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Book Review - Free Yourself from Death Anxiety – a CBT Self-Help guide, Rachel E Menzies and David Veale, Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Following a couple of in person, around a table Death Cafes, it felt a little odd to be back in the small boxes and slightly strange evening lighting of a zoom gathering. But the great thing about virtual gatherings is that they allow distance to shrink and we were delighted to welcome attendees from Northern Ireland and Bucharest ...

Saturday 25 September saw the first (we hope) of the North-East London ‘in person’ Death Cafes at the lovely East of Eden café in Walthamstow. Big thanks to Abby and her team for offering us use of the venue. As one of the attendees fedback: ‘East of Eden feels like the perfect venue, calm and reflective… ‘

Having finished my training as an Independent Funeral Celebrant earlier this year, the next step was to put the training into practice. There are mixed feelings about looking for such an opportunity - that there is a need cannot be divorced from knowing the pain and loss that the person you are supporting is experiencing.

Swedish death cleaning. Just one of the topics that came out of my first virtual Death Café.

There are things that you plan weeks, or even months, in advance with a great burst of enthusiasm and energy.