My Mother’s Funeral: The Show by Kelly Jones deals with complex and difficult issues related to the death of a loved one, grieving, class, funerals, and funeral poverty.
We’ve compiled a list of mental health charities and death-positive support groups below, for anyone who has been affected by the issues raised in the play.
Death of the Party, by Life and Soul
We’re delighted to be hosting a grief mixer with Death of the Party in New York on January 13th.
Death of the Party is an event series for grieving folks from all walks of life who have experienced the death of someone close. Their events facilitate creative ways to explore and express grief in community.
This new year, Death of the Party has been incorporated into Life and Soul, a new business by Melanie Wilson taking a holistic view to death and grief support after loss, empowering folks to:
- memorialize creatively by crafting unique ceremonies,
- grieve authentically by hosting community events,
- organize effectively by fulfilling legacies after death,
- and plan accordingly by mapping end-of-life plans.
Life and Soul is queer-owned and serves people across all walks of life.
They invite you to be creatively real with them.
Further reading and links
- The Dinner Party – Community grief support for folks 20s – 40s
- Option B – Resource on how to support yourself and others in grief
- Reimagine – Community-driven experiences around rememberance, preparation, wonder, and life
- Modern Loss – Grief conversations for beginners and long term grievers
- Remembering a Life – Resources for planning a service or organic remembrance
- Death Cafe are organised meet-ups around the world for people to drink tea, eat cake and discuss death. Their aim is to increase awareness of death to help people make the most of their (finite) lives.
New York Times: The Positive Death Movement Comes to Life (2018)
Ashes to Admin by Evie King, tales from the Caseload of a Council Funeral Officer