The Death Cafe in Tiburon—which was co-founded by Grimason and end-of-life doula Karen Murray, who is now its main administrator—is part of a larger, organized "social franchise" network.

The death cafe can sometimes feel like group therapy. But Lui makes no claims to being a therapist. “I think in a good way, we’re not therapists,” she told me.

Death cafes are informal meetups where people openly discuss death and mortality in a relaxed setting. They are hosted by a facilitator, like Nancy Macke, certified end-of-life doula based in the ...

Before lockdown, "death cafes" were a unique space offering complete strangers the opportunity to meet and speak openly about the often tricky topic of dying. A subject many people find ...

I had heard somewhere of a Dr. Bernard Crettaz, a Swiss sociologist who, in 2004, introduced a model of what a Death Cafe could be. As I was inspired, so was a man named Jon Underwood from the ...

This Nov. 16, 2019 photo shows an altar made by mortician and death cafe host Angela Craig-Fournes in honor of Death Cafe founder Jon Underwood, who died in 2017. AP Photos Share NEW YORK ...

Death cafes, inspired by Swiss sociologist and widower Bernard Crettaz, are held across the world, according to a British organization that embraces the meetups.

Residents of Adams County and beyond are invited to take part in a unique, free virtual event designed to open up meaningful conversations about living and ...

How death cafes celebrate life. In early August, Christina Werner, a retired operating room nurse, met up with a close friend for a walk through the redwoods in Marin County.