Pre-Dead Social Club: The One Thing Every Human Has in Common (And NOBODY Wants to Discuss!)

<p>We don't know how to talk about death.</p><p>Longtime Seacoast resident <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-cleminson-4687142/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Laura Cleminson</a> wants to change that.</p><p>At the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/predeadsocialclub/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Pre-Dead Social Club</a>, Seacoast residents of all ages gather monthly for a "die-a-logue" at author talks, panel discussions, and Death Over Drinks, the club's signature event.</p><p>Cleminson, who also delivered a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNa1SY-IXcg" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">TEDx Portsmouth talk in 2024</a>, became fascinated with death a decade ago when her mother was diagnosed with cancer. She noticed she had no tools for helping her mother through that time, a realization that eventually led her to become a death doula and the founder of the Pre-Dead Social Club.</p><p>From the West End of Portsmouth, Cleminson joins <a href="https://www.instagram.com/troy_farkas/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">host Troy Farkas</a> for a wide-ranging discussion about death - why we avoid it, her first experiences with it, how to better help our loved ones during that time, how the Pre-Dead Social Club has taken off in the last three years, and why it's welcomed nearly 1,200 people through its doors since then.</p><p>To learn more about the Pre-Dead Social Club, visit <a href="https://www.predeadsocialclub.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">predeadsocialclub.com</a>.</p><p>SUPPORT SEACOAST STORIES:</p><ul><li>Follow Seacoast Stories on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/seacoast-stories/id1750552627" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> or on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3zg7za9HHoJeuQN3JVTJHN?si=93f6aabdddf442a4" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> to get our new episodes every week.</li><li>Join our FREE online community, <a href="https://seacoaststories.com/community?from=community-nav" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠The Local Thread⁠⁠⁠</a>, here</li></ul><p><br /></p><p>UPCOMING EVENTS:</p><ul><li>Time 4 Joy hosted by I Got Bridged: Friday, September 18 at the Portsmouth Elks Lodge. <a href="https://www.igotbridged.com/time4joy" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Get your tickets here.</a></li><li>Seacoast Stories PUB