The Death Café
I am certified by OISE in Bereavement Studies. I am no stranger to death. Professionals, services, resources, this starter pack could be for you. (You don't have to follow me). Questions about death? Death Cafés are worldwide.
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@msardy.bsky.social
@eoldoula.bsky.social
EOL Doula, Thanatologist, Advocate & Educator in palliative care. Course creator for Caregivers, Comprehensive EOL Planning, and Death Cafe facilitator. Former Columnist, Reporter, TV Host. Writer, Speaker and more. I am passionate about what I do!
@widowshandbook.bsky.social
http://thewidowshandbook.com - a guide to being widowed from someone who's been there This is not the life I planned but it's the one I have and I'm living it the best I can Helen Bailey blog award winner 2022 #widow #youngwidow #grief #support #LGBTQ
@coutureeold.bsky.social
Thanatologist | End-of-Life Doula I support people navigating #grief. Evidence-based, current literature, research, theory & applied practice. 15+ years experience in research & field settings. Cape Breton, NS, Canada 🇨🇦 www.nataliecouturethanatology.com
@kimeupton.bsky.social
Storyteller and artist weaving together ancestral wisdom, creative expression, and spiritual exploration.
@thejoyfulacademic.bsky.social
#Psychology professor & former faculty affairs leader. NCSSM UNC NCSU. #Endoflife researcher, educator, & doula. Anxious yet joyful weirdo. #Coaching faculty & academic leaders to find/rediscover their joy (thejoyfulacademic.com) 🌈 #dftba
@holdtheday.bsky.social
🩷💜💙 #ThankYouSupernatural Destiel💙💚 🔞 Pro-Shipper🌈 Hospice Nurse 🩺 Vaccinated 💉 Liberal A. F. 🗳 SPN Cons for 2025: Chicago https://linktr.ee/holdtheday?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=c0e521d1-a287-4492-b4c3-dfd44c0b74d1
@mjhs01.bsky.social
Participating agencies of MJHS Health System ⤵️ • Home Care • Hospice & Palliative Care • MJHS Menorah Center • MJHS Isabella Center • elderplan.org • MJHS Institute for Innovation • Donate ➡ mjhsfoundation.org mjhs.org
@lulubadger.bsky.social
Wife, mom, animal rescuer, equestrian, hospice worker and NY Rangers fanatic with a strong belief that karma keeps receipts. #MomSky
@amaranwosu.bsky.social
Senior Clinical Lecturer & physician in #PalliativeCare at Lancaster University, Marie Curie Hospice Liverpool and Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Academic interest in #DigitalHealth. Likes Liverpool FC & running #HAPC #LFC #MedSky
@transversewithru.com
🐰Bunny Hospice nurse,VR Artist & Events, Progressive House/Trance DJ She/Her/Hellloooo Nurse! 🏳️⚧️ トランスジェンダー #VRChat: Ru Discord: mama_ru Telegram:Transversewithru
@alikat747.bsky.social
#Hospice RN, #Sept11 #WTC Responder, #Wildlife Advocate, #ClimateChange #Environment, Looking for sanity and peace in a fractured world, #TGForever www.savebears.org (Same handle on Mastodon and Twitter)
@clarkedoty.bsky.social
Senior Editor at Apparition Lit bsky.app/profile/apparitionlit.com, hospice nurse, queer, neurodivergent, reader, writer, horror lover. Nervous Wreck. Per my kid, I'm "the Mom who doesn’t know when not to tell a joke."
@erekmajka.bsky.social
Hospice physician living in DC. Passionate about EOL care. It’s pronounced like “Mike-uh”
@turntexasblue.bsky.social
Democrat. Art. Gardening. Hook'em. Houston Astros. Hospice Nurse. 80's Music~Especially DM. Cat Person. Gay. Kind.
@judi.graysky.social
Suffolk mum and CEO of St Elizabeth Hospice. Passionate about health equity and encouraging Compassionate Communities to support one another. Posting mostly personal but bit of work too, opinions are all my own.
