*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* Exploring Endings with Frank Ostaseski

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"Tenderly, I now touch all things, knowing one day we will part" - St. John of the Cross How do you meet endings in life? Do you go unconscious around them? Maybe endings are very emotional for you? Do you wait for others to acknowledge the end, or do you jump the gun? Most of […]

*VIRTUAL* Death Café with Coastside Adult Day Health Center

At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* Death Café with Seniors at Home

At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* Winter Solstice Sound Bath

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To commemorate the first day of winter, and the return of the light, Mission Hospice invites you to join us for some music to warm the heart. We are grateful to offer music from our Mission Hospice community, and our dear friends at The Peninsula Threshold Choir. Please note that this will not be a […]

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people – often strangers – gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment…with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

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*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

Conversation with Ken Ross: How it all began

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Our first Community Conversation of 2021 will take us back to the beginnings of the hospice movement, and the work done by Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross to change the way people die in the US. Ken Ross, son of Dr. Kübler-Ross, will present on his mother’s work and legacy. Growing up, he accompanied his mother on […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* Redefining Hope at the End of Life

Many health care professionals and laypeople equate hope at the end of life with hope for a cure, and some physicians don’t discuss end-of-life care for fear patients will lose hope. But hospice and palliative care providers can help guide patients and their families to redefine what hope means at the end of life. Psychology […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

NEW DATE: *VIRTUAL* The Five Invitations, discussion #1: Don’t Wait

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This study group, based on Frank Ostaseski’s The Five Invitations will be a facilitated exploration of what death can teach us about living fully. Each month we will discuss one of the Invitations, with the expectation that participants will have read that chapter before joining us. The sixth month will be a closing discussion with […]

*VIRTUAL* Take Charge! Two-part Advance Care Planning workshop

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Take Charge! Advance Care Planning 2-part workshop What matters most to you? If you were facing serious illness, what kind of care would you want? If you couldn’t speak for yourself, who would? Taking charge of your future care can bring peace of mind -- to you and your loved ones -- and is especially […]

*VIRTUAL* Author Talk: Claire Willis, Opening to Grief

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All of us, at some time, experience heartbreaking loss. Alone, shocked, and confused, we are no longer tethered to the life we had, and do not yet recognize a new landscape for our days. Opening to Grief: Finding Your Way From Loss to Peace is a guide to this tender time. With the demeanor and […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* Spiritual and Emotional Concerns at the End of Life, Hank Dunn

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In his many years as a chaplain in a nursing home, a hospital, and with hospice, Hank has learned valuable lessons about living while navigating a serious illness. As difficult as it can be, what seems most important is to live each day as fully as possible. He has seen people live a life of […]

*VIRTUAL* Take Charge! Two-part Advance Care Planning workshop

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Take Charge! Advance Care Planning 2-part workshop What matters most to you? If you were facing serious illness, what kind of care would you want? If you couldn’t speak for yourself, who would? Taking charge of your future care can bring peace of mind -- to you and your loved ones -- and is especially […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* Symbolic Language at the End of Life, Wilka Roig

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In our progression through grief and toward the end of life, dreams, visions, and the symbolic therein reveal what needs to be explored, considered, tended to, and healed. Understanding and identifying symbolic language can help guide us through the end-of-life process. As human beings who go experience loss, let us reclaim our capacity to abide […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* The Five Invitations, discussion #2: Welcome Everything

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This study group, based on Frank Ostaseski’s The Five Invitations will be a facilitated exploration of what death can teach us about living fully. Each month we will discuss one of the Invitations, with the expectation that participants will have read that chapter before joining us. The sixth month will be a closing discussion with […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* Author Talk: Dale Larson, PhD, The Helper’s Journey

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The power of empathy and compassion is revolutionizing our approach to person-centered counseling and caregiving. Drawing from the field of positive psychology, The Helper's Journey explores the brighter side of human nature and helping. Real-world caregiver experience in hospice and palliative care, oncology, and counseling bring to light fresh perspectives. Dale G. Larson (BA, University […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* Conversation with Dr. BJ Miller and Ladybird Morgan, RN

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BJ Miller, MD, is co-founder of Mettle Health, a company that provides personalized, holistic consultations for any patient or caregiver who needs help navigating the practical, emotional and existential issues that come with serious illness and disability. In today's talk, he will explain how Mettle Health supports patients and why he chose this path. BJ […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* The Five Invitations, discussion #3: Bring Your Whole Self

