I work with individuals, families, and groups who want guidance on preparing their or another person’s end-of-life planning.
Life is unpredictable. The best made plans may no longer fit your needs, and all that’s needed is reviewing the existing end-of-life plan to see if any changes should be made. Other times we start from scratch, anticipating what the future may look like and whether back-up plans are needed.
Listening to your questions and concerns I will help you prepare a list of your questions so you can discuss them with your doctor. If you have a terminal diagnosis, or a critical, life-long diagnosis, getting the facts about your treatment options and what you can expect if you choose to change your treatment or not to treat it at all. Your choices become part of your end-of-life care choices.
I facilitate constructive communication and negotiations through respectful conversation. All parties have the time to define and clarify the issues most important to them, allowing them to share their point of view and how the situation affects them. As an impartial 3rd party–I don’t take sides, give legal advice, or make decisions for you. I encourage respectful, solution-focused “problem solving.” I keep track of the parties’ agreements, writing them down. When all are satisfied with their agreements, I draft a final agreement you can give to any attorneys working with you.
I work with individuals, families, and groups who want guidance on preparing their or another person’s end-of-life planning.
Life is unpredictable. The best made plans may no longer fit your needs, and all that’s needed is reviewing the existing end-of-life plan to see if any changes should be made. Other times we start from scratch, anticipating what the future may look like and whether back-up plans are needed.
Listening to your questions and concerns I will help you prepare a list of your questions so you can discuss them with your doctor. If you have a terminal diagnosis, or a critical, life-long diagnosis, getting the facts about your treatment options and what you can expect if you choose to change your treatment or not to treat it at all. Your choices become part of your end-of-life care choices.
I facilitate constructive communication and negotiations through respectful conversation. All parties have the time to define and clarify the issues most important to them, allowing them to share their point of view and how the situation affects them. As an impartial 3rd party–I don’t take sides, give legal advice, or make decisions for you. I encourage respectful, solution-focused “problem solving.” I keep track of the parties’ agreements, writing them down. When all are satisfied with their agreements, I draft a final agreement you can give to any attorneys working with you.
Most say they want a peaceful death, one without pain and suffering. The conversation on death and dying helps us understand our fears, embrace our mortality and take steps to create and communicate our end-of-life plans to others. A byproduct of the work is personal growth and learning how to live your best life now.
The challenges that come with aging can be complicated and difficult to navigate. Whether you’re looking for yourself or someone you love, I provide the following end-of-life services to help you reflect and make your decisions.
I work with individuals, families, and groups who want guidance on preparing their or another person’s end-of-life planning.
Life is unpredictable. The best made plans may no longer fit your needs, and all that’s needed is reviewing the existing end-of-life plan to see if any changes should be made. Other times we start from scratch, anticipating what the future may look like and whether back-up plans are needed.
Listening to your questions and concerns I will help you prepare a list of your questions so you can discuss them with your doctor. If you have a terminal diagnosis, or a critical, life-long diagnosis, getting the facts about your treatment options and what you can expect if you choose to change your treatment or not to treat it at all. Your choices become part of your end-of-life care choices.
I facilitate constructive communication and negotiations through respectful conversation. All parties have the time to define and clarify the issues most important to them, allowing them to share their point of view and how the situation affects them. As an impartial 3rd party–I don’t take sides, give legal advice, or make decisions for you. I encourage respectful, solution-focused “problem solving.” I keep track of the parties’ agreements, writing them down. When all are satisfied with their agreements, I draft a final agreement you can give to any attorneys working with you.
Anticipate the “what if’s” of your future. Plan to have your value-based choices written and communicated to those who need to know.
Their purpose is to tell your proxy and loved ones what types of healthcare you do and don’t want when you are unable to speak for yourself. They are based on your values and are to be respected by those who care for you.
This is the person you appoint to speak on behalf of you at these times. The need for this is especially true at the end of our lives, but it can be true at any age as a result of an accident, injury or illness.
Dementia is a concern as there will be a time when the person living with advanced dementia cannot speak for themselves. Education is a big part of my process. As a Certified Willow EOL Educator© I can help you:
My core function is to be present and listen to the needs of the person who’s dying as well as the needs of those around them who are grieving before, during and after death.
Providing the dying person with respect, dignity and choice is important as they let go of so much. I can provide family and care providers with a break, a meal, an errand, a listening ear.
If they’ve never created an end-of-life plan, I can help them give voice to what they want including vigils, disposition of their body, and funerals or celebrations of their life.
I bring listening skills to the person’s bedside helping them have a peaceful death as they speak about regrets, tasks left undone, asking for or giving forgiveness, leaving a legacy of their life for posterity, and who they may or may not want at their vigil.
I believe that no one should die alone. When the person is actively dying, I will sit vigil with them if this is something they would like.
Before, during and after death grief counseling to family and friends.
Knowing your life has meaning helps with a peaceful death. We all have a story that’s unique to us alone, and if we don’t tell it, it’s gone forever.
Legacies, ethical wills, and love letters are the stories of our life written down to give blessings, our wisdom, an overdue apology or words of forgiveness. They are your words, spoken from your heart to another person. These acts pass along the legacy you wish to leave as well as heal old wounds. These types of legacies have nothing to do with wills and finances. I have personally seen the lights go on in the eyes of someone recognizing and accepting the truth their lives have had meaning.
I am available for those who seek a one-on-one, in-depth look at their lives.
You don’t need to be dying to participate in a legacy writing group. It’s an opportunity to write and share what you are willing to share about common experiences such as childhood memories, college/military/marriage years and even more recent experiences such as what it was like living through the COVID pandemic
As a Certified Life Legacies Facilitator©, I work with individuals and groups helping them preserve their past and find their life’s meaning.