@thebrokenpack.bsky.social
Adult #SiblingLoss Support & Community #Grief support & education. Podcast. Angela Dean, PsyD, FT (#Psychologist & #Thanatologist) Fellow in Thanatology: Death, Dying, & Bereavement
@stitchyfunk.bsky.social
Bereavement counselor, stitcher, wife, mom, and silly goose Smalltownstitchins.etsy.com
@weeneens.bsky.social
Research Lead at CYCJ, University of Strathclyde. She/her Youth Justice | Bereavement, loss and trauma | Young masculinities | Mental health | Inequalities | Coproduction. PI: www.menminds.org and www.challengejustice.org
@brent-thomas.bsky.social
“He’s a man of peace in a savage land . . . Suburbia” Hospice Bereavement Counselor and former Chaplain. LPC in training. Family man. Music lover. Book absorber. Sunbaked desert dweller. "awkward pirouettes in the general direction of hope and joy"
@forestholmehospice.bsky.social
Our Charity was set-up to ensure that everyone in the local community affected by a life-limiting illness or bereavement gets the care and support they need.
@traceyharriman.bsky.social
Reader, book reviewer, and lover of all things bookish 📚. Grief talk advocate, middle-aged (and good at it!), menopausal, owned by 2 cats. Soon-to-be bookshop owner!
@drdmacaskill.bsky.social
CEO @scottishcare - homecare & care homes. Human rights at heart of care. Chair #Bereavement Charter Group, #candleforcare @ Tues 7pm. #IsMiseGàidhlig.
@chendirl.bsky.social
Qualitative Health | Stillbirth & Perinatal #Death | Grief & Bereavement | Interdisciplinary | www.ciarahenderson.com/ | eurohealthhist.bsky.social #CA22159 Science Officer | #SocialScience #MedHum #Maternity #Research #HistMed #History #Cillíní #Folklore
@mollymaeloves.bsky.social
Bereavement and end of life support specialist 💛 bereaved mama, artist, believer in humanity, love and hope.
@davidpickett.bsky.social
Bereavement counselor, husband, dad, traveler, gigging musician; life goal - make amplified acoustic guitar sound great without feedback.
@christalei.bsky.social
i write and yap about imperfect intimacies and hard stuff: death, transitions, disability and madness (and more!) ✨ https://christalei.me/links
@mariepembridge.bsky.social
I help people create individual and beautiful funeral and memorial ceremonies to honour a person's life. www.weaving-memories.co.uk
@lesley29.bsky.social
Fun loving and relaxed wedding and funeral celebrant. Have a day to remember when a celebrant leads your ceremony #weddingcelebrant #celebrant
@ltte.bsky.social
End of Life Consultant | Death Doula | Funeral Celebrant | Taphophile | Let’s talk about Death 💀⚰️
@mikegrenville.bsky.social
Cyclist. Bikepacker. Transcendental Meditator. Bee friend. Transition. Vegie. Green party member. Francophile. Frome. Sustainable Frome. Naturist. Poet. Funeral Celebrant. Death Doula. Frome.fm director
@barcajim3.bsky.social
Glaswegian exiled in Leeds Fucked off Twitter I wouldn't drink in a pub owned by a right-wing weapon so why use his platform. Stand-up comedian and funeral celebrant. Host of the @RGCCeltic podcast
@ajsay.bsky.social
Humanist, gardener, biker, leftie. Always European. Former social housing manager/developer; current NED. Humanist Funeral Celebrant (www.adamthecelebrant.org) Lincolnshire.
@emmachaplin.bsky.social
Editor, comms person & funeral celebrant. Sweary. Swifts, wildlife, Pells Pool, Lewes stuff, including food & drink. She/her https://lewescelebrant.co.uk/
@cabanarama.bsky.social
(she/her) embalminatrix + baddie gesserit 💖 The kind of gal who makes you wish you spoke a little French.