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This study group, based on Frank Ostaseski’s The Five Invitations will be a facilitated exploration of what death can teach us about living fully. Each month we will discuss one of the Invitations, with the expectation that participants will have read that chapter before joining us. The sixth month will be a closing discussion with […]

*VIRTUAL* End-of-Life Care and Letting Go, Teepa Snow

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This workshop will teach us how to recognize a person’s progression into the final stages of dementia and provide the best care using Teepa Snow’s hands-on, disease-level appropriate techniques. In this two-hour training program, Teepa explains how to connect with someone living with late stage dementia, how to recognize and manage pain, and how to […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* Author Talk: Barbara Karnes, RN, Gone From My Sight

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We are excited to welcome back Barbara Karnes, RN, who will be reading to us from an assortment of her books geared to support those navigating end-of-life issues, care, experiences. Barbara has the unique ability to take difficult and complex information, and make it readily available for any audience. Barbara Karnes is an award-winning hospice […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* Hospice and Palliative Care 101

What is the difference between hospice and palliative care? What is the right choice for a situation? When and how can you get a Palliative care consultation? Our expert speakers will address these and other questions during this seminar co-sponsored by Seniors at Home. Gwen Harris, MSW, Director of the Palliative Care program at Seniors […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* Conversation with Barbara Karnes & Gabby Jimenez: Navigating End-of-Life Care

Barbara Karnes' work over the last 30 years as a hospice nurse and end-of-life educator has made the world a better place. Her "little blue book" is a staple for any hospice program. Her ability to translate complicated information into simple and easy to understand language has been essential to those receiving hospice care. Gabby […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* The Five Invitations, discussion #4: Find a Place of Rest

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This study group, based on Frank Ostaseski’s The Five Invitations will be a facilitated exploration of what death can teach us about living fully. Each month we will discuss one of the Invitations, with the expectation that participants will have read that chapter before joining us. The sixth month will be a closing discussion with […]

*VIRTUAL* Author Talk: Mirabai Bush, Walking Each Other Home

In Walking Each Other Home, Mirabai Bush and Ram Dass explore the ways in which we can be present with dying, and help ourselves and others leave this world consciously. Through masterful storytelling and practical guidance, these two teachers offer an intimate, thoughtful, and uplifting exploration of the greatest of human mysteries — and show […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* Conversation with Christopher Kerr, MD, PhD: Death is But a Dream

Death Is But a Dream validates the meaningful dreams and visions that bring comfort as death nears, and it is an important contribution to our understanding of medicine's and humanity's greatest mystery. Dr. Christopher Kerr’s work as the CEO and Chief Medical Officer of Hospice of Buffalo has allowed him a close-up view of this […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* The Five Invitations, discussion #5: Cultivate Don’t Know Mind

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This study group, based on Frank Ostaseski’s The Five Invitations will be a facilitated exploration of what death can teach us about living fully. Each month we will discuss one of the Invitations, with the expectation that participants will have read that chapter before joining us. The sixth month will be a closing discussion with […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* Author Talk: Renshin Bunce, Love & Fear, Stories from a Hospice Chaplain

Renshin Bunce is a Zen Buddhist priest who works as a chaplain at Mission Hospice. Through a series of stories about people she has met, we see that every death is different and that there are no universal rules or easy answers in hospice care. These stories show what's possible, allowing the reader to learn […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* Conversation with Christina Irving, LCSW: Caregiving 101

The goal of this class is to identify what a caregiver is, the importance of being identified as a caregiver, and to provide the participant with an understanding of the impact they potentially have on the care of their loved ones and themselves. Christina Irving, LSCW, is the Director of Client Services at Family Caregiver […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* The Five Invitations, discussion #6: Closing Review

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This study group, based on Frank Ostaseski’s The Five Invitations will be a facilitated exploration of what death can teach us about living fully. Each month we will discuss one of the Invitations, with the expectation that participants will have read that chapter before joining us. The sixth month will be a closing discussion with […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* Author Talk: Elizabeth Boatwright, The Last Things We Talk About

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The Last Things We Talk About gives readers and their loved ones the opportunity as death approaches to affirm, celebrate, and remember the people and experiences they cherish in life. Libby Boatwright guides families step-by-step through the process of making aging and death-related decisions. This includes defining personal values and wishes, as well as planning […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* Conversation with Connie Borden, NP: Body Movement to Enhance Caregiving

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Connie Borden has worked professionally as a Nurse Practitioner in hospice and palliative care for 26 years. She is also a 4th Dan Shintaido Instructor with 35 years of study and teaching. She has presented body movement techniques at CHAPCA (CA Hospice & Palliative Care Association) and NHPCO (National Hospice & Palliative Care Org), as […]

