Gail Rubin, CT, The Doyenne of Death®, is an award-winning speaker, author, public relations professional, and Certified Thanatologist. As a pioneering death educator, she puts the “fun” in funeral planning. She was one of the first people to hold a Death Cafe in the United States and has coordinated multiple Before I Die Festivals. She also hosts Mortality Movie Nights, where people watch a film and discuss end-of-life issues, and the Mortality Movies TV series.

Learn more about Gail Rubin, CT, Upbeat Death Educator.

Watch her second TEDxABQ speech on Medical Aid in Dying, recorded September, 2025.

Watch her first speech at TEDxABQ, recorded in September, 2015.