One thing I love about working with groups around the country is seeing the ways in which they customize a message to best reach different audiences. Whether it’s developing book group questions or events for…

Do you think doctors should have conversations with their patients about their options for end-of-life care? In Massachusetts alone, only 17% of residents have had the conversation with their clinicians. Many medical practitioners, while excellent…

One of my favorite things about my role as the National Field Manager for The Conversation Project is the opportunity to learn about interesting projects happening around the country. Whether it is a faith leader…

In her heartfelt and poignant New York Times op-ed published last month, Ellen Goodman recalls the “hard” deaths of her father and mother, describing the lasting impact of her family’s denial and the “silence that…

Fellow team members describe TCP’s former Project Coordinator, Mandy Ferguson, as enthusiastic, dependable, and organized colleague, with a sunny disposition. For three years, Ferguson worked to spread The Conversation Project’s mission to all demographics and…

Reverend Rosemary Lloyd has been dreaming about an interfaith, community-wide conversation about end-of-life care for years.  Lloyd, who has worked as a nurse, a hospice volunteer and a Unitarian minister, says she wants to make…