@cait.bsky.social
big famous microblogger [she/her] texan in ma. Adonis' mom https://ko-fi.com/O5O2SN6KI
@princessnope.bsky.social
call me nope | ghost enjoyer (secondhoe) | togruta lover | grave goon | some flavor of fruity 🏳️🌈 | 31 | she/her | pfp by SaraDrewitt | MDNI there's lewds in here 🔞 https://princess-nope.carrd.co/
@scarinasvault.bsky.social
Licensed funeral director, writer, horror aficionado, urban explorer, photographer. http://scarina.wordpress.com https://ko-fi.com/scarinasvault
@lgoodbu.bsky.social
Sharing Seth's Story - A film, a play and educational resource to improve end of life care, raise awareness of pancreatic cancer signs and symptoms - views are my own #sethslegacy
@radicalnursetalk.bsky.social
Conversations That Matter: A podcast about nurses’ communication in serious situations and illness as a radical act of care. radicalnursetalk.com
@johnmacartney.bsky.social
Marie Curie Associate Professor Sociologist of dying, palliative and end-of-life care, and bereavement. https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/med/staff/jmacartney
@gemabbott.bsky.social
Legal Director @thehowardleague.bsky.social. Trustee @dignityindying.org.uk. Views my own. She/her 🏴
@whatashrinkthinks.com
Before: 30 years as a psychotherapist & community organizer Now: facilitating workshops on death, dreams, community resilience & psychologies of liberation Essays in Slate, Vox, New York Magazine Quaker-ish She/Her Website: whatashrinkthinks.com
@disrightsuk.bsky.social
We one of the UK’s leading Disabled People's Organisation run by and for Disabled people, working for justice and equality for all. https://linktr.ee/disabilityrightsuk
@ladycerebela.bsky.social
Board-Certified Neurologist with a focus on Quality of Life • Neuropalliative Care • Research • Neurodivergent • Arts, Cats, Tech, & Humor • (she/her/ella)
@ewidera.bsky.social
Professor of #Medicine @UCSF focused on #Geriatrics, #Hospice, #Palliative care, and #meded. Co-creator of https://eprognosis.ucsf.edu. Podcasts at http://geripal.org 🇺🇦 Publications: https://profiles.ucsf.edu/eric.widera
@katherinesleeman.bsky.social
Laing Galazka Chair in palliative care at King’s College London. Consultant in palliative medicine.
@oregonamyk.bsky.social
A social worker in Oregon, focused on end of life care. An avid loom knitter, gardener and participant in the FatMumSlim photo-a-day challenge. I’m also a lover of cats.
@thanhneville.medsky.social
ICU physician & researcher, EOL/pall care, ethics; #3WishesProgram Medical Dir, #medsky, #firstgen, #refugee, love to cook, #DoctorsWhoCook, posts are MY opinions & not of my employer. I am my own person.
@nobarriershere.bsky.social
An equity-informed programme that works in co-production to tackle inequity in palliative and end of life care. www.nobarriershere.org
@alastairmca30.bsky.social
Pediatric infectious disease physician, author, runner, metal fan. Dislikes Pseudoscience and bigotry. Views ≠ my employer 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Prescription: Ice Cream available now! https://www.amazon.com/Prescription-Doctors-Journey-Discover-Matters-ebook/dp/B0CY347H4D
@nickodomphd-rn.bsky.social
Palliative care nurse researcher @UABSON @UABGeriPal. Improving support of family caring for family with advanced cancer and other serious illnesses. Posts mine.
@horacetheboar.bsky.social
Palliative care physician on the East Coast, not going to give more information because I’ve read the poem and plan on speaking out until they come for me.
@lizszabo.bsky.social
She/her. Award-winning independent health journalist covering medical news for The New York Times, NBC News, Scientific American, AARP and others. Loves dogs and cats.
@pallipsych.bsky.social
Asst. Prof of Medicine/Psychiatry @ Weill Cornell. Palliative care/CL psychiatry doc, researcher in #hapc #pallipsych, Psychosocial AE @ @jpsmjournal.bsky.social , NIA Beeson Scholar. Most importantly hubby to Nuri and companion to Frasier the dog.
