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@reverentridge.orgOct 9, 2026, 8:00 PM

"Lived experiences heard: real voices, real change" is the theme for this year's World Mental Health Day. Take a moment to inventory one thing about your life you want others to know or remember after you're gone from this earth. đŸŒŽïž
#deathpositive #WorldMentalHealthDay

@deadparentswhatnow.comOct 9, 2026, 3:55 PM

EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM WILL SOMEDAY BE DEAD *reads* like a light and airy novel, but the whole time I felt so sad for our narrator, Gilda, whose preoccupation with death leads to anxiety, depression, and very nearly worse... đŸ§”đŸ‘‡

#deathpositive #books

In the center of a lime green background is the cover of Emily Austin's novel EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM WILL SOMEDAY BE DEAD, featuring an illustration of a woman's torso in a yellow t-shirt and jeans, a light blue bunny cradled in her arms. Surrounding the cover, black text read: Epitaph - Fiction about dying. Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin. deadparentswhatnow.com
@deadparentswhatnow.comOct 8, 2026, 3:55 PM

Let's be real: contemplating mortality is scary. This Halloween, let's try to work through our fear of death together. Catch you at the next edition of DUE DATE: A LIBRARY DEATH SALON on October 22 at Louisville's Mashup Food Hall!

#louisville #deathsalon #deathcafe #fearofdeath #deathpositive

An old-fashioned library borrowing card sits in the center of a black background. On top, white and green typewriter text reads: This Halloween, let’s face our fear of death. Don't Fear the Reaper. Whenever Halloween rolls around, fear of death takes center stage—from slasher films to plastic graves popping up in your neighbors’ yards. Let’s try to alleviate our fear of death together. Due Date: A Library Death Salon. Mashup Food Hall. October 22, 2026 at 7pm. Below is the logo for My Parents Are Dead: What Now? featuring a cartoon skull with heart eyes atop a lime green heptagon.
@reverentridge.orgOct 8, 2026, 12:00 AM

Banned book highlight: "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbitt. 🌿

Often challenged for themes of death, this classic reflects a core truth of doula care: mortality gives life meaning, and death is a natural cycle—not something to fear or censor.

#BannedBooksWeek #DeathDoula #DeathPositive

Front cover of Tuck Everlasting: The Graphic Novel. The top text reads "NATALIE BABBITT'S TUCK EVERLASTING" in dark serif font, with "THE GRAPHIC NOVEL" centered beneath it. The watercolor illustration displays a warm sunset sky with a low sun over a lake. Tall pine trees frame the scene, with a cozy log cabin showing glowing yellow windows on the right bank. In the distance, two figures sit in a small blue rowboat on the water. The bottom text reads "ADAPTED AND ILLUSTRATED BY K. WOODMAN-MAYNARD".Front cover of the novel Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. The author's name is printed in large brown text across the top, above the book title in outlined serif letters. On the left is a circular emblem reading "CELEBRATING 50 YEARS - FOREWORD by Gabrielle Zevin". The lower half features a sepia-toned watercolor scene of a small red cabin surrounded by pine trees on the shore of a lake, with two dark silhouette figures in a rowboat on the water reflecting the red house.  Image 2: Tuck Everla
@deadparentswhatnow.comOct 7, 2026, 3:21 PM

While I’m certainly death positive, I also like to do my part to stop preventable deaths! Get 💉 this cold and flu season!

#deathpositive #vaccinated

@reverentridge.orgOct 6, 2026, 11:02 PM

It also allows us to plan with intention, cherish chosen family, and live fully right now.

As death doulas, our priority is to ensure that each dying person's story and identity are fully witnessed. đŸ€ 2/2

#DeathDoula #LGBTQ #DeathPositive

@deadparentswhatnow.comOct 6, 2026, 3:55 PM

Lately I've been helping out with tours of Loretto Woods Natural Cemetery—the only full conservation cemetery in the commonwealth! Won't you join us on October 15 or November 14? RSVP: www.lorettocommunity.org/loretto-wood...

#naturalburial #greenburial #kentucky #cemetery #deathpositive

On a black background is an image of a wooden sign that reads: Loretto Woods Natural Cemetery. The sign is in front of lush green trees with several yellow rudbeckia flowers blooming beneath it. There are also four drawings of rudbeckias in each corner of the black background. Above and below the image, white text reads: TOUR KENTUCKY’S ONLY CONSERVATION CEMETERY. October 15 & November 14. https://www.lorettocommunity.org/loretto-woods-cemetery/loretto-woods-natural-cemetery-tours/
@deadparentswhatnow.comOct 5, 2026, 3:55 PM

Too afraid of your own mortality to make a will? Shake it off. Sign up for tomorrow's newsletter to learn why most Americans *aren't* making wills: deadparentswhatnow.com/newsletter

#deathpositive #willsandtrusts #estateplanning #mortality #endoflifeplanning #newsletter #taylorswift

Old-fashioned black and green text on a light gray, papery background reads: "According to the most recent statistics, only 24% of Americans have a will. 53% of Americans identify as Taylor Swift fans. If only I could convince her to write a song about estate planning
" The Columbarium. deadparentswhatnow.com/newsletter
@deadparentswhatnow.comOct 3, 2026, 6:55 PM

Living in South Carolina? Here are the legal methods of disposition in your state as of October 2026.

