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Caren Martineau is the founder and CEO of [https://bevival.com/ 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 [https://bevival.com/ 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 [https://bevival.com/podcast Exit Interview Podcast], the [https://bevival.com/dying-to-know-film-festival Dying To Know Film Festival] and [https://bevival.com/celebrating-aging-series Celebrating Aging Series].
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Nola Storms describes the [https://www.rosendaletheatre.org/series/dying-to-know-film-festival/ Dying to Know Film Festival] organized by [https://bevival.com/ 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.”
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The term “good death” is gaining popularity. In a thought-provoking piece, Martineau shares how diverse people interpret that concept.
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Insightful interview with the entrepreneurs and creators who are making a difference.
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Bevival founder Caren Martineau and the [https://ucwn.org/ Ulster County Women's Network] (UCWN) collaborate with Office of the Aging to present a unique 3-part death literacy workshop for the aging community.
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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. [https://bevival.com/ 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 [https://www.farewellfellowship.com/ Farewell Fellowship]. Together as producer and host of Bevival's [https://bevival.com/podcast Exit Interview] podcast series, Martineau and Adgate invite leading authors and topic experts to lean into mortality awareness.
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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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In August 2023, [https://www.rosendaletheatre.org/series/dying-to-know-film-festival/ The Dying to Know Film Festival] made its debut over the course of three weekends, showcasing 14 films curated around the topic of caregiving, dying, death and grief. End of life scholar and festival panelist, Mike F. Alvarez, PhD., wrote a review of the festival titled [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10563026/ “In Search of a Tranquil ʻSilence of the Leavingʼ: Reflections on the Dying To Know Film Festival’s (D2KFF) Opening Weekend”].
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