This event is free and open to all, but registration is required due to limited space.

This event is free and open to all, but registration is required due to limited space.

This event is free and open to all, but registration is required due to limited space.

If you want to learn about life, consult death.

You’re invited to join Jennifer for this paradoxically lively dialogue about death and dying. These are meaningful, enriching conversations for all who attend. Give it a try. You’ll be surprised how uplifting they are!

Free, open to the public, but space is limited. Registration opens up on the Irondequoit Public Library website 1 month prior to the event.

Jennifer convenes Death Cafés to give people a chance to talk about this most important topic that every one of us will  at some time experience.

Free, open to the public, but space is limited. Registration opens up on the Irondequoit Public Library website 1 month prior to the event.

If you want to learn about life, consult death.
Jennifer Sanfilippo brings end-of-life conversations out of the taboo closet. This free, and open-to-the-public gathering invites participants to share thoughts, questions, fears, plans, and hopes as they relate to the final stage of life. Death Cafés are enriching and uplifting for all who attend. There is no agenda, or sponsorship. Cafés exist as a community service, to create space for the subject that perhaps no one else in your life is open to discussing. 

Free, open to the public, but space is limited. Sign up at: https://irondequoitlibrary.libcal.com/event/13821466

Following the tradition started In London, England, by Jon Underwood and Sue Barsky Reid in 2017, Jennifer convenes Death Cafés to give people a chance to talk about this most important topic that every one of us will at some time experience. It has long been taught by many spiritual teachers that the more we recognize, accept and incorporate the reality of death, the more precious and vivid our lives become. These are not morbid gatherings, but very alive, engaging and often hilarious conversations. Talking about death won’t cause you to die. But not talking about it may result in a life less fully lived and appreciated.

Free, open to the public, but space is limited.

Following the tradition started In London, England, by Jon Underwood and Sue Barsky Reid in 2017, Jennifer convenes Death Cafés to give people a chance to talk about this most important topic that every one of us will at some time experience. It has long been taught by many spiritual teachers that the more we recognize, accept and incorporate the reality of death, the more precious and vivid our lives become. These are not morbid gatherings, but very alive, engaging and often hilarious conversations. Talking about death won’t cause you to die. But not talking about it may result in a life less fully lived and appreciated.

Free, open to the public, but space is limited. Sign up at: https://irondequoitlibrary.libcal.com/event/13821462

Healthcare trauma and grief can profoundly affect mental health. Our Last Walk Home author Jennifer Sanfilippo shares how integrating mind, body, and spirit into her writing helped her navigate the aftermath of losing her husband, Jim, to cancer.

Following the tradition started In London, England, by Jon Underwood and Sue Barsky Reid in 2017, Jennifer convenes Death Cafés to give people a chance to talk about this most important topic that every one of us will at some time experience. It has long been taught by many spiritual teachers that the more we recognize, accept and incorporate the reality of death, the more precious and vivid our lives become. These are not morbid gatherings, but very alive, engaging and often hilarious conversations. Talking about death won’t cause you to die. But not talking about it may result in a life less fully lived and appreciated.

Free, open to the public, but space is limited. Sign up at: https://irondequoitlibrary.libcal.com/event/13821462

Following the tradition started In London, England, by Jon Underwood and Sue Barsky Reid in 2017, Jennifer convenes Death Cafés to give people a chance to talk about this most important topic that every one of us will at some time experience. It has long been taught by many spiritual teachers that the more we recognize, accept and incorporate the reality of death, the more precious and vivid our lives become. These are not morbid gatherings, but very alive, engaging and often hilarious conversations. Talking about death won’t cause you to die. But not talking about it may result in a life less fully lived and appreciated.

Free, open to the public, but space is limited. Sign up at: https://irondequoitlibrary.libcal.com/event/13821462

Jennifer’s touching story about her husband’s battle with cancer is simultaneously heartwarming and heartbreaking. Join her as she talks about the writing process, her experience with the healthcare system during Covid, and her career pivot from lobbyist to death educator.

Jennifer convenes Death Cafés to give people a chance to talk about this most important topic that every one of us will at some time experience.

Jennifer’s touching story about her husband’s battle with cancer is simultaneously heartwarming and heartbreaking. Join her as she talks about the writing process, her experience with the healthcare system during Covid, and her career pivot from lobbyist to death educator.

Jennifer’s touching story about her husband’s battle with cancer is simultaneously heartwarming and heartbreaking. Join her as she talks about the writing process, her experience with the healthcare system during Covid, and her career pivot from lobbyist to death educator.

Real conversations about death and dying at Rochester's first End-of-Life Symposium.

Jennifer convenes Death Cafés to give people a chance to talk about this most important topic that every one of us will at some time experience.