Death Café

At a Death Café, people – often strangers – gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death. The objective is simply to increase our collective awareness of death with the hope of helping people make the most of their (finite) lives.

The cafe group directed discussion of death with no agenda, objective or central theme and it is a discussion group rather than a grief support or counseling session.

As a death doula I may pose some questions or offer a topic to begin each session, but the conversation is meant to flow naturally and not be led or moderated. All faiths and belief systems are welcome, respected, and encouraged.

Cake, coffee and tea are always served!

Lara N. Dotson-Renta, PhD is a longtime writer, educator and scholar of languages (Spanish and French). She is also a 500hr RYT yoga instructor with trauma informed yoga training through The Veteran’s Yoga Project and children’s yoga training from Full of Joy Yoga in CT. She is also a trained death doula through INELDA (The International End of Life Doula Association). She is interested in helping others live life more fully and intentionally.

She resides in Lake Bluff with her family.