I grew up hearing my grandmother say that she was afraid of dying. As she would put it, “If death were rest, I would rather live tired.” My grandmother was always a spirited person, with…
I grew up hearing my grandmother say that she was afraid of dying. As she would put it, “If death were rest, I would rather live tired.” My grandmother was always a spirited person, with…
We’ve pulled together some of our top resources and communications content to create this Spanish language toolkit(Part 2) to help you reach your Spanish-speaking audiences. Instructions for this and our other English language toolkits can be…
Since 2012, The Conversation Project has focused on serious illness messaging that reaches as many people as possible. That includes LGBTQ+ communities. We aimed to create resources that anyone could pick up and say “this…
My mother was smart and one of the wisest people I’ve known. She had a PhD in psychology and also very high EQ (emotional intelligence or emotional quotient). I was a fragile child and rebellious…
As someone who does research on health care through the end of life, I get into a lot of conversations with people who are looking for advice as they face difficult decisions. People reach out…
5 Money Lessons From People Caring for Their Elderly Parents This New York Times article explores the challenges of planning for aging parents, with Dr. Atul Gawande, author of Being Mortal, pointing readers to The Conversation Project’s…