Life, Death & Everything In Between

Grief doesn’t pause for work—but how do we cope when loss happens while we’re on the job? In this episode, Dr. Daphene Francis explores the impact of loss in professional spaces. Whether it’s losing a colleague, a loved one, or supporting others through their grief, this discussion centres around how we navigate loss while balancing work and life.

Celebrating our second anniversary of Death Café TT with a Mindful Breathing Exercise by Alyssa Rostant. Alyssa is a dear friend and supporter, and we're so grateful for this beautifully recorded gift that she gave to us. We played it at the end of our anniversary death café session, and since those are not recorded, we decided to share this breathing exercise for those who couldn't make it to the...

Four end-of-life doulas have a virtual meet up to share their personal journeys into this work, the experiences that have shaped them, and their vision for the future of end-of-life care.

Margaret has been researching themes of reincarnation, near death experiences and the phenomena of child prodigies and is excited to share her findings. This was an open discussion held live on zoom which examined incredible stories shared by people around the world. During the presentation, Margaret shared some clips from a few YouTube videos on the topic of reincarnation, along with some additio...

Indigenous people believe that time is cyclical. We are a continuation of what has gone before and our experience carries the seeds for the future. Like the ripe fruit that falls to the forest floor to decay. Once bud. Once flower. Once fruit. Decay is an element of soil...life springs from decay. So is it any wonder then that we are energised when we come in contact with it? We may feel like we a...

The house party is over, and a couple people stop in just as it's wrapping up. You're all huddled together in the kitchen, talking over some left overs, and it ends up being the best part of the night. Imagine you hit record. Here's how it went.

Are you afraid of dead people? Have you ever encountered a person you know to be deceased? How did we come to believe the dead are to be feared? These are some of the questions we will explore in this episode - just in time for spooky season!

Cyrus is a peer navigator at Mt. Hope, giving psycho/social, non-medical support for persons receiving an HIV positive diagnosis. An advocate and member of the LGBTQ+ community, Cyrus traces the history of the community from the '80s to present day.

July 27th marks one year of death café tt! We can't thank our community enough for trying something different and trusting the process. For this death café session, we decided to record which is not something we usually do, and we're so glad we did. There were some beautiful conversations that happened quite naturally, and we're so grateful for the way this community shows up and finds strength in...

Tamara is part of the Nichiren Shoshu Buddhist Chapter, which was officially established in Trinidad in the early 1990s. It is a Japanese Buddhism that dates back to the 12th century when Nichiren Daishonin first chanted the words "Nam Myoho Renge Kyo" (Devotion to the Mystic Law of Cause and Effect).

Life - the space between two breaths. Our guest host is Alyssa Rostant of @mind.set.breath who will be facilitating a 90-minute workshop on creating an intentional breathing practice.

Lucia Ellis is the owner of NUMASA Wellness Resource Center in Belize. Lucia is an author and educator and is an active member of the Garafuna community.

You’re never too young to think about creating a will. Listen to this practising attorney-at-law discuss the ins and outs of writing a will, selecting beneficiaries and the necessity of estate planning.

Arielle takes us on an inward adventure through guided meditation, writing prompts and sharing stories about grief. Grab a journal and cup of tea and write your own story.

Growing up in the funeral family business, Reynold shares his knowledge and experience with the DCTT community.

Understanding grief: tools to unpack, communicate and transform. Warning - this episode contains personal accounts of the deaths of loved ones as shared by our live audience.

Answering questions on death and dying from the perspective of two palliative care professionals in Trinidad and Tobago.

Welcome to our monthly death talks hosted by Barbara and Mel of @deathcafett. Our first guest is Dr. Nicholas Jennings who has conducted extensive research on palliative and end-of-life care in Trinidad and Tobago.