Demystifying Death Week

Below is a list of some of the events that took place across Scotland as part of Demystifying Death Week 2021.

What happens when someone is dying?

11am-12:15pm, Friday 14 May.

Organised by Creativity in Care.

This online event aims to help people to understand what to expect when someone is dying and how they might be able to help provide informal support.

It is open to all who register an interest by email for an online Zoom session. For more information or to book a place, email: karrie@creativityincare.org

Maintaining wellbeing when working with loss and bereavement

Part of a week's programme of training from Child Bereavement UK relevant for professionals working with children and young people in Scotland.

Friday 14 May 10:00 -11.30

The closing session looks at how we can take care of ourselves while providing bereavement support to others.

Death Cafe

7.30pm,Tuesday 11 May.

Organised by Willowbrae Transition Streets Group.

Death is unavoidable yet so many of us avoid talking about it.

That’s where a "Death Cafe" comes in, but as this one’s online you’ll need to provide your own tea / coffee / cake.

If you are interested in compassionate communities, or curious about anything to do with death, dying and bereavement then please join us.

This is in place of our usual ‘Transition Streets Group’, which usually meets fortnightly on Tuesday evenings between 7.30pm and 9pm on Zoom.

Even if you haven't participated before, you'd be very welcome to join us, just remember to get in-touch with your name and email address so that we can send you the Zoom link.

We might also discuss greener options (eg. natural burial, cardboard coffins etc), anticipatory care planning / advance directives, wills, power of attorney etc. All of which can be very empowering for the people concerned, and lessen the burden on people left behind.

Expect a relaxed group directed discussion rather than a grief support or counselling session. We aim to provide a respectful space, with no intention of leading people to any particular conclusion, product or course of action. All welcome.

To book a place, email: heywillowbrae@gmail.com

Armchair Chat with Kathryn Mannix

Tuesday 25 May, 7pm.

Hosted by the Compassionate Community North Berwick Project Group

As a lead up to a creative and new North Berwick Fringe by the Sea in August 2021, the Compassionate Community North Berwick Project Group are hosting a series of online Armchair Chats.

In May to mark Demystifying Death week, the group welcome Kathryn Mannix, a palliative care doctor, with a passion for public health and the author of the excellent book, ‘With the End in Mind.’

Book a place here: Armchair chat with Dr Kathryn Mannix

Grave Talk

7pm, Saturday 15th May.

Organised by Santou at Grief Support Services.

A relaxed 2-hour evening from 7-9 pm, led by a trained facilitator and spiritual care provider, to have an open discussion in a 'conversation cafe' style about what matters most to you in life and in death.

This is a free online event to promote Demystifying Death Week and get people, from any faith or none, thinking and talking about the inevitable.

Additional info:

To allow for sufficient time for this online discussion, the group size will be limited to 10 to create a safe space to talk as much or as little as you want.

* Please note this event is not a grief support group for those who are newly bereaved; but rather, a space for people to contemplate their value, worth and wishes about the inevitable dying process, in a space that honours what they have to say.

This virtual event provides a menu of 8 prompt questions that you can choose from to get the conversation started or to move the discussion to a different topic. Some examples are: What is your favourite possession and who are you leaving it to? What is your most memorable death in a film or book? How would you like to be remembered?

From experience, we will definitely not get through all the questions, so choose wisely - or come again to another cafe event.

More information is available here: Grief Support Services Events.

To register your interest in attending, please email contact@griefsupport.co (no m at the end!). A Zoom link will be sent out upon registration.

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