The beauty of a Celebration of Life is that family and friends gather as a community to collectively share their grief and celebrate a person's life. It can be a very healing experience.
Using the power of story and sacred ritual, I create custom eulogies and end-of-life celebrations for the person who has died. While the majority I work with are the deceased person’s family and friends, there are some who want to write their own celebration prior to death, and I enjoy helping them do so.
Anticipate the “what if’s” of your future. Plan to have your value-based choices written and communicated to those who need to know.
Their purpose is to tell your proxy and loved ones what types of healthcare you do and don’t want when you are unable to speak for yourself. They are based on your values and are to be respected by those who care for you.
This is the person you appoint to speak on behalf of you at these times. The need for this is especially true at the end of our lives, but it can be true at any age as a result of an accident, injury or illness.
Dementia is a concern as there will be a time when the person living with advanced dementia cannot speak for themselves. Education is a big part of my process. As a Certified Willow EOL Educator© I can help you:
Anticipate the “what if’s” of your future. Plan to have your value-based choices written and communicated to those who need to know.
Their purpose is to tell your proxy and loved ones what types of healthcare you do and don’t want when you are unable to speak for yourself. They are based on your values and are to be respected by those who care for you.
This is the person you appoint to speak on behalf of you at these times. The need for this is especially true at the end of our lives, but it can be true at any age as a result of an accident, injury or illness.
Dementia is a concern as there will be a time when the person living with advanced dementia cannot speak for themselves. Education is a big part of my process. As a Certified Willow EOL Educator© I can help you:
My core function is to be present and listen to the needs of the person who’s dying as well as the needs of those around them who are grieving before, during and after death.
Providing the dying person with respect, dignity and choice is important as they let go of so much. I can provide family and care providers with a break, a meal, an errand, a listening ear.
If they’ve never created an end-of-life plan, I can help them give voice to what they want including vigils, disposition of their body, and funerals or celebrations of their life.
I bring listening skills to the person’s bedside helping them have a peaceful death as they speak about regrets, tasks left undone, asking for or giving forgiveness, leaving a legacy of their life for posterity, and who they may or may not want at their vigil.
I believe that no one should die alone. When the person is actively dying, I will sit vigil with them if this is something they would like.
Before, during and after death grief counseling to family and friends.
Knowing your life has meaning helps with a peaceful death. We all have a story that’s unique to us alone, and if we don’t tell it, it’s gone forever.
Legacies, ethical wills, and love letters are the stories of our life written down to give blessings, our wisdom, an overdue apology or words of forgiveness. They are your words, spoken from your heart to another person. These acts pass along the legacy you wish to leave as well as heal old wounds. These types of legacies have nothing to do with wills and finances. I have personally seen the lights go on in the eyes of someone recognizing and accepting the truth their lives have had meaning.
I am available for those who seek a one-on-one, in-depth look at their lives.
You don’t need to be dying to participate in a legacy writing group. It’s an opportunity to write and share what you are willing to share about common experiences such as childhood memories, college/military/marriage years and even more recent experiences such as what it was like living through the COVID pandemic
As a Certified Life Legacies Facilitator©, I work with individuals and groups helping them preserve their past and find their life’s meaning.
My core function is to be present and listen to the needs of the person who’s dying as well as the needs of those around them who are grieving before, during and after death.
Providing the dying person with respect, dignity and choice is important as they let go of so much. I can provide family and care providers with a break, a meal, an errand, a listening ear.
If they’ve never created an end-of-life plan, I can help them give voice to what they want including vigils, disposition of their body, and funerals or celebrations of their life.
I bring listening skills to the person’s bedside helping them have a peaceful death as they speak about regrets, tasks left undone, asking for or giving forgiveness, leaving a legacy of their life for posterity, and who they may or may not want at their vigil.
I believe that no one should die alone. When the person is actively dying, I will sit vigil with them if this is something they would like.
Before, during and after death grief counseling to family and friends.
Knowing your life has meaning helps with a peaceful death. We all have a story that’s unique to us alone, and if we don’t tell it, it’s gone forever.
Legacies, ethical wills, and love letters are the stories of our life written down to give blessings, our wisdom, an overdue apology or words of forgiveness. They are your words, spoken from your heart to another person. These acts pass along the legacy you wish to leave as well as heal old wounds. These types of legacies have nothing to do with wills and finances. I have personally seen the lights go on in the eyes of someone recognizing and accepting the truth their lives have had meaning.
I am available for those who seek a one-on-one, in-depth look at their lives.
You don’t need to be dying to participate in a legacy writing group. It’s an opportunity to write and share what you are willing to share about common experiences such as childhood memories, college/military/marriage years and even more recent experiences such as what it was like living through the COVID pandemic
As a Certified Life Legacies Facilitator©, I work with individuals and groups helping them preserve their past and find their life’s meaning.
The beauty of a Celebration of Life is that family and friends gather as a community to collectively share their grief and celebrate a person's life. It can be a very healing experience.
Using the power of story and sacred ritual, I create custom eulogies and end-of-life celebrations for the person who has died. While the majority I work with are the deceased person’s family and friends, there are some who want to write their own celebration prior to death, and I enjoy helping them do so.
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The beauty of a Celebration of Life is that family and friends gather as a community to collectively share their grief and celebrate a person's life. It can be a very healing experience.
Using the power of story and sacred ritual, I create custom eulogies and end-of-life celebrations for the person who has died. While the majority I work with are the deceased person’s family and friends, there are some who want to write their own celebration prior to death, and I enjoy helping them do so.
Learn about helpful resources and other useful information that I've gathered over the years on my blog.
Learn about resources and other information on my blog.
