While there is no roadmap for grief, finding different ways to cope can be part of the healing process. Death & Cupcakes is designed to raise awareness about topics surrounding death that often remain taboo. It provides a safe space to ask questions, share your story, be witnessed, sit quietly in the present moment, and listen to the insights of others on death, dying, loss, grief, and renewal.

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Letting Go—Harvesting What Matters Most is a heart-centered event hosted by Sheila Fleming. Through reflection and shared experience, participants are invited to honor loss, cherish what remains, and discover the enduring gifts carried forward through grief. In addition to encouraging open and honest dialogue, the gathering will include brief periods of mindfulness meditation—and, of course, cupcakes.

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About Sheila Fleming​​

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​​​​​​Musician and educator Sheila Fleming creates and shares music of deep purpose and meaning in classrooms, concerts, ceremonies, retreats, and community gatherings throughout the Southeast. A singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and practitioner of sacred music, Sheila believes deeply in music’s power to bring comfort, connection, peace, and healing.

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Through her work with heart2heartnc, Sheila has offered music as a source of calm, strength, and compassionate presence to individuals nearing the end of life, as well as for their loved ones and caregivers. She currently teaches elementary music in Chapel Hill and presents workshops on music and mindfulness for educators, musicians, students, and families.

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“I have known the power of music all of my life, and it is with great honor and humility that I call myself a practitioner of sacred music.”

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Please Register

To attend Death and Cupcakes at the Pittsboro Presbyterian Church on September 26, please register by using our CONTACT form and be sure to include the following information:

• Your full name

• Your email address

• The name of the event: Death & Cupcakes

• The date(s) you would like to attend

• Note: Please include Death & Cupcakes in the subject line
   

​We welcome and greatly appreciate your donation—online or at the door.

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​​About Death Cafes

Death & Cupcakes is heart2heart's interpretation of Death Cafes, a global movement born from the writings of Bernard Crettaz, a Swiss sociologist who believes talking about death leads to authenticity. ​At a Death Cafe, the community gathers to discuss life and death, with a serving of tea and cake. The objective is to raise awareness through open conversation about a topic that remains taboo. The idea is “to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of our (finite) lives.” ​Death Cafes are not-for-profit and there is no intention of leading people to any conclusion, product, or course of action. Learn more at www.deathcafe.com

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Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. 

It took me years to understand that this, too, was a gift.”

~ Mary Oliver Thirst