Nourish Collective | GATHER

CAFÉ MORTEL

An honest conversation about the things we rarely make time for

Death, meaning, what we're here for, what we want to leave behind. Not heavy. Not clinical. Just honest people around a table, willing to go there together.

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What it is

A room where you don't have to perform

Café Mortel began in Switzerland and has traveled, quietly, around the world. The idea is simple — gather people around a table, share something warm to drink, and talk honestly about death.

Not to fix anything. Not to find answers. Just to make room for a conversation most of us never get to have.

Café Mortel sketch
Who comes

Open to everyone. No experience required.

You don't have to be grieving. You don't have to be sick. You don't have to have a question ready.

Some come because they've lost someone. Some come because they work alongside death — nurses, doulas, chaplains, hospice workers. Some come simply because something pulled them to the door.

All of it belongs at this table.

Sioux Falls | 2025 Gatherings

Five Saturdays around the table

Mark your calendar. Come as you are.

Spring
Saturday
April 25
Summer
Saturday
June 27
Late Summer
Saturday
August 29
Autumn
Saturday
October 24
Winter
Saturday
December 12
The Details

Where we gather

Location
2908 E 26th St
Suite A
Sioux Falls, SD 57103
Time
10:00 AM — 11:30 AM
on each scheduled date
Cost
Free
donations welcome

Hosted in partnership with The Breaks Coffee Roasting Co. and Transitions Doula & Life Services. Coffee will be on.