Michigan Deathcare Collaborative

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Michigan Deathcare Collaborative

Empowering our region in community-based and holistic care of our dead, dying, and grieving.

Visit our website (www.mideathcare.com) to join our growing network and to learn about death, dying, and grief in Michigan

04/15/2026

How can the choices we make at the end of our lives better reflect our love and care for this Earth?

Join Michigan Deathcare Collaborative and Hickory Nut Farmstead for our second year celebrating over at Oakland County’s beautiful Earth Day Festival. We’ll have a wealth of information on deathcare better rooted in our ecology and local community, including information on natural burial, end-of-life doulas, home funerals, regional options and resources, and so much more. Funerary artisan Hickory Nut Farmstead will also bring along her green burial planners, plant-dyed shrouds, and native basketry willows for planting.

This family-friendly event brings together environmental organizations, small businesses, and community members committed to protecting our air, water, and future. The event will include a rally, march, and community fair with speakers, interactive activities, educational booths, and more.

We hope to see you there!

03/31/2026

Today is Trans Day of Visibility. 🏳️‍⚧️

Visibility means more than being seen—it means being respected, affirmed, and protected at every stage of life.

That includes death care.

Trans people deserve dignity not only in how they live, but in how they are cared for and remembered after death. We do this by honoring chosen names, pronouns, identities, and chosen family in medical settings, funeral services, and memorials.

Too often, that dignity is denied.

So today, we're thinking about what real visibility looks like:
💜Being seen in life
💙Being respected in systems
🧡Being honored in death

Because everyone deserves to be known as who they truly are—always.

02/23/2026

Join us April 11, 2026 in Ann Arbor for Plan Well, Live Well, a full-day gathering designed to empower thoughtful, compassionate planning.

Through presenters, workshops, and an end-of-life doula panel, you’ll gain clarity, confidence, and connection.

And you won’t leave empty-handed - every participant receives a personalized planning binder filled with worksheets and resources to help organize your wishes with intention.

This space is open to all.

Let’s plan well, so we can live well. 🌿

A glimpse at our line-up 💚

And so many more!!

Along with some wonderful sponsors ❤️

Get more info and tickets in our bio!

01/22/2026

We’re honored to share Come See Me in the Good Light with our community. Andrea’s death taught us so much about how to live, how to love, and how to be with one another in the hardest moments.

Friday, February 13th at 6pm ♥️
Arrive, get settled, and mingle - screening begins at 6:20pm 📽️
Light snacks and drinks provided 🍿

Bloodroot has some comfy seating, but we anticipate needing more than what’s available. Please consider bringing your own chair and anything that helps you get cozy as we settle in together. We’ll have the tissues!

Free event - donations appreciated and split between .herbshop and MDC 🌿

01/08/2026

The Asterix* presents Advanced Directives with Sonja Moore and Grey Allen. Learn how to create a legally binding medical Advanced Directive to ensure you receive the medical care you want, and to make sure the person of your choosing can lawfully make medical decisions for you. This workshop is taking place January 17 at 2pm in the second floor community room at Wirt Library. Please bring writing utensils! Forms will be provided.

The Asterix* intends to provide a welcoming and affirming space and events for 2SLGBTQ+ folks, the strategically undervalued members of our community, and our allies.

10/31/2025

You don't want to miss this one! ✨🐈‍⬛🐕

We're excited to learn from Angela ( ) on Wednesday, November 19th. Can't make it on the 19th? Sign up and you'll have access to the recording to view at your convenience!

Angela Shook is an end-of-life doula, companion animal doula and the Past President of the National End-of-Life-Doula Alliance (NEDA). She is an instructor for the doula programs at the University of Vermont and offers multiple end-of-life educational workshops and grief support groups. She is a veterinary doula with Pet Well Mobile Vet where she assists with euthanasia and the end-of-life care and support of companion animals. Angela has received the Animal Hospice Advocate Certificate from the International Association for Animal Hospice and Palliative Care (IAAHPC). She is a certified Pet Loss Grief Specialist through the Association of Pet Loss and Bereavement. She is also the owner of Dragonfly End-of-Life Services where she provides guidance and support to the dying and those who love them across the globe. Angela and her doula work have been featured in Time Magazine, The New York Times, Well + Good Magazine and several podcasts including End-of-Life University, Best Life Best Death and Wolfie's Wish. She is the co-author of The Doula Tool Kit: The Complete Practical Guide for End-of-Life Doulas and Caregivers. She is currently working on her next book Hearts Unleashed, a guidebook to support pet caregivers through their companion animals' end-of-life journeys.

All are welcome, donated-based! No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.

Registration required in order to get the meeting link. Sign up in our bio!

09/18/2025

We have a busy end of the month planned! Consider joining us for one of the following events.

09/08/2025

Our Speaker Series is shifting! Sign up for our recording or join live!

We'll now meet on the 4th Wednesday of each month at 6pm 🗓️⏰

We know weekdays can be tricky- that's why if you sign up, you'll automatically get the recording. Join live for Q&A if you can, but no worries if you can't! We are aiming to get the recording out one week after the live session!

Our next speaker will be ! Toula is an experienced death worker specializing in perinatal and pediatric support for serious illness, end-of-life and after deathcare. Her work and advocacy emphasizes the power of education, community, and collaboration. Toula is committed to raising awareness of intuitive presence and its impact on cultural change in the tapestry of innovation and creating brave spaces and equitable access to service. ♥️🌿

All are welcome, donation-based! No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.

Registration required in order to get the zoom link. Sign up in our bio!

08/12/2025

Join us on August 28th as we learn from Tony Mayotte, Executive Director of Jeremiah Commons. Jeremiah Commons is a 501c3 non-profit, an early conservation cemetery and land commons effort in south-central Michigan. We are so excited to learn and share more about this community based and sustainable end of life option ♥️🌿

All are welcome, donation-based! No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.

Registration required in order to get the zoom link. Sign up in our bio!

08/01/2025

We’ll be in downtown Ann Arbor tomorrow! Catch us near the corner of Main and Liberty from noon til at least 6 pm! We will be set up alongside Compassion & Choices and will have a wealth of information and resources.

We will have some fun interactive activities too!

🎁 Enter to win a gift basket filled with community deathcare goods

⚰️ Have you ever thought about what song you’d want blasted at your funeral? Add it to our growing community playlist!

📍Check out our interactive electronic map of natural burial grounds around Michigan!

🫧 Try blowing bubbles with a wand made from coffin scraps (yes really!)

We hope to see you there!

07/24/2025

Catch us in Grand Rapids this Saturday .peninsula for a beautiful festival that weaves together art and conservation. We’ll be set up along Front Avenue with information about little known but more sustainable end-of-life options already available in Michigan. Practices like natural burial, utilizing an end-of-life doula, opting for a home funeral, or making your own burial vessel are just a few of many already available options. We’ll have a wealth of local information and resources to share about these choices and so much more.

We’ll even have a few quirky but fun interactive activities you can participate in as well! Also, consider bringing along an old shirt (natural fiber works best!) to DIY blockprint the nature-centric logo or other ecology-themed designs on. Hope to see you there!

07/15/2025

What a lovely weekend at Earthcraft Skill Share.

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