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…

For some people, the idea of advance care planning brings up an unexpected fear: “What if this pulls me back into relationships that I’ve worked hard to step away from?” We hear this concern especially…

When you’re in your 20s, it’s easy to believe you have time. Time to build savings, to start a family, to plan for the future. Conversations about wills, trusts, and health care proxies sound like…

Each year, we ask our network of community champions to share emerging ideas or plans in the making for promoting National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD). Celebrated every year on April 16th and across the month of April,…

Tragedy strikes at the strangest time. On a Sunday, I was returning from a two-week work trip across Mexico and Cuba and by Thursday, I learned my Aunt Brenda had passed away back in North…

It’s not unusual for health care team members, whether you’re a physician, nurse, or other valued member of the team, to have difficulty knowing where to start when approaching conversations about end of life. Below…