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Explore guides, tools, and inspiration to help you live with intention, care for others, and navigate end-of-life planning with clarity and compassion.
Comfort in Crafting the Final Chapter
As his pancreatic cancer progressed, one man discovered that planning his funeral became a meaningful way to reclaim agency, reflect on a life well lived, and shape his final chapter.
Podcast: Grave Concerns
Listen to Grave Concerns, a podcast exploring end-of-life planning, caregiving, grief, medical decisions, and how to prepare for life’s hardest moments.
Life is Short: Enjoy the Ride
Discover how a community fundraiser inspired conversations about mortality, purposeful living, connection, and making the most of every stage of life.
Meeting Mortality: A Lively Look at Befriending the End
Discover insights on mortality, end-of-life reflection, purposeful living, and emotional resilience through a community event about befriending death.
“Memento Mori Memento Vivere:” An Intimate Conversation about Your Future Death
Discover thoughtful insights on end-of-life planning, funeral preferences, legacy, mortality, and having honest conversations about death and dying.
Goodbye to a Good Boy: A film event about pet love and loss
Explore a heartfelt film event about pet grief, healing, and the deep emotional bond between people and the animals they love.
Six Ways to Practice Grounding
Learn six simple grounding techniques to help manage anxiety, overwhelm, and intense emotions while creating more calm, presence, and emotional balance.
3 Things to Notice Everyday
Discover simple daily reflection practices that support mindfulness, emotional well-being, gratitude, self-awareness, and purposeful living.
Podcast: Everyday Awakening
Listen to a thoughtful conversation about mortality, purposeful living, caregiving, and how embracing life’s end can help us live more fully now.
Podcast: Living With…the End in Mind
Listen to conversations about grief, mortality, caregiving, purpose, and intentional living through the End in Mind podcast series.
Podcast: Conversations of the Heart
Listen to Conversations of the Heart, a podcast exploring the human side of medicine through stories of healing, caregiving, illness, resilience, and compassion.
‘Cancer Ghosting’: When Friends Disappear
A cancer diagnosis can reveal who shows up—and who disappears. Reflect on friendship, loneliness, grief, and emotional support during serious illness.
The Delusion of Time
A thoughtful reflection on time, mortality, purpose, and procrastination that challenges us to live more intentionally before time slips away.
5 Types of People to Have in Your Huddle
Explore the five types of supportive relationships that help people grow, feel connected, navigate challenges, and live more meaningful lives.
How I’m Living with the End in Mind
Discover insights on mortality, purposeful living, emotional resilience, and finding meaning by embracing life with greater awareness and intention.
Writing an Obituary Intro That Draws People In
Learn how to write an obituary introduction that captures a loved one’s personality, story, and legacy in a meaningful and memorable way.
A Checklist for Getting Your Affairs in Order
Learn how to prepare important medical, financial, legal, and personal documents to reduce stress and support loved ones after your death.
How to Combat Purpose Anxiety
Discover practical ways to manage purpose anxiety, navigate life transitions, and build a more meaningful life through connection, service, and reflection.
Sharing The Music That Holds Our Stories
Explore how music helps preserve memories, strengthen connection, and tell the stories that shape our lives, relationships, and emotional experiences.
The Art of Difficult Conversations
The Art of Difficult Conversations is a virtual space for people to practice the skills needed to have difficult conversations about the challenges we all face – from tough discussions about work or family, to illness and decline, death and dying, or grief and loss. Art is our doorway into exploration.
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