IN OUR COMMUNITY

—A RETURN TO COMMUNITY—

Reclaiming a more human, community-centered approach to caring for our dead.

For most of human history, caring for our dead was something families and communities did together. It was an honor to care for someone through the end of their life, grounded in culture and relationship.

Somewhere along the way, that changed. The great "sterilization" began, where death was moved out of homes and into institutions, where it started to lose its intimacy and was instead handled behind the scenes. Slowly, a disconnect began to fracture the experience.

We are on a mission to invite our community back into the sacred work of death care.

Let's undo the taboo around death: you're invited to join any of our monthly gatherings.

Death is a part of our lives, not apart from it. So we gather together every month to carve out time and space to explore our feelings about it.

This is a brave space, not a safe space. There are no trigger warnings or “safe space” promises here. We believe “safe space” can be misleading because we can’t guarantee how any conversation will land for each person. What we can offer is a shared understanding that everyone is responsible for how they show up: with self-awareness, clear communication, and a willingness to meet one another without judgment.

Simply put, our monthly gatherings offer a space where real conversations can happen, where nothing is softened to the point of losing meaning, and where you can engage at your own pace—without pressure, but also without pretense.

Whether you’re planning ahead or learning to navigate life without a loved one around, you’re invited to pull up a chair.

—MONTHLY EVENTS—

Note: These gatherings are facilitated by experienced death care professionals and grief counselors. They are not a clinical service and do not provide or substitute licensed therapy, mental health treatment, or medical care.