@jamillahussain1.bsky.social
Palliative Medicine Consultant | Bradford, UK | Academic (PhD) | Inequalities at the end of life | Antiracism | intersectionality | research methods | frailty Also sister, friend, wife, daughter …but mainly a tired mum
@hollyby.bsky.social
Palliative medicine physician in San Diego. Passionate about #hapc (#hospice and #palliative care), #meded, & increased access to health care.
@camc920110.bsky.social
Catholic. Psychologist, knitting enthusiast with a yarn problem. Pro-life for the whole life. “The worse I am, the more I need God.” Bl. Carlo OPN!
@realbowtiedoc.bsky.social
#FosterCare alum #GIonc #pallonc #survonc doc at Parkview Health #supponc #hpm #hapc. Uniting support and cancer care. Ft Wayne IN. GI Med Oncologist/Palliative Medicine Physician
@shireenheidari.bsky.social
Teacher, palliative doc, storyteller, human. Often outside with my husband & our dogs or curled up with a book. Holding space for joy even as the world is on fire. #hapc PD @ Stanford. she/her. Opinions are my own #Medsky #dogsofbluesky #medhum #Swiftie
@tedstgodard.bsky.social
🇨🇦Openly grey. Dog-loving, music-loving, book-loving, scuba-diving, Palliative Care doctoring kinda guy. Left-centre. Wannabe Musician. Frightened by retrograde conservatism. 🍁ABC Medicine. Is. Political 📸🤿🎸🏳️🌈 #medsky
@ehahnmd.bsky.social
Palliative care pediatrician at MSK Kids, recovering neonatologist, #bioethics #narrativemedicine #disabilitystudies #hapc #hpm #pedpc with a side of pottery, knitting and gymnastics, she/her (views my own)
@chaplainjohn.medsky.social
Grateful for community, especially after so much plague! Palliative Care Chaplain focusing on caring and listening. He/him. Lover of music, movies, MCU, Zelda, and all things silly.
@donnawakefield.bsky.social
Palliative Medicine Consultant 🩺 in North East England, NIHR Doctoral Fellow, PhD on #Inequalities in lung disease, #Mesothelioma #LungCancer #COPD #ILD🫁 🏳️🌈 #LGBTQ 💪🏻 #WomenInMedicine Book/coffee/travel/photography enthusiast ☕️📚📷 🌊⛰️
@drkathrynmannix.bsky.social
Former palliative care doctor Campaigning for better public understanding & conversations about dying Writer: With The End In Mind & Listen Speaker Hopeful despite the circumstances. www.kathrynmannix.com
@rthienprayoon.bsky.social
Compassion amplifier | Chief Clinical Wellness Officer | Peds #HaPC | Peloton | Mama | She/her | Please & Thank You
@drjrubenstein.bsky.social
Pediatric palliative care doctor and medical educator. I help people talk about hard things. He/him. Opinions my own. Website: https://www.jaredrubensteinmd.com/
@ilovesummer.bsky.social
Oncology/Palliative Care. We will get through this. Stand Strong 💕 Liberal in a very con province, proud Canadian 💕🇨🇦 Leafs fan 🍁
@palliativescot.bsky.social
CEO of Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care (SPPC). Mostly about palliative care (but not SPPC official). Occasional sharing other enthusiasms. RT ≠ endorsement. @palliative_scot on Twitter
@palliativeclaire.bsky.social
Palliative Social Worker & Assistant Prof in Texas. Passionate about health equity, medical communication, & provider wellness.
@palliativemedj.bsky.social
A high impact peer reviewed multi-disciplinary palliative care journal. Research journal of the EAPC. Find us on FB, X, Instagram, LinkedIn. https://journals.sagepub.com/home/PMJ #hpm #hapc #research #hospice #academicsky
@catherinewalshe.bsky.social
Professor of Palliative Care. Nurse. International Observatory on End of Life Care, Lancaster University. Editor, Palliative Medicine. #academicsky #hpm #hapc
@endoflifecare.bsky.social
Supporting and informing people who are aging or planning for or facing serious illness and/or death, and those who care about them - for 30+ years. https://ravens-call.mailerpage.io/ #DeathPositive #EOL #hapc #EOLdoula Also decluttering: Raven’s Nest.
