On a recent Saturday morning at the Seaside Center for Spiritual Living in Encinitas, the sound of a flute drifted through a meeting room as strangers settled into small groups. They told stories many ...

Whether we like it or not one of the only sure fire things in life is that we are all going die. It is one of the subjects that we in the West are discomforted by, embarrassed about and that many of ...

Breaking the silence: Dr Michelle Hills urges families to discuss death to ensure better end-of-life care and emotional support. Rethinking palliative care: Experts highlight that palliative care can ...

WASHINGTON, Virginia — A group of women met for wine and nibbles at Ann Tate’s house here not long ago. The mood: festive. The conversation: ghoulish. Pat Curry, 89, explained that she wanted to ...

It was raining on the day that I walked to the Death Café. I sheltered beneath a red umbrella and skirted puddles on the sidewalk. The low clouds made the world seem smaller, cozier. Thinking of death ...

Kids are more capable of discussing death than we realize. If you haven't already, it's time to talk to your kids about death. Source: dipressionist/123RF One of the realities of living through the ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. — At the kitchen table at their rental condo in Florida, Dick and Kathy McCaskill were working on coloring in an elaborate star, one of the few unfinished designs in the adult coloring ...

EDINA, Minn. — A new type of cafe is gaining momentum across the world, but it’s not the kind that sells pastries and coffee. It’s a death cafe. “Death Café is just a safe space for everybody to talk ...