WORKSHOPS For INDIVIDUALS

A Four-Week Workshop Series

Peace of Mind Planning is a four-part interactive workshop that combines practical planning and end-of-life paperwork with thoughtful discussion, reflection on our mortality, and guidance on how we can best support those we will leave behind. 

By planning now, you can ensure your family won't be scrambling when the time comes, making life easier for those grieving your loss.

We’ll provide resources and instruction on completing your Advance Directive, wishes for body disposition, memorial celebration, and your own Life File. We’ll also give you tools to facilitate conversations and planning with your older loved ones, as well as guidance if you find yourself in the role of a caregiver. 

Who will benefit from this workshop?

  • You have a will, an estate plan or neither,  but you know there’s more to think about when exiting this world than just how and where you’ll pass on your physical belongings. 

  • You want to support your parents or other older loved ones with their end-of-life planning and needs, but you're not sure where to begin or how to talk with them about it.

 Jen and Karen take a compassionate approach to exploring one of life's most challenging subjects: death. Their professionalism and deep expertise allowed participants to navigate both the complexity and reality of dying, while learning how to plan and prepare for the end of life.

- Kathryn

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THE WORKSHOP Format

Homework is completed independently between sessions so that at the end of the series you will have completed the following documents:

  • Advanced Directive

  • Life File documentation (this includes a list of accounts, passwords, biographical information, location of important documents, etc.) 

  • Post-death wishes and documentation

THE WORKSHOP Details

Current Spring Workshop: Tuesdays at 4pm PST / 7pm EST:

March 4, March 18, April 1, April 15

Please plan on attending all four dates.

Cost: $495/person

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  • TESTIMONIALS

    Jen and Karen's graceful guidance combined with the space to share ideas, perspectives, and different ways of looking at the subject of mortality, make Peace of Mind Planning a great workshop.

    — Jake

  • TESTIMONIALS

    With Jen’s experience, patience and professionalism, I was finally able to face the daunting task of completing an Advanced Directive. Jen gently, and with great empathy, helped me face and explore my experiences and feelings surrounding the end of life. 

    By the end of this work, I felt heard and understood.  Jen’s insightfulness, patience and kindness are all exceptional.  I cannot recommend Jen more highly, for this work or other End of Life Doula support.

    — Karen

  • TESTIMONIALS

    Peace of Mind Planning is a great way to begin thinking about something we all will go through, but may push off planning for. The Peace of Mind Planning workshop is a smart combination of practical planning, resources, and thoughtful reflection.

    — Louis

  • TESTIMONIALS

    Jen met me where I was emotionally and brought me and my family immediate comfort with her compassionate spirit. Jen helped me navigate my husband’s transition into Hospice care at home and helped me establish a caregiving team when my husband’s health declined and he urgently needed skilled bedside care beyond what I knew. She helped me organize, coordinate and harness the power of our community, who were all so eager to give, help in any way possible, drop off meals, etc.  No task was too big or too small for Jen – from helping tidy up our home to helping arrange end of life details and logistics, to helping plan my husband’s Celebration of Life, Jen was my quarterback, my sounding board and communicator. I’m beyond grateful for Jen and can’t imagine where I’d be today without her.

    — Minda

  • TESTIMONIALS

    I finally got myself and my husband going with our own end-of-life planning, which feels great.

    — Laurie

  • TESTIMONIALS

    The Peace of Mind Workshop is a great way to familiarize yourself with the landscape of end-of-life planning for yourself and your loved ones. Whether you've completed a Life File or have no idea what to put in one, this workshop can help you prepare. Jen and Karen offer a holistic consideration of death and tools for mitigating the emotional and practical ways that the end of a life unfolds in the lives of those who remain.

    - Sasha

Frequently Asked QUESTIONS

  • Yes! Being prepared at any age is important. Anyone over the age of 18 should have some form of advanced directive/wishes documentation. Important biological and account information should always be readily accessible to family members/next of kin so that they are not left searching for this information while also grieving.

  • Absolutely. Whether you have an estate planning lawyer and/or a financial planner, this class is still pertinent as we address things outside the scope of legal and financial planning such as end of life wishes and disposition.

  • We understand, life is busy. We do ask if you are unable to attend the first session that you wait until the next series. If you can’t make one of the others, we’ll share pertinent info for you to complete tasks on your own.