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Blog: planning-ahead

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

Having “The Conversation” with Teenagers
By Diane F. Goble, MS, 09/07/2022

The only time my husband and I talked about anything to do with the end of our lives was when we chose our children’s godparents—those who would take care of them should we both die….

4 Steps that Helped Me Start the Conversation
By Christine Osterwalder, 08/02/2022

“What does a good day look like?” “What matters to me through the end of my life is…” To me, open-ended questions like these seemed challenging at first because the answers can change significantly, due…

There is no denying that when it comes to caring for individuals there is great power in shifting from a typical “What’s the matter with you?” clinical-based approach to a combined “What matters to you?”…