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Blog: health-professionals

Welcome to Talking Matters, a blog featuring updates, stories, and interviews from The Conversation Project. Check back each week for a new post!

When to Step Back
By Elizabeth Emmett, 03/17/2022

Elizabeth Emmett writes about the joys of raising her son, the challenges of navigating his illness, and the ways her role is changing as her son gets older and begins to advocate for himself.

Resource Recap: 2021 in Review
Posted on 12/07/2021

The year of 2021 was a roller coaster for sure, and it was filled with challenges, heartaches, growth, opportunity, new inspiration, and powerful stories. Our team was busy pulling together materials to support you in…

Introducing New Guides!
Posted on 01/22/2021

Your Conversation Starter Guide Your Guide to Choosing a Health Care Proxy Your Guide to Being a Health Care Proxy Your Guide for Talking with a Health Care Team Your Conversation Starter Guide for Caregivers…

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We’ve asked community members to share how they are planning their work (to spread the importance of end-of-life care conversations) so it continues in the long run. The five most common ways groups or individuals are ensuring this work lives on are listed here.

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…an advance directive is a way of extending my fatherly caring into a future when I will be the object of attention – and emotional distress. Envisioning such scenes, I imagine that my daughters might wish for my arm around their shoulders.