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…

My daughter, Izzy, was diagnosed with cancer in 2011 at the age of three. In the beginning, what we were doing seemed so clear. It meant sacrificing quality of life for a bit, all for…

 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…

Over the last year, I have come to understand caregiving differently.  Not as an abstract concept. Not as a framework on a page. Not even only as a professional conversation, though I work at the Institute…

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…