Posted by Yvonne123
Hosted by Teresa Blemings
Date: | Oct. 27, 2025 |
Start time: | 5:30 p.m. (EDT) |
End time: | 7:30 p.m. (EDT) |
Status: | Forthcoming |
Address: |
Southwest Regional Library 3605 Shannon Road Durham North Carolina 27707 27707 United States |
Free |
About this Death Cafe
Future Meeting Dates:
October 27, 2025
Fourth Monday of each month unless otherwise stated.
About Teresa Blemings
Minutes of 9/22 Meeti
A couple topics that came up include:
How to be “dementia inclusive.” Susan shared a great resource: dementiainclusiveinc.org (“strengthening community accountability to promote inclusive supports and services for people living with dementia and their care partners”)
The impact language can have on attitudes towards death or types of death, for example saying “committed suicide” v “died by suicide.”
The idea that many people may fear living more than they do dying. This was further explained by how many people fear pain or disability and the decline before death more than they actually fear death itself.
Upcoming Event at the Main Durham County Library:
Final Trip: Psychedelics For Living & Dying
Wednesday, October 22nd 6 pm- 7:30 pm
In this deeply moving and eye-opening talk, Matt Zemon explores how psychedelic medicines are transforming not only how we heal, but how we live and die. Drawing from groundbreaking clinical research, personal stories, and his acclaimed TEDx talk, Matt guides audiences through the emotional, spiritual, and relational potential of psychedelic experiences, especially at the end of life. Whether confronting terminal illness, navigating grief, or seeking meaning in the face of mortality, this presentation offers a hopeful new paradigm: one where introspection, connection, and awe become accessible even in our final chapters. With warmth, clarity, and reverence, Matt illuminates how psychedelics can help us live more fully, and die more peacefully.
Register here: https://durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/event/14879220
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