May 15, 2023

Ep. 403 Death Over Drafts: Meeting People Where They Are with Stefanie Elkins

1 hour 1 minute

Learn about creating opportunities in your community for conversations about death.

My guest Stefanie Elkins is a Family Caregiver Consultant, end-of-life doula, founder of Be Present Care, and the creator of Death Over Drafts, a community event held at breweries across the country to spark meaningful conversations around death and dying. She’ll share her experience bringing end-of-life conversations to community spaces where people naturally gather and how we can make a difference in someone’s end-of-life journey by helping them talk about death and grief. Learn more about Stefanie’s work at her website:

www.bepresentcare.com

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This episode includes:

How Stefanie helps patients and families at the end of life

What inspired Death Over Drafts

Who attends Death Over Drafts and examples of the conversations that have taken place

Why conversations about death are important

Why we need to meet people where they are and bring death education to various venues and spaces

How to bring Death Over Drafts to your own community

Why end-of-life workers need to do their own work planning for the end of life

How families can support the aging and prepare for the inevitable

Links mentioned in this episode:

Register for Death Over Drafts on May 19th (Torrance CA)

For more information: https://www.deathoverdrafts.com/

Silent Book Club of Death: https://silentbookclub.substack.com/p/silent-book-club-of-death

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