The Dead Curious Cafe at Tribe Porty

Schedule

Thu Feb 12 2026 at 06:30 pm to 07:45 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Tribe Porty CIC | Edinburgh, SC

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A series of interactive talks at the Dead Curious Cafe where we'll explore our attitudes towards, and our relationship with death.
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Dead Curious Cafe


The Dead Curious Cafe at Tribe Porty.

Open conversations around death and dying are often confined to the realms of bad news, frequently in a medical environment, when the conversation becomes unavoidable.

There is merit in normalising the subject of death to open up a wider perspective on the important aspects of living our best life. Many people avoid thinking about death, which can create fear and discomfort. Open discussions help normalise death, making it less of a taboo and allowing people to approach it with more acceptance and peace.

Join us for a series of interactive talks at the Dead Curious Cafe where we will explore our attitudes towards, and our relationship with death.

This is a safe and nurturing environment, where participation is encouraged, and mutual respect is a given.

Your facilitator is Loretta Dunn, a Life Celebrant and retired nurse, with many years of experience working with bereaved families and people at the end of life.

This is pay-what-you-can event, suggested donation is £5.

About Loretta.

Loretta Dunn is a life celebrant and death doula, with a special interest in living well and dying well. Her journey so far has included a long career in nursing and midwifery, she is a member of The Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath and Death, and an EASE Facilitator (end of life aid skills for everyone) with the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care. She is passionate about bringing death out of the shadows as a means of helping us to live our best life in the present moment.

Compassion and love are at the heart of her work.

The evening will be safe and relaxed environment for sharing and exploring a deeper understanding of spiritual wellbeing for living well to die well.

“Love has triumphed from the enfoldment of my inner circle—my closest friends and family. Engaging in open conversations about life and death has woven tighter bonds among us. Death, a shared human experience often wrapped in silence, has become a pivotal topic of our discussions. Through this, I’ve gained invaluable insights about the inevitable but more so about how to live.” -Dani Trudeau on conversations about death


Agenda

🕑: 06:15 PM - 06:30 PM
Arrive
🕑: 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM
Open conversation
🕑: 07:30 PM - 07:45 PM
Finish
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Tribe Porty CIC, 19 Windsor Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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