Welcome to Death Café
A Community Gathering to Discuss Death, Life, and Eat Cake
Embrace Life: Join our Death Café Community
A place to discuss life, death and everything in between.
Welcome to Death Café, a unique gathering where meaningful conversations about life and death take centre stage. Death Cafés provide a safe and playful space for everyone to explore the profound topics that often go unspoken. These conversations are where curiosity, ideas, experiences, and connections happen!
While grief is a natural, and healthy aspect of relating to death and dying, Death Café is not intended to be a grief support space. If you’d like resources on grief support, please email me, and I’d be happy to provide resources!
At Death Café, you can expect to engage in thought-provoking dialogues, share experiences and ideas, gain new perspectives on mortality and the beauty of life. Our community is a melting pot of diverse individuals who come together to embrace the inevitable journey we all share.
By participating in our Death Café, you can expect to:
1 - Experience the Magic of Connection: Connect with like-minded individuals who embrace the call to live fully, and bravely explore the unknown.
2 - Enjoy Meaningful and Though-Provoking Conversations about Death: Explore the depths of life and death through enriching conversation that bring clarity and a deeper understanding of what it means to truly live your unique path.
3 - Celebrate Life: Celebrate the precious moments of life and learn to appreciate every breath you take with a newfound sense of gratitude.
Don’t miss this transformative experience.
Join the upcoming Death Café and embark on a journey of self-discovery, connection, and enlightenment (and cake!)
Upcoming Death Café in West Toronto:
When: Wednesday May 15, 2024
Where: The Kind Human Club, 58 Wade Avenue, Toronto, M6H 1P6
Time: 6 - 8 pm, EST
All are welcome!
Please RSVP below, and bring a friend, if you wish!
Death Café is a volunteer-run, non-profit event.
*We apologize but this venue is not wheelchair accessible
due to stairs at main entrance.
Join us at this upcoming Death Café in West Toronto!
WHEN: Wednesday May 15, 2024
WHERE: 58 Wade Avenue, Toronto, M6H 1P6 @The Kind Human Club
TIME: 6 - 8 pm est
Death Cafe is a volunteer-run, non-profit event.
If you forgot to RSVP, no problem, just show up!
“It was refreshing to connect with others in such a thoughtful and judgment-free environment. It’s helping me to shift my view on life and death as well as deepen my appreciation for community. I’m finding these cafes such powerful experiences, helping to shape a more comfortable relationship with death.”
- Carolyn, participant
“The venue was perfect, and the small groups were lively and safe and open and honest. It was amazing.”
-Elizabeth, participant
“It was a wonderful space and great conversation!”
-Amy, participant
Your Host:
Questions?
If you have any questions about attending a Death Café to help you feel comfortable and at ease, please don’t hesitate to email me.
Andrea Skitch, MSW RSW
Psychotherapist, Consultant, End-of-Life Doula, Yogi
Death Café was founded by Jon Underwood based on the work of Bernard Crettaz, and has become a world-wide movement. To date, there have been roughly 1789 death cafe’s held in 89 countries. Meaningful conversations are always part of the experience!
The main rules are as follows:
Death Cafés are always offered on a non-profit basis.
In an accessible, respectful, and confidential space.
With no intention or agenda to lead people towards any conclusion.
Alongside refreshments such as tea and cake.
Death Cafés are not a grief counselling or therapy group.
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