The Landscape from Diagnosis to Death My friend Marcy Westerling didn’t hide the fact of her cancer or of her impending death. Read more about her insistence that we join her in looking her illness and her death… Read More
Ceremonies of Bereavement & Remembrance Ten years after my father’s death I wrote the eulogy he’d never had. How do we honor, and strengthen, the continuity of relationships across the veil of life and death? Join me March… Read More
Final Disposition Meet my friend Mark, seen here shrouded in the back of the ‘62 Suburban that served as his hearse. Mark died in his sleep five months shy of turning 50. He’d often told his beloved wife… Read More
“Befriending Mortality” 6-Week Series What does Befriending Mortality mean to you? Join me to reflect on many facets of this time-honored question. After getting an incredible reception for the pilot of this six-session series last fall, I’m offering… Read More
New Offering! Monthly “Befriending Mortality” classes via Zoom WHAT: Attend the monthly classes of your choice. Sessions are 75 minutes long and include information, reflection, and group participation centered on a rotating topic. See topics below. WHEN: The… Read More
This fall I’m launching a series of Befriending Mortality Monthly Topic Classes, along with the committed six-session cohort described here. Same content, two different formats – attend the monthly classes of your choice OR read on to consider… Read More
“We’re born to a dangerous time. Consider that affliction or consider that assignment.” ~ Stephen Jenkinson They are nights in which love letters to life are written and read. There’s some boldness in them. They have that tone…. Read More
More than 100 people journeyed to River View, the historic nonprofit cemetery, on April 14th to hear about greener, more meaningful ways of caring for our dead. We received universally high ratings from participants, who had this to… Read More
Learn about green death care options from the region’s leading natural burial providers. Be the first to learn about “Aqua Green Cremation,” now available in the Portland area. Details: Sat, April 14, 2018 at River View Cemetery, 0300… Read More
From 2016–2019 the Death Talk Project organized workshops, rituals, Death Cafés, a monthly movie night, and other events. This legacy site documents our approach to useful, honest conversation about how we die, how we mourn, and how we care for and remember our dead.
The Dying Time: March 26 Zoom Class
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Last Updated: March 15, 2024 by hollyjpruett
The Landscape from Diagnosis to Death My friend Marcy Westerling didn’t hide the fact of her cancer or of her impending death. Read more about her insistence that we join her in looking her illness and her death… Read More
Remembering Together: March 12 Zoom Class
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Last Updated: March 1, 2024 by hollyjpruett
Ceremonies of Bereavement & Remembrance Ten years after my father’s death I wrote the eulogy he’d never had. How do we honor, and strengthen, the continuity of relationships across the veil of life and death? Join me March… Read More
Final Disposition: Feb 27 Zoom Class
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Last Updated: March 28, 2024 by hollyjpruett
Final Disposition Meet my friend Mark, seen here shrouded in the back of the ‘62 Suburban that served as his hearse. Mark died in his sleep five months shy of turning 50. He’d often told his beloved wife… Read More
Befriending Mortality 6-Week Series
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Last Updated: April 7, 2024 by hollyjpruett
“Befriending Mortality” 6-Week Series What does Befriending Mortality mean to you? Join me to reflect on many facets of this time-honored question. After getting an incredible reception for the pilot of this six-session series last fall, I’m offering… Read More
Befriending Mortality Monthly Topic Classes
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Last Updated: March 28, 2024 by hollyjpruett
New Offering! Monthly “Befriending Mortality” classes via Zoom WHAT: Attend the monthly classes of your choice. Sessions are 75 minutes long and include information, reflection, and group participation centered on a rotating topic. See topics below. WHEN: The… Read More
Befriending Mortality 6-Week Cohort
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Last Updated: March 28, 2024 by hollyjpruett
This fall I’m launching a series of Befriending Mortality Monthly Topic Classes, along with the committed six-session cohort described here. Same content, two different formats – attend the monthly classes of your choice OR read on to consider… Read More
Befriending Mortality Classes & Cohorts
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Last Updated: January 24, 2024 by hollyjpruett
A new series of monthly Befriending Mortality classes, along with a committed six-session cohort.
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Last Updated: September 8, 2023 by hollyjpruett
A Night Of Grief & Mystery, Portland Oct 20th
“We’re born to a dangerous time. Consider that affliction or consider that assignment.” ~ Stephen Jenkinson They are nights in which love letters to life are written and read. There’s some boldness in them. They have that tone…. Read More
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Last Updated: April 21, 2018 by hollyjpruett
Rave Reviews for Natural Death Care Workshop
More than 100 people journeyed to River View, the historic nonprofit cemetery, on April 14th to hear about greener, more meaningful ways of caring for our dead. We received universally high ratings from participants, who had this to… Read More
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Last Updated: September 8, 2023 by hollyjpruett
Natural Death Care: Green Burial & “Aqua Green Cremation”
Learn about green death care options from the region’s leading natural burial providers. Be the first to learn about “Aqua Green Cremation,” now available in the Portland area. Details: Sat, April 14, 2018 at River View Cemetery, 0300… Read More
The Death Talk Project
From 2016–2019 the Death Talk Project organized workshops, rituals, Death Cafés, a monthly movie night, and other events. This legacy site documents our approach to useful, honest conversation about how we die, how we mourn, and how we care for and remember our dead.
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