Die Well Death Education Series
Curtis Memorial Library will be hosting a 10-part series with Die Well Death Educator Leona Oceania. This series will include discussions, films, and presentations around the topic of death. Feel free to come to one session or all 10! This is a free and open event starting Tuesday, February 24th at 1pm.
The first session, “You are Going to Die. Why not die well? Preparation is key”, will be discussing why talking about death is important, and the benefits it can and does provide. Review of the creation of the End-of-Life plan, the importance of legacy work, hospics & palliative care, as well as funeral and body disposition options.
What is Death Education:
Death education is a topic-driven presentation on end-of-life and/or death-related subjects by a trained individual. Topics may include end-of-life preparation, funeral and body disposition options, legacy work and obituary writing, Medical Aid in Dying (MAID), Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking (VSED), home funerals, etc.
Preparation and communication are key. While no one wants to think about their own (inevitable) demise, if we prepare for it, it enables us to live a better life and creates the possibility for a “good death.” The Latin phrase “Memento Mori” means, essentially, “Remember to die.” When we remember that we will die, it reminds us daily to live life to the fullest.
See here for all the sessions on our library event calendar.
About our Presenter:
Leona Oceania has always been passionate and curious about end-of-life issues. Motivated by this, she trained to become a Home Funeral Guide, End of Life Doula, and Life Legacy Facilitator. She is also a Hospice volunteer, Funeral Consumer Advocate, Death Cafe Facilitator, and Death Educator. Leona’s primary focus is to educate and motivate people to simply start the conversation. Once we can talk more openly about death and normalize the conversati, the better we will be able to connect with our own mortality and be proactive about creating a “good death” for ourselves and others.
Here is a link to the full syllabus of presentations/films for the series.
