenders":MAILTO:Meganjcoppock@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260114T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260114T193000
DTSTAMP:20260421T231128
CREATED:20260106T201111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T201111Z
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SUMMARY:Untangling The Tinsel: A Gathering for Grievers
DESCRIPTION:The holidays can leave a lot behind-feelings we didn’t expect\, words we couldn’t find\, emotions that live more in our bodies than our heads.\nThis gathering is an invitation to gently look back at what the season stirred up and sit with whatever is tangled. We’re holding space for relief\, acceptance\, community\, and grace-no fixing\, no pressure. Let’s gently untangle\, one strand at a time.
URL:https://www.talkdeath.com/event/untangling-the-tinsel-a-gathering-for-grievers-4/
LOCATION:ON
CATEGORIES:Grief Group,Grief Release
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260118T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260118T193000
DTSTAMP:20260421T231128
CREATED:20260109T145939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260109T145939Z
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SUMMARY:Grief Collective & Container
DESCRIPTION:This gathering creates a gentle\, boundaried container for collective grief in the wake of the holidays– a time that often magnifies loss\, longing\, & complicated emotions. Together\, we will honor grief without pathologizing it\, & joy without guilt\, recognizing that both can coexist in the same body\, breath\, & moment.
URL:https://www.talkdeath.com/event/grief-collective-container/
LOCATION:Juj’s Home\, 2316 W Schubert Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, 60647\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grief Group,Grief Release
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ORGANIZER;CN="Juj Sutton":MAILTO:jujsutton@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260124T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260124T113000
DTSTAMP:20260421T231128
CREATED:20260106T190908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T191817Z
UID:10001579-1769248800-1769254200@www.talkdeath.com
SUMMARY:Grief in Motion: Inviting Flow Through Breath
DESCRIPTION:A guided community circle where we turn toward our grief and use the power of breath to gently guide it into flow.\nHosted by the Denver Deathcare Collective. Where grief is tended and death is sacred. \nThese monthly grief circles at Sakala Community are a compassionate space to hold your sorrow in the embrace of community. \nIn this month’s circle\, Ashley Bradney of Healing & Dying is partnering with Erin Doty of ShatterStress to offer a somatic transformation of grief through breathwork. Together\, we’ll honor the grief that lives in our bodies\, invite in flow and release of emotional energy through breathwork\, and support integration through reiki & gentle touch. \nIn this way\, we transform our grief into mourning – guiding it to find its natural course through the body; restoring motion where stagnancy has resided; opening up the channels where love\, joy\, and reverence may return to us. \nWhat to Expect \nOur time together will include: \nGrounding to arrive fully in the body\nConnection & introduction to our practice\nGuided Holotropic Breathwork practice\nShared reflections and community support \nWho It’s For \nThis circle is for anyone moving through grief – from the loss of those we love\, through heartbreak\, identify shifts\, illness\, aging; collective & ancestral grief; to the places that have not known love. All are welcome here. \nWhat to bring \nWater\nA journal and pen\nAnything special you need to get cozy such as an eye mask or pillow (yoga mats\, blankets\, and bolsters are provided)\nOptional – an item that represents whom or what you are grieving to be placed on the community altar \nA Note on Accessibility. \nIf this price isn’t accessible for you\, please reach out to us directly at denverdeathcarecollective@gmail.com so we can accommodate. We don’t want cost to be a barrier to being supported through your grief. \nSakala is ADA accessible.
URL:https://www.talkdeath.com/event/grief-in-motion-inviting-flow-through-breath/
LOCATION:Sakala Community\, 1660 Gilpin St\, Denver\, 80218\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grief Group,Grief Release,Peer-Led Grief Support
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ORGANIZER;CN="Denver Deathcare Collective":MAILTO:denverdeathcarecollective@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260128T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260128T193000
DTSTAMP:20260421T231128
CREATED:20260108T144846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T144846Z
UID:10001588-1769621400-1769628600@www.talkdeath.com
SUMMARY:South Side Death Cafe
DESCRIPTION:The South Side Death Cafe is held the fourth Wednesday of the month at St Kilda Library\, Victoria Australia.\nAlternating between 2-4pm and 5:30 – 7:30pm.\nCome for the death talk\, stay for the snacks. \nThis is an inclusive\, open conversation about death and end of life but is not a bereavement or counselling session. \nFacilitated 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. \nAfter all\, talking about it won’t kill you!
URL:https://www.talkdeath.com/event/south-side-death-cafe/
LOCATION:St Kilda Library\, 150 Carlisle Street\, St Kilda\, VIC\, 3184\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Community Meet Up,Death Cafe,Education,Funeral,Grief Release
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Funky Celebrant":MAILTO:klara@thefunkycelebrant.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260131T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260131T133000
DTSTAMP:20260421T231128
CREATED:20260106T133515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T133515Z
UID:10001575-1769860800-1769866200@www.talkdeath.com
SUMMARY:Community Grief Circle
DESCRIPTION:Grief is not meant to be carried alone. This community grief circle is an open\, supportive space for people navigating loss of any kind : death\, relationships\, identity\, or life changes. Together we will slow down\, listen\, share if we wish\, and honor our grief without trying to fix or rush it. No prior experience is needed\, and sharing is always optional. \nWhat to expect: \n• A facilitated\, guided grief circle\n• Gentle grounding and opening ritual\n• Space for reflection\, sharing\, or quiet presence\n• Community connection without pressure to speak\n• A calm\, respectful\, and confidential environment \nOpen to adults carrying grief of any kind.\nYou are welcome whether your loss is recent or long-held. \n*** This is a non-clinical\, community-based space.***
URL:https://www.talkdeath.com/event/community-grief-circle/
LOCATION:Mystic Flora Apothecary\, 1501 El Camino Real Suite F\, Belmont\, CA\, 94002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts and Crafts,Arts and Culture,BiPoC,Community Meet Up,Grief Group,Grief Release,Peer-Led Grief Support
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ORGANIZER;CN="DeathwithLex":MAILTO:deathwithlex@gmail.com
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