Thistle Community Death Care

09/12/2026

In a couple of weeks, I will be leading a grief support group for preschoolers at Full Circle Grief Center. There are a couple of spaces left for grieving families. Please reach out to them directly if you have questions.

09/10/2026

“Grief is subversive, undermining our society’s quiet agreement that we will behave and be in control of our emotions. It is an act of protest that declares our refusal to live numb and small.” Frances Weller

09/05/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/1KEHQJhjAr/?mibextid=wwXIfr

09/03/2026

RVA Death Collaborative office hours today, 11-1 at Coco+Hazel in Bon Air…we’ll be there talking death and community and living… https://www.facebook.com/share/1FgqN27f9s/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Office Hours, 11-1 today, Coco+Hazel, Bon Air!!!

09/02/2026

If you know someone making a difference, nominate them for a Beverly Award.

08/31/2026

https://www.patreon.com/JenniferJurlando/posts/happy-birthday-168209210?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

I speak a lot about the state of the world for grievers, all that we lost when we left clans, tribes, villages, close-knit communities- witn

08/23/2026

I’m so proud of my friend, Erin Bishop, of Nightsong Doulas. https://www.styleweekly.com/death-literacy/?fbclid=IwdGRjcAT4TstjbGNrBPhOa3Bkb2YFZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEehLoTV-CUMFkBVg6tY5suH3oSWjSWHvx2WEdqzQidLt4bTftusBRg5JQCyqQ_aem_PX7IbKvIJtF_Nbv5ACNTaA%E2%98%BA%EF%B8%8F

When a community stops avoiding death and starts talking about it, everything changes.

08/17/2026

Thistle Community Death Care is partnering with the Chesterfield County Public Library to offer a workshop on creating End-of-Life Hope Chests. Info below. Stay tuned for an official event listing!

Come create a plan for a hope chest that contains end-of-life wishes. End-of-life hope chests are designed to help people face their mortality and prepare loved ones to execute...