“Extremis” is Latin for “at the point of death.” It is also the name of an unflinching documentary available on Netflix about two families at a hospital struggling to decide whether to take their loved…

The Conversation Project is now working with over 400 organizations across the country (and beyond) to promote discussions about end-of-life care. Our community partners include hospitals and health systems, hospice and home care agencies, congregations…

From Episcopalians to Buddhists, more than 30 congregations of different faiths nationwide will come together during Conversation Sabbath, Nov. 11 through 20, to focus on what the faithful have in common: a reluctance to talk…

While death may be anything but a “revolutionary idea,” the concept of being able to control how hard one’s death will be definitely has people talking. Which is exactly the point of The Conversation Project….

Communities across the country are now gearing up for Conversation Sabbath 2016 – an interfaith celebration of the importance of sharing our unique preferences for end-of-life care. From November 11 to 20, congregations of all…

Remember how the model of birth in America was transformed from the outside in. It wasn’t doctors who invited husbands with their video cameras into the room or doulas and bathtub births. It was people…