Courses & Workshops
Death Cafe
Come Sit With Me
Let’s talk about the big stuff: mortality, loss, the practicalities, the pain, the questions, the fears. It’s all on the table.
Join me for a Death Café—a small, lightly facilitated gathering where we have real, open conversation about living and dying. No lectures. No therapy. Just people talking honestly about this thing we all share. About living fully now with the end in mind.
When: Fourth Monday of the month, 6 – 8 pm
Next gathering: Monday, January 26th (No December Gathering)
Where: Point Richmond, location and details sent 48 hours before the event
Cost: Free
Out of town? Curious but can’t attend? Contact me to learn about other ways to engage.
Bring your questions, your fears, your unfinished business. Pull up a chair. Let’s start talking now, while we still can.
Stuff and Story
Your life is written in objects—beautiful, messy, meaningful. One day, someone you love will have to sort through all of it.
This is not decluttering—it’s legacy work. Warm, practical, and brave.
Make space. Make meaning.
Leave clarity, not chaos.
Five Wishes
Advanced Directive Workshop
I am certified to facilitate and present Five Wishes, an advanced medical directive with heart and soul.
If you are struggling to get this completed, please join me for this free hour-long online presentation and get this handled!
I am excited to share this with you.
“I recently participated in Kit Pappenheimer’s Mortality Matters Small Group Course, discussing end-of-life considerations. Wow! It was incredibly valuable for me. Throughout the series of four Zoom workshop sessions, Kit beautifully facilitated intimate and vulnerable conversations about many topics regarding end-of-life that we typically avoid. Our discussions served to “normalize” the process of dying and to remove the stigma and discomfort of talking about these deeply meaningful aspects of our lives.
I highly recommend participating in Mortality Matters if you have ever found yourself contemplating these questions. Personally, I am dealing with a terminal diagnosis, so the timing was very helpful for me.”
— Jay W, a course participant, Boulder, CO
Legacy Matters Workshop
Flirting with Mortality
In-Person or Online
Whether you're just starting to think about your legacy or you’re already standing solidly in your vision, this online course will give you the support you need to take the next steps on your path.
From 90 minutes to the whole day, this offering is an introduction to the concept of Conscious Legacy and Legacy Work. It is an experiential, thought-provoking and poignant look at end-of-life issues as they relate to your life right now and at its end. Examining our parents’ legacy and the "epigenetics of legacy" will help us to engage with our legacy as it stands today, and also what is left undone, unsaid, or unresolved.
Workshop details
• In-person or Online
• Can be delivered in person at your organization, at my beautiful waterfront studio in Point Richmond, California, or hosted with an intimate small group online.
• Can be tailored to your group’s needs, from 90 minutes to a whole day.
“Kit’s online small group helped me consider more practical matters of aging, like downsizing to a smaller home. But more importantly, she helped me think about my legacy and how I will be remembered after I die. End-of-life issues are sometimes hard to contemplate, but I really benefited from Kit’s compassion and knowledge in this field.”
— Betsy W, a course participant