Death Cafes: Death and Dying with a Side of Coffee, Tea and Cake

Interview Questions How long have you been a facilitator? How did you come to get involved in Death Cafes (DC)? If someone close to them died, ask what the communication about death and dying with/around that person died was like? How many Death Cafes have you facilitated yourself or assisted? What is your goal in hosting meetings like this? What have you observed occurring in the Death Cafes? Are there one or more particular topics that you have noticed occurring regularly? If so, why do you think that is? If the person has given more than one DC ask: do you follow the recommended open format or do you set topics ahead of time? Why did you make that choice? Have you notice repeat attendees? If yes, why do you think that is? Do you use some format to have people write their responses on, such as a blackboard, a blank poster, a book, with questions such as, “Before I die, I want to…” or “To me, death means…?” Do you have a favorite conversation starter or icebreaker that you use to get the conversations started? What was the atmosphere like at the beginning and the end of the DC? Where was your DC located? (Coffee shop, etc.) What is your favorite a-ha moment from the participants? What is your personal favorite a-ha moment? How has your involvement in Death Cafes affected your own communication about death and dying? Do you have an advanced directive? Did you have an advanced directive before you began hosting DCs? What keeps you doing DC? If you could offer the living one piece of advice about talking about dying, what would it be? Any final thoughts about death, dying, or Death Cafes?