*VIRTUAL* Hospice 101 – Everything You Need to Know About End-of-Life Care

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Hospice has been part of the medical system in the US since the mid 1970s, yet there is still so much misinformation and misunderstanding about hospice and its role in providing the best possible care at end of life. Join us for this free online class to debunk the myths about hospice and have your […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

CANCELED: *VIRTUAL* Death Café

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*The Sept. 7 Death Cafe is canceled. Please join us for the next Death Cafe on Sept. 14.* At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe […]

*VIRTUAL* Take Charge! Tips for Advance Care Planning

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What matters most to you? If you were facing serious illness, what kind of care would you want? If you couldn’t speak for yourself, who would? Taking charge of your future care can bring peace of mind – to you and your loved ones. Bring a friend or family member to this virtual workshop on […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

*VIRTUAL* Author Talk: Gabby Jimenez, At the Bedside

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This book invites you into the heart of a hospice nurse and end-of-life doula. For every patient visit, she brings with her a collection of tools that she has acquired over the years, hoping to ensure that someone who is dying finds peace and comfort. What she soon realized, was that when she left at […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, anyone can participate! We gather in a virtual environment, to openly and tenderly talk about death and dying. The conversation is facilitated and is a completely open and safe space to share your experiences, feelings, thoughts, and ideas on any topic related to death and dying. There is no set agenda. […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, anyone can participate! We gather in a virtual environment, to openly and tenderly talk about death and dying. The conversation is facilitated and is a completely open and safe space to share your experiences, feelings, thoughts, and ideas on any topic related to death and dying. There is no set agenda. […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, anyone can participate! We gather in a virtual environment, to openly and tenderly talk about death and dying. The conversation is facilitated and is a completely open and safe space to share your experiences, feelings, thoughts, and ideas on any topic related to death and dying. There is no set agenda. […]

*VIRTUAL* Jon Seskevich, RN: Navigating Uncertainty for Professional and Family Caregivers

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For many, 2020-2021 will be remembered as one of the most uncertain times in our lives. For family and professional caregivers, our capacity to navigate and sustain us through uncertainty was pushed to our limits. Jon Seskevich RN, BSN, BA, CHTP is a certified stress management instructor and healing touch practitioner. Since 1987, this pioneer […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, anyone can participate! We gather in a virtual environment, to openly and tenderly talk about death and dying. The conversation is facilitated and is a completely open and safe space to share your experiences, feelings, thoughts, and ideas on any topic related to death and dying. There is no set agenda. […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, anyone can participate! We gather in a virtual environment, to openly and tenderly talk about death and dying. The conversation is facilitated and is a completely open and safe space to share your experiences, feelings, thoughts, and ideas on any topic related to death and dying. There is no set agenda. […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, anyone can participate! We gather in a virtual environment, to openly and tenderly talk about death and dying. The conversation is facilitated and is a completely open and safe space to share your experiences, feelings, thoughts, and ideas on any topic related to death and dying. There is no set agenda. […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, anyone can participate! We gather in a virtual environment, to openly and tenderly talk about death and dying. The conversation is facilitated and is a completely open and safe space to share your experiences, feelings, thoughts, and ideas on any topic related to death and dying. There is no set agenda. […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, anyone can participate! We gather in a virtual environment, to openly and tenderly talk about death and dying. The conversation is facilitated and is a completely open and safe space to share your experiences, feelings, thoughts, and ideas on any topic related to death and dying. There is no set agenda. […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, anyone can participate! We gather in a virtual environment, to openly and tenderly talk about death and dying. The conversation is facilitated and is a completely open and safe space to share your experiences, feelings, thoughts, and ideas on any topic related to death and dying. There is no set agenda. […]

*VIRTUAL* Author Series: Maryanne O’Hara, Little Matches

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Maryanne O’Hara is the author, most recently, of LITTLE MATCHES, A MEMOIR OF GRIEF AND LIGHT, published by HarperCollins in April. LITTLE MATCHES is inspired by a blog that Maryanne O’Hara kept while her daughter Caitlin was waiting for a lung transplant. Maryanne and Caitlin’s story has been featured in The New York Times, TIME […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

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At a Death Café, anyone can participate! We gather in a virtual environment, to openly and tenderly talk about death and dying. The conversation is facilitated and is a completely open and safe space to share your experiences, feelings, thoughts, and ideas on any topic related to death and dying. There is no set agenda. […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

