The Death Network

End-of-Life Collective

We are a growing network of death doulas, end-of-life guides, funeral professionals, grief specialists, and community members coming together to do death differently.

Rooted in time-honored traditions and open to new possibilities, we connect people with the knowledge, resources, and professionals they need to navigate death and dying in ways that feel right for them.

From bedside to burial, from planning to parting, we're building a more connected approach to death care—one grounded in community, curiosity, and choice.

Because everyone deserves to know their options.

End-of-Life Support

The Death Network Community Events

  • The Death Network discussion group

    Death Network Discussion Groups

    Gather with like minded people and dive into conversation about death, dying and grief. Our discussion groups are a great place to get comfortable tallking about these taboo topics and connect with others.

  • Creative Grief Releasing Activities

    All of our events have a grief releasing component because grief can impact our everyday life in a big way. Our grief tree is adorned with notes from loved ones and travels to all of our workshops.

  • Home Funeral & Shrouding Demonstrations

    At our Home Funeral events we demonstrate how the community can care for their loved ones at home with body-care basics and a shrouding demonstration that uses materials most of us have at home.

  • Grief Meditation & Yoga Workshops

    Learn creative ways to integrate grief into everyday life with our yoga, meditation and breathwork workshops. Because we never really overcome or heal from grief, movement and meditation are powerful tools for integrating & accepting grief.

  • Sound Healing & Meditation

    Quieting our minds can be a challenge! Modalities like crystal bowl sound healing and meditation help us to go within and tap into our intuitive ability to heal ourselves.

  • The Death Network shrouded body home funeral

    Community Death Care

    Not so long ago, friends and family cared for the dying in their own home. After death, they would clean their body, shroud them in natural linens and hold a home funeral. These ancestral death care practices are experiencing a revival and we strive to help make community death care accessible to all.

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Lifting The Lid Festival

A global festival about death, dying and grief. The Death Network founding team talks about the future of death care in the US and the restoration of some of our time-honored death care practices.

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What is the Role of a Death Doula?

  • The Death Network and Journey Home Radio Interview - what a death doula does

    What Does A Death Doula Do? Episode 1

    Listen to our interview with Journey Home Radio about the work of a death doula and how they fill the gaps often overlooked or not offered by hospice & funeral professionals.

    Listen To Episode 1
  • The Death Network Journey Home Radio - what is a death doula part 2

    What Does A Death Doula Do? Episode 2

    Listen to part 2 of this podcast with Journey Home Radio about the work of a death doula. From helping people transition to providing transparent fact-based education on death, dying and grief.

    Listen To Episode 2

Private Events & Experiences

We will help you create a unique event that your guests will remember for the rest of their lives! We bring a lively approach to our favorite taboo topic (death), along with activities to spur on engagement & contemplative conversation.

Craft an experience that will deepen the connection among guests and explore how death can be done differently.

Popular Experiences

  • Dinner & Death - a delicious meal accompanied by a lively, guided conversation about death & dying.

  • Movement & Meditation - embrace the art of slowing down with yin yoga, meditation and journaling to help integrate grief into our everyday lives.

  • End-of-Life Planning - there is no better gift you can leave your loved ones than planning ahead for your own death, but it’s a lot of work! Rather than your monthly book group, consider an end-of-life planning gathering where we’ll explore rising deathcare trends and alternative options that oftentimes aren’t offered at the standard funeral home.

    *Currently available in San Diego, CA.

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