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Half-Price Haircuts and Death Cafés Ease Mother Loss

5/11/2026

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Hairstylist Avery Mytopher in Regina, Saskatchewan, offered half-price May haircuts to people who lost their mother, saying the discount helps clients acknowledge loss and noting many say “Thanks, mom” after cuts.
In Regina and East Nashville, initiatives include Fran Gilboy’s “Death Cafes” to normalize death talk and nurse Allison Young’s wind telephone that invites people missing a mother to make calls, a practice psychiatrist Aaron Brinen calls beneficial for bonds.

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Story summary

Hairstylist Avery Mytopher in Regina, Saskatchewan, offered half-price May haircuts to people who lost their mother, saying the discount helps clients acknowledge loss and noting many say “Thanks, mom” after cuts.
In Regina and East Nashville, initiatives include Fran Gilboy’s “Death Cafes” to normalize death talk and nurse Allison Young’s wind telephone that invites people missing a mother to make calls, a practice psychiatrist Aaron Brinen calls beneficial for bonds.