Virtual Event Virtual Event

At a Death Café, anyone can participate! We gather in a virtual environment, to openly and tenderly talk about death and dying. The conversation is facilitated and is a completely open and safe space to share your experiences, feelings, thoughts, and ideas on any topic related to death and dying. There is no set agenda. […]

*VIRTUAL* Conversation with Wendy Figone: Extreme Self-Care

Join Wendy in this conversation about extreme self-care through the lens of self-compassion and embodiment work (self myofascial release). Wendy will offer tools and ideas that people can use immediately. Wendy has traveled around the country gaining expert level certification from John Barnes, the leading authority in myofascial release. The healing effects of myofascial release […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

Virtual Event Virtual Event

At a Death Café, anyone can participate! We gather in a virtual environment, to openly and tenderly talk about death and dying. The conversation is facilitated and is a completely open and safe space to share your experiences, feelings, thoughts, and ideas on any topic related to death and dying. There is no set agenda. […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

Virtual Event Virtual Event

At a Death Café, anyone can participate! We gather in a virtual environment, to openly and tenderly talk about death and dying. The conversation is facilitated and is a completely open and safe space to share your experiences, feelings, thoughts, and ideas on any topic related to death and dying. There is no set agenda. […]

The Final Curtain: A Virtual Open-Mic on Death, Dying, & Grief

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The Final Curtain is a death, dying, and grief themed open-mic night. In supportive company we’ll explore how creative expression uplifts those of us who live with experiences of death and dying. Together we’ll embrace losses and mortality, grieve, and – ultimately – celebrate life and hope. Each act will be given up to five […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

Virtual Event Virtual Event

At a Death Café, anyone can participate! We gather in a virtual environment, to openly and tenderly talk about death and dying. The conversation is facilitated and is a completely open and safe space to share your experiences, feelings, thoughts, and ideas on any topic related to death and dying. There is no set agenda. […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

Virtual Event Virtual Event

At a Death Café, anyone can participate! We gather in a virtual environment, to openly and tenderly talk about death and dying. The conversation is facilitated and is a completely open and safe space to share your experiences, feelings, thoughts, and ideas on any topic related to death and dying. There is no set agenda. […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

Virtual Event Virtual Event

At a Death Café, anyone can participate! We gather in a virtual environment, to openly and tenderly talk about death and dying. The conversation is facilitated and is a completely open and safe space to share your experiences, feelings, thoughts, and ideas on any topic related to death and dying. There is no set agenda. […]

*VIRTUAL* Take Charge! Advance Care Planning Movie and Panel Discussion

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This one-hour filmed presentation of our popular workshop – “Take Charge! Advance Care Planning Tips” – is presented by Mary Matthiesen of Mission Hospice, Christina Irving of Family Caregiver Alliance, and Gwen Harris of Seniors At Home. The film will be followed by a one-hour panel discussion and Q&A on advanced care planning. Advance care […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

Virtual Event Virtual Event

At a Death Café, anyone can participate! We gather in a virtual environment, to openly and tenderly talk about death and dying. The conversation is facilitated and is a completely open and safe space to share your experiences, feelings, thoughts, and ideas on any topic related to death and dying. There is no set agenda. […]

*VIRTUAL* Movies@Mission Hospice: Lives Well Lived

Grab your popcorn and beverage of choice and join us for a screening of the documentary Lives Well Lived! This award-winning film celebrates the incredible wit, wisdom, and life experiences of older adults aged 75 to 100. Through their intimate memories and inspiring personal histories encompassing over 3,000 years of experience, 40 people share their […]

Event Series *VIRTUAL* Death Café

*VIRTUAL* Death Café

Virtual Event Virtual Event

At a Death Café, anyone can participate! We gather in a virtual environment, to openly and tenderly talk about death and dying. The conversation is facilitated and is a completely open and safe space to share your experiences, feelings, thoughts, and ideas on any topic related to death and dying. There is no set agenda. […]

*VIRTUAL* Hospice 101 – Everything You Need to Know About End-of-Life Care

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Hospice has been part of the medical system in the US since the mid 1970s, yet there is still so much misinformation and misunderstanding about hospice and its role in providing the best possible care at end of life. Join us for this free online class to debunk the myths about hospice and have your […]

Dane Potter Memorial Bike Ride for Brain Cancer Awareness

In memory of Dane, we'll ride a scenic 35-mile route along Monterey's 17-Mile Drive to raise awareness of and funds for brain cancer research and hospice care. Ride map on Strava: https://tinyurl.com/RideforDane The ride is self-supported. 9am start (and snacks) California Central Coast Veterans Cemetery in front of the administration building 2900 Parker Flats Cut […]

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