Caren Martineau is the founder and CEO of Bevival, a death literacy content platform and resource.
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Caren Martineau is a social entrepreneur and catalyst of possibilities driven by the desire to create a better society. As the CEO and founder of Bevival (a portmanteau of ‘being’ and ‘revival’), Martineau created a gentle entry point into an important conversation no one really wants to have. As a death literacy educational platform, Bevival offers a wide range of curated content to encourage exploring and learning “long before the time of need.”
Her idea for an end of life content resource followed decades of collaborating on culture-change initiatives for major consumer brands and emerging startups. As a creative executive and baby boomer, Martineau recognized an opportunity to help transform ending of life experiences through [death] literacy.
Martineau produces the Exit Interview Podcast, the Dying To Know Film Festival and Celebrating Aging Series.External
Dying to Know Film Festival Explores Our Collective Death Literacy
Co-authors: Nola Storms | Chronogram | August | 2023
Nola Storms describes the Dying to Know Film Festival organized by Bevival.com founder Caren Martineau. Martineau says of the topic of dying, “Once you air this out and put it on the table, life gets so much brighter,” she says. “You learn to truly appreciate moments and not sweat the small stuff, gaining more compassion that you may not have had before.”
Medium | May | 2019
The term “good death” is gaining popularity. In a thought-provoking piece, Martineau shares how diverse people interpret that concept.
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June | 2024
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Interview | August | 2024
For the first time in human history, we are living longer and dying slower. Thatʼs good news but it also creates a cultural disassociation with the reality of death.
Bevival, an online community and resource devoted to changing the cultural conversation around death is part of a growing movement encouraging conversation and education about this universal experience.
Bevival is the brainchild of Caren Martineau, an entrepreneur who suddenly realized she has more time behind her than ahead. Jade Adgate is a death midwife educator and founder of the Farewell Fellowship.
Together as producer and host of Bevival's Exit Interview podcast series, Martineau and Adgate invite leading authors and topic experts to lean into mortality awareness.Interview | January | 2024
Exit Interviews is a podcast devoted to meditations about death. Explore life’s profound questions with acclaimed authors who share their insights and lessons.
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