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TalkDeath.com is the Hub for Death Conscious Conversation

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TalkDeath@talkdeath.bsky.social · 2w ago

Our latest article takes a look at some of the effects, perspectives, and strategies around rising costs, low wages, and funding for end-of-life services and workers. www.talkdeath.com/rising-costs...

Rising costs and low wages are pushing people towards end of life crowdfunding and mutual aid

It costs a lot to die. Between healthcare bills, body disposition costs, funerary event expenses, and administrative duties, dying doesn’t come cheap, especially as the costs of living continue to…

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TalkDeath@talkdeath.bsky.social · 3w ago

“When we talk about ecological grief, we’re talking about a complete severing of that attachment to the land, and the long-term implications of that are similar to mourning.” -Arlana Bennett Donation link for Collins / Namaygoosisagagun First Nation: an7gc.ca/donate/

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TalkDeath@talkdeath.bsky.social · 4w ago

"Grave robbing has had a long and storied history in both Europe and North America... However, despite the assumption that grave robbing has become a thing of the past, this unfortunate practice continues on into the 21st century in various forms."

TalkDeath@talkdeath.bsky.social · last mo.

Here at TalkDeath, we have talked about how LGBTQ people are not represented in death in ways that affirm who they were, who they loved, and how they lived their lives.

TalkDeath@talkdeath.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Montreal, are you interested in learning more about Funeral Myths & Cemetery Conspiracies? What about What Television Fails To Teach Us About Loss? Or Living and Documenting Humanitarian Work in a War Zone? Join us on July 8 and you can hear presentations on all this and more!

TalkDeath@talkdeath.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Life Forest’s Guardianship Burial Program provides burials to those who die while wards of the State of New Hampshire’s Guardianship program and have no one to claim their remains. Burials are offered on a sliding scale basis and no one is turned away because of their inability to pay.

TalkDeath@talkdeath.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Have you heard of the Iku before? Learn all about how the history and meaning behind the orisha that teaches Brazilians about death in our latest guest article by Gabriel Leão www.talkdeath.com/iku-the-oris...

Iku - The Orisha that Teaches Brazilians to Cope with Death

Iku presents itself as a young and handsome Black man, wearing all white, with a skull painted on his face to calmly guide those who have perished. Or Iku is portrayed as a female or an androgenous…

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ر ت ت ت@raniawrites.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Happy May Day to workers in fields, mines, sweatshops, kitchens, delivery bikes, factories, homes, on the street & beyond. To freedom fighters, caregivers & the ancestors who make our work possible. May we work for freedom, for a world with no rulers, no kings, where all labor & lives are valued.

Becky Robison@rebb003.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I wrote a harrowing ghost story about the horrors of the probate process and @talkdeath.bsky.social was kind enough to publish it! talkdeath.com/the-harrowin...

The Harrowing Tale of the Ghost Car: Or, You May Be Less Prepared to Die Than You Think

About a year after my father died, my younger sister called me to ask about her car registration. “It’s expiring,” she said, “but the car isn’t registered in my name, so I’m not sure how to renew it.”…

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TalkDeath@talkdeath.bsky.social · 4mo ago

If you’re a death doula, or interested in becoming one, you’ve probably been trying to keep up with the legal case concerning the death doula practice of Lauren Richwine, or Death Done Differently.

TalkDeath@talkdeath.bsky.social · 5mo ago

In our latest guest article, author @amyshea_author shares about how a shared interest in cemeteries and advocacy with her father lead to her writing Too Poor to Die talkdeath.com/exploring-ce...

Exploring Cemeteries: How a Shared Passion Led to a Father’ Legacy and Daughter’s Mission

The first time I saw a potter’s field was with my dad back in 2010 in Fresno, California. We spent the day touring tombstones, with my dad as tour guide, starting with visits to family gravesites in…

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CDAS: Centre for Death and Society@cendeathsociety.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The impact of traumatic death on social networks Our next seminar co-hosted with Bereavement Network Europe featuring Georgie Akehurst 5th March 5pm - 6pm GMT, online. Free and all welcome www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bereavemen....

Bereavement Network Europe and Centre for Death and Society Webinar

The impact of traumatic death on social networks: Reflecting on grief and bereavement support in the context of sudden deaths

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TalkDeath@talkdeath.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Death care practices and funeral rituals have been around for thousands of years, so it is no surprise that there is an entire lexicon of terms related to these landscapes.

TalkDeath@talkdeath.bsky.social · 6mo ago

In North America, interest in green burial practices has grown significantly over the last decade. There are many ecological products and services to help us honor our loved ones. One example of a sustainable, nature-connected practice is the memorial reef.