@ctsinclair.bsky.social
palliative medicine doctor in Kansas City trying to make suburban KC more bike and walk friendly, one city council meeting at a time. | #KCCurrent | #PalliativeCare | #hapc | #boardgames
@dremmaclare.bsky.social
Chartered Psychologist. Health Psych PhD/MSc in healthcare professionals' death competency development & death anxiety. End of life doula. Founding member EoL Doula International Research Group. Feminist. Taphophile. October Drift super-fan.
@eoldoulauk.bsky.social
We are the membership association and community of practice for end of life doulas in the UK. Our members provide practical, emotional and spiritual support in their communities and support the development of death literacy and competency.
@katewoody.bsky.social
Sociologist, interested in all things death and dying. Current Director of CDAS.
@ccait.bsky.social
Social work prof., death, dying, grief, mom, cat and dog lover, ocean salt breezes
@gillybeanm.bsky.social
Woman, sister, mother, partner, nurse practitioner. Death, dying, books and the Greenbay Packers… among other things
@the-amateurs-guide.bsky.social
The Amateur's Guide To Death and Dying; Enhancing the End of Life http://tinyurl.com/bs3vsf2 Seattle, WA theamateursguide.com
@elvirapv.bsky.social
Prof. Mental Health and Digital Technology at The University of Nottingham… with a special interest in DeathTech and Responsible AI for Death and Dying
@thedeathexpert.bsky.social
Talking about death and dying is not hard. Let me show you. Visit TheDeath.expert
@marshana.bsky.social
Facilitator, community worker and writer interested in death and dying. Run the London Queer Death Cafe. Sometimes a tabletop games maker too. (They/them) Linktr.ee/Marsh_Ana
@clgrossman.bsky.social
Freelance journalist, writer/editor with special interests in religion, spirituality, politics, health care policy, death and dying issues. Also -- birds, ballet, rescue mutts. Travel wish list -- Grenada, Prague, Scotland, Wales, Newfoundland.
@jane-bernal.bsky.social
Retd. Consultant Psychiatrist for people with Intellectual Disabilities, Visiting Prof U.S.Wales. Research interests: Death and Dying Biography. Human interests: music, theatre, garden, visual arts, poetry
@cmillerphd.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Fellow with the Jackman Humanities Institute at the University of Toronto Studying death, dying, and nonreligion https://chrismiller.ca/
@mollyconisbee.bsky.social
I research social histories of dying and death. I like dogs and books and wine. No Ordinary Deaths: A People's History of Mortality (Profile/Wellcome) out in spring 2025.
@tuffrey-wijne.com
Professor of Intellectual Disability and Palliative Care (Kingston University, London). Let’s talk about dying, death, bereavement and intellectual/learning disability.
@manuel-kamenzin.bsky.social
Medievalist. Works on prophecy and politics. Has worked (and continues to work) on death and dying (especially rulers). PostDoc. Ruhr University Bochum (Germany). Projekte: @dailymedievalcats.bsky.social / @dailymedievaldeath.bsky.social
@rosematthews.bsky.social
Autistic researcher, author, and illustrator, Durham UK. Autistic people’s experiences of menopause, sex & relationships, work, loss, grief, ageing, palliative care, death, & dying. https://www.rosematthewsresearch.com/ #AcademicSky #AutRes #Skybrarians
@deadgoodreading.bsky.social
Death Scholar. Book Blogger. Co-host the Death Studies Podcast. I review books on death, dying and the dead. Dutchie 🇳🇱 living in Finland 🇫🇮 See: deadgoodreading.com
@eileendotnet.bsky.social
poet & professor about town • writing about death & nature • cofounder of Boshemia Magazine and StoryBloom • carrying the bones: rituals for a dying world (2025) 🕊️ boshemiamagazine.com
@davecakes.bsky.social
Illustrator DM for commissions, here for a long good not a good long Shop https://www.redbubble.com/people/davecakes/shop?asc=u&ref=account-nav-dropdown