#deathpositive #deatheducation #funeral #burial #cremation #aquamation #humancomposting #greenburial #southcarolina

An illustration of a ribcage is just visible above a black background. On top of that, green and white text reads: What can you do with a dead body in South Carolina? Traditional burial (check); Green burial (check); Fire cremation (check); Water cremation (check); Human composting (X); deadparentswhatnow.com
@deadparentswhatnow.comOct 2, 2026, 6:26 PM

Build a Better Sympathy Card at the Chicago End-of-Life Expo went great. Here are just a few—far superior to anything you might find in the greeting card aisle at your local drugstore!

#deathpositive #grief

@deadparentswhatnow.comOct 1, 2026, 3:55 PM

See, Gen X? Someone remembered you exist! And you remembered that one day you WON'T exist!

#deathpositive #genx #survey #endoflifeplanning #estateplanning #endoflife

Atop a lime green background with a black, squiggly grid, pink and blue text with black highlight reads: According to a recent survey, the generation most comfortable discussing their own deaths is Gen-X. The words "Gen-X" are atop a very 80s-inspired green, blue, and pink triangle. At the bottom is the logo for My Parents Are Dead: What Now, featuring a cartoon skull with heart eyes atop a lime-green heptagon, and next to that is a source link in blue text with black highlight: https://choicemutual.com/original-research/funeral-preferences-2026/
@gravesitemedia.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 8:42 PM

Your dead loved ones "won't send a rando after you in a strip mall who needs $10 to pass the message along," says Christine Hong of Columbia Theological Seminary.
Read what Xintian Tina Wang learned from her session with a medium and the grandfather she never met.

#afterlife #deathpositive

@deadparentswhatnow.comSep 30, 2026, 6:01 PM

Tales from the Crypt! But IRL! Talk about your dead loved ones! Ask other people about their dead loved ones! It’s important to keep those memories alive!

#deathpositive #grief

@gravesitemedia.bsky.socialSep 29, 2026, 5:11 PM

Our first GraveDigest is out! and with death news from elsewhere.

Did you know that, on Sept. 12, Illinois became the first Midwest state to allow medically assisted death? And more New Yorkers now die from summer heat than winter cold.
Read it here: buff.ly/g7JTjop

#mementomori #deathpositive

@deadparentswhatnow.comSep 28, 2026, 6:55 PM

In tomorrow's edition of The Columbarium: the story of the Rainbow Bridge and how our dead pets got there. 🌈

Sign up: deadparentswhatnow.com/newsletter

#newsletter #rainbowbridge #petdeath #petloss #grief #deathpositive #petgrief

Old-fashioned white and green text on a dark gray background reads: "Rainbows are associated with luck and Leprechauns. How did they come to be associated with pet death?" The Columbarium. deadparentswhatnow.com/newsletter
@deadparentswhatnow.comSep 26, 2026, 6:55 PM

Living in Rhode Island? Here are the legal methods of disposition in your state as of September 2026.

#deathpositive #deatheducation #funeral #burial #cremation #aquamation #humancomposting #greenburial #rhodeisland

An illustration of a ribcage is just visible above a black background. On top of that, green and white text reads: What can you do with a dead body in Rhode Island? Traditional burial (check); Green burial (check); Fire cremation (check); Water cremation (X); Human composting (X); deadparentswhatnow.com
@deadparentswhatnow.comSep 25, 2026, 3:55 PM

This weekend, I'll be visiting my hometown for the Chicago End-of-Life Expo at Sleeping Village, which is SOLD OUT?! Keep an eye on the SV website in case more (free) tickets drop. Already registered? I'll see you there!

#chicago #endoflife #deathpositive #expo

In the center of a white background with light blue corners is the two light blue stripes of the Chicago flag—but instead of four red stars in the middle, there are four red skulls. Above and below the flag, red text reads: Chicago End-Of-Life Expo. Vendors! Comedy! Activities! Education! September 26 | Sleeping Village | 12-4pm
@deadparentswhatnow.comSep 23, 2026, 3:55 PM

You know what wasn't fun? Calling a bunch of funeral homes while my dad was dying because they didn't put their prices online like any other normal 21st century business.

#deathpositive #funeral #statistics #funeralpoverty #funeralhome

On a dark gray background with white squiggly lines in each corner, white text reads: According to the National Funeral Directors Association 82.4% of consumers are more likely to choose a funeral home that posts its General Price List online. Source: https://natlawreview.com/press-releases/nfda-study-finds-families-seek-more-personalized-transparent-end-life. At the top is the logo for My Parents Are Dead: What Now? featuring a cartoon skull with heart eyes atop a lime green heptagon. On a dark gray background with white squiggly lines in each corner, white text reads: According to the Federal Trade Commission 60% of funeral home websites provide little to no pricing information. Source: https://www.obitley.com/stories/ftc-online-price-transparency-funeral-homes. At the top is the logo for My Parents Are Dead: What Now? featuring a cartoon skull with heart eyes atop a lime green heptagon.
@deadparentswhatnow.comSep 22, 2026, 5:42 PM

A reminder I always need and maybe you do, too: you can’t live every day like it’s your last if you’re exhausted. Get some rest.

#deathpositive #carpediem #restup

@gravesitemedia.bsky.socialSep 21, 2026, 5:01 PM

GRAVESITE IS ALIVE! đŸ”„
Go read the first issue and our members-only investigations: gravesite.media

Founding pricing ends tonight. Last call to be a GroundBreaker — $79 not $99, full archive, and the badge that retires at midnight.
#mementomori #deathpositive #endoflife

gravesite launch image with collage of current contributors and a list of series
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