New Mexico Deathcare Network

05/30/2026

A lovely reminder from that we labor into life just as we labor out.

05/30/2026

So many of us stepping up to provide care to our parents are in this situation.

The divorce revolution reshaped American family life, and a death doula holds what that history still costs at the deathbed.

05/30/2026

Curious about green and traditional burial practices like using shrouds? Come join our hands-on workshop, led by Natural Burial New Mexico !

SHROUDS 101
Thurs June 11 @ 3 pm
in Albuquerque

REGISTER: givebutter.com/shrouds-101-2026

This hands-on workshop is great for death doulas, end-of-life caregivers, and individuals interested in understanding and practicing shroud wrapping techniques, especially for green burials. Attendees will practice with multiple shroud types.

$50 for General Registration
$10 for NM Deathcare Network members.

05/18/2026

This Thursday (5/21) is our first NMDN workshop of the season: Anointing Rituals for End of Life / Death Doulas!

REGISTER HERE: https://givebutter.com/anointing-rituals-2026

We'll talk about what anointing rituals are, how you can use them in your practice, and then we'll create and perform a ceremony. Our goal is for you to finish this workshop feeling ready to incorporate this powerful, moving ritual into your own work with clients/patients.

Those doulas who use anointings in their practice report it as being one of the most memorable and moving ceremonies they experience with their clients (which is saying a lot, when almost everything we do is moving!). Families often remember the ceremony most strongly of all they went through during their loved one's final days (or even after death).

05/13/2026

THIS SATURDAY - QUEERLY DEPARTING

My darlings! Can I call you 'darling'?

This is your last chance to get in on the spring class: QUEERLY DEPARTING: PLANNING WITH PRIDE

Two Parts: Sat May 16 + Sat May 30
> 10a - Noon
> For all people over age 18
> Registration is $35 (ORCA Members - $10) givebutter.com/q***rly-departing-05-2026

You'll finish this class with notarized paperwork, and a plan for how you will be cared for in an emergency and at the end of your life.

This class is lead by a lawyer (Legal Legacy Trusts & Estates, PC) and an end-of-life navigator (Bonne Mori) who are experienced and passionate about helping people maintain their identity and autonomy every freaking second of their life - even when they can't speak for themselves.

Presented by New Mexico Deathcare Network
Site sponsor: Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico

Come ask all your weird and wonderful questions. Understand NM laws, and your rights. We have stories, solutions, and plans that you can adopt for yourself.

There may also be free Pride Night baseball tickets as door prizes...? Might be a rumor.

05/13/2026

THIS SATURDAY! Please join us

This event isn't just about planning - it's about community. All proceeds from Queerly Departing benefit the New Mexico Deathcare Network nonprofit, which supports education and resources around deathcare in our community.
When you attend, you'll learn practical planning tools, protect your wishes, support a nonprofit doing important work.
Two sessions. One registration: https://givebutter.com/q***rly-departing-05-2026

05/06/2026

Please join the East Mountain Death Cafe on Thursday, May 14th beginning at 5pm.

This is not a grief support group, but it is a safe space to have an open discussion about the process of death and dying with reflections on living life fully in the present time.

Please join this group at:

Roots Farm Cafe
11784 NM 337
Tigers, NM

Please visit our website at nmdn.org to sign up for our newsletter and to become a member, discover the different ways to donate to our mission and to see all of the up-to-date events and gatherings for us and for our members.

05/05/2026

The Grief Center provides support groups, workshops and resources for all who grieve; children, teens and adults. Thanks to donors and community supporters, there is never a charge for grief support services.

Their vision is that all grieving people will receive compassionate support needed to foster hope for the future.

🏩 4125 Carlisle Blvd. NE

☎️ 505-323-0478

🕐 Monday through Friday 9am – 5pm

🖥 [email protected]

Please visit our website at nmdn.org to sign up for our newsletter and to become a member, discover the different ways to donate to our mission and to see all of the up-to-date events and gatherings for us and for our members.

05/04/2026

NMDN Hands-On May 21 Class: Anointing Rituals

If you've heard of these but felt unsure how (or whether) to incorporate them into your deathcare practice, join us. Want to practice your ritual? Join us! During this workshop you'll build your own basic ritual/ceremony and get to participate in one. We'll explore materials, history, and local death doula practices.

MORE INFO & REGISTRATION: https://givebutter.com/anointing-rituals-2026

$10 - NMDN Members
$50 - non Members
To become a member ($100 - 500/year) visit: nmdn.org/membership

ALSO SCHEDULED: June = Shrouds 101. July = MAiD for Doulas

05/04/2026

Bonne Mori and Legal Legacy Trusts & Estates, PC have partnered to create a two-part class/workshop/document clinic that is intended to reveal potential legal & medical gaps that the q***r community faces when we can't speak for ourselves - whether because of an injury, accident, or end-of-life. Find out what those gaps are, and then Feliz and Nikki will help you prepare so you're covered.

INFO & REGISTRATION: https://givebutter.com/q***rly-departing-05-2026

$10 for Albuquerque's ORCA members
$35 for general registration