Providing support, counsel and facilitation to those facing major life transitions and end-of-life conversations

UPCOMING EVENTS

Events
2025 Death Café Series
Apr 8
2025 Death Café Series

Following the tradition started In London, England, by Jon Underwood and Sue Barsky Reid in 2017, Jennifer convenes Death Cafés to give people a chance to talk about this most important topic that every one of us will at some time experience. It has long been taught by many spiritual teachers that the more we recognize, accept and incorporate the reality of death, the more precious and vivid our lives become. These are not morbid gatherings, but very alive, engaging and often hilarious conversations. Talking about death won’t cause you to die. But not talking about it may result in a life less fully lived and appreciated.

Free, open to the public, but space is limited. Sign up at: https://irondequoitlibrary.libcal.com/event/13821462

Organizing My Trauma Brain
Apr 9
Organizing My Trauma Brain

Healthcare trauma and grief can profoundly affect mental health. Our Last Walk Home author Jennifer Sanfilippo shares how integrating mind, body, and spirit into her writing helped her navigate the aftermath of losing her husband, Jim, to cancer.

2025 Death Café Series
May 13
2025 Death Café Series

Following the tradition started In London, England, by Jon Underwood and Sue Barsky Reid in 2017, Jennifer convenes Death Cafés to give people a chance to talk about this most important topic that every one of us will at some time experience. It has long been taught by many spiritual teachers that the more we recognize, accept and incorporate the reality of death, the more precious and vivid our lives become. These are not morbid gatherings, but very alive, engaging and often hilarious conversations. Talking about death won’t cause you to die. But not talking about it may result in a life less fully lived and appreciated.

Free, open to the public, but space is limited. Sign up at: https://irondequoitlibrary.libcal.com/event/13821462

2025 Death Café Series
May 16
2025 Death Café Series

Following the tradition started In London, England, by Jon Underwood and Sue Barsky Reid in 2017, Jennifer convenes Death Cafés to give people a chance to talk about this most important topic that every one of us will at some time experience. It has long been taught by many spiritual teachers that the more we recognize, accept and incorporate the reality of death, the more precious and vivid our lives become. These are not morbid gatherings, but very alive, engaging and often hilarious conversations. Talking about death won’t cause you to die. But not talking about it may result in a life less fully lived and appreciated.

Free, open to the public, but space is limited.

2025 Death Café Series
Jun 10
2025 Death Café Series

Following the tradition started In London, England, by Jon Underwood and Sue Barsky Reid in 2017, Jennifer convenes Death Cafés to give people a chance to talk about this most important topic that every one of us will at some time experience. It has long been taught by many spiritual teachers that the more we recognize, accept and incorporate the reality of death, the more precious and vivid our lives become. These are not morbid gatherings, but very alive, engaging and often hilarious conversations. Talking about death won’t cause you to die. But not talking about it may result in a life less fully lived and appreciated.

Free, open to the public, but space is limited. Sign up at: https://irondequoitlibrary.libcal.com/event/13821462

2025 Death Café Series
Jul 15
2025 Death Café Series

Following the tradition started In London, England, by Jon Underwood and Sue Barsky Reid in 2017, Jennifer convenes Death Cafés to give people a chance to talk about this most important topic that every one of us will at some time experience. It has long been taught by many spiritual teachers that the more we recognize, accept and incorporate the reality of death, the more precious and vivid our lives become. These are not morbid gatherings, but very alive, engaging and often hilarious conversations. Talking about death won’t cause you to die. But not talking about it may result in a life less fully lived and appreciated.

Free, open to the public, but space is limited. Sign up at: https://irondequoitlibrary.libcal.com/event/13821462

2025 Death Café Series
Aug 12
2025 Death Café Series

Following the tradition started In London, England, by Jon Underwood and Sue Barsky Reid in 2017, Jennifer convenes Death Cafés to give people a chance to talk about this most important topic that every one of us will at some time experience. It has long been taught by many spiritual teachers that the more we recognize, accept and incorporate the reality of death, the more precious and vivid our lives become. These are not morbid gatherings, but very alive, engaging and often hilarious conversations. Talking about death won’t cause you to die. But not talking about it may result in a life less fully lived and appreciated.

Free, open to the public, but space is limited. Sign up at: https://irondequoitlibrary.libcal.com/event/13821462

2025 Death Café Series
Sep 9
2025 Death Café Series

Following the tradition started In London, England, by Jon Underwood and Sue Barsky Reid in 2017, Jennifer convenes Death Cafés to give people a chance to talk about this most important topic that every one of us will at some time experience. It has long been taught by many spiritual teachers that the more we recognize, accept and incorporate the reality of death, the more precious and vivid our lives become. These are not morbid gatherings, but very alive, engaging and often hilarious conversations. Talking about death won’t cause you to die. But not talking about it may result in a life less fully lived and appreciated.

Free, open to the public, but space is limited. Sign up at: https://irondequoitlibrary.libcal.com/event/13821462

OUR LAST WALK HOME

Love, Cancer, and the Agony of Letting Go

In January, 2020, Jennifer Sanfilippo's life was upended when her husband Jim was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. Thrust into the cancer battle against the backdrop of a roiling Covid-19 pandemic, Jim fought for his life while Jennifer fought to protect their family from the indignities of the healthcare complex.

Our Last Walk Home is an exploration of cancer treatment in the US, from diagnosis to death, through the lens of a widow's grief. This very personal, often painful, and surprisingly funny narrative challenges the big questions of mental health care for patients and families, patient centeredness in teaching hospitals, and our nations cultural refusal to create useful dialogue and practices that support individuals through death and grief. With a heartfelt and generous telling, Jennifer guides the reader through her journey of hope and loss.