The Minnesota Death Collaborative is your resource for bridging the gap from life to death, for navigating the journey, and for reconnecting to the natural aspects of death
Upcoming Events
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Tools and Resources for End of Life
MAY 8 - MONTHLY MEETING
Join us for an informative evening with two great resources for those working at end of life - Sendoff: Funerals Reimagined and Thanacare organizational tool for end-of-life doulas and caregivers.
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When Breath Becomes Air
MAY 22- BOOK CLUB
For our upcoming book club, we will be discussing When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi. Feel free to join when you can — anyone is welcome.
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The Death Download
MAY 28- MONTHLY DROP IN FOR MEMBERS
A monthly peer-to-peer drop-in for doulas and other end-of-life professionals to connect, share ideas and resources, offer support, and grow our skills and businesses in community.
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Trauma Sponges: Dispatches from the Scarred Heart of Emergency Response
JUNE 12- MONTHLY MEETING
Join us for a discussion of the realities of our healthcare system, a career spent immersed in the suffering of others, and the twin perils of denial and despair as they shape end-of-life approaches, actions, and understanding.
Mission, Vision & Values
Our Mission
The MNDC is a central resource of integrated end-of-life professionals and organizations.
We provide presence, education and advocacy to individuals who are dying, caregivers, and providers.
Through compassion and respect, we honor all visions and experiences of dying, death, and grief.
Our Vision
To embrace and honor death as a part of life.
Our Values
The MNDC creates experiences and opportunities to reimagine death in meaningful and innovative ways.
The MNDC is committed to a cultural shift through advocacy and education.
The MNDC endeavors to create more opportunities for equity and access to end-of-life resources.
The MNDC respects that individual choices and informed decisions at the end-of-life are to be honored.