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What is an End of Life Advocate? An Interview with Betsy Trapasso
Betsy Trapasso opens up about how working as an end of life guide has helped her advocate for discussions on death.
Today, SevenPonds speaks with Betsy Trapasso, an end of life guide, advocate and film producer. She has a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor’s in Psychology from Fairfield University. Betsy has many years of experience … Continue reading
Women in Business Building a Startup
I’ve learned a lot along my short path thus far
Last month I was at a Death Cafe in Marin, surrounded by mostly Baby Boomers talking about death (if you are unfamiliar with Death Cafes, check out this past post). Yup, we were all just talking about death – imagine … Continue reading
What is a Death Cafe? An Interview with Jon Underwood, Part II
The idea of talking about death openly and comfortably
Last week we talked with Jon Underwood, the founder of Death Cafe. Based on the sociological studies of the Swiss Bernard Crettaz, the goal of Death Cafe is to create a safe environment where people can engage in conversation about … Continue reading
What are Death Cafes? An Interview with Jon Underwood, Part I
Creating a safe environment for people to talk about death and dying
Today we talk with Jon Underwood, the founder of Death Cafe. Based on the sociology studies of the Swiss Bernard Crettaz, the goal of Death Cafe is to create a safe environment where people can engage in conversation about death … Continue reading
Death Cafes Create a New Kind of Space to Talk about Death and Dying
They're popping up all around the world now and prompting this important conversation.
Sometimes you just need to talk about death. You don’t need a therapist. You don’t need a self-help book. You don’t need a support group. You just need to say the word death and talk about what it means to you … Continue reading
