You need to tell someone what you want. The hardest conversation you'll ever start — and the most important one your family will ever hear.
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End-of-Life Planning →
The documents nobody wants to fill out, the conversation nobody wants to start, the wishes nobody wants to name. Navigate end-of-life planning with courage, clarity, and love. You'll navigate four escalating scenarios — from the paper trail to the letter — practicing the decisions that matter most when the pressure is real and the stakes are personal. This isn't theory. It's practice for the moments that define how this chapter of your life unfolds.
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You sit down across from someone you love and start the sentence you've rehearsed for weeks — 'If something happens to me, I want you to know...' The words catch, but you push through.
What started with the conversation just got more complicated. Now you need to initiate family conversations about end-of-life wishes without waiting for a crisis — and the situation is shifting faster than your first approach can handle.
This is the moment you've been building toward. Choosing a healthcare proxy — the person who will speak for you when you can't — except now the stakes are real and there's no rehearsal. What you do next matters.
You've faced the hardest part. Now turn what you've learned into something sustainable — a way to initiate family conversations about end-of-life wishes without waiting for a crisis not just today, but every time this situation returns.
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View all →The Paper Trail
Advance directives, power of attorney, living wills — the paperwork nobody wants to fill out. Navigate the legal foundation of end-of-life planning.
4 scenarios →The Wishes
Beyond the medical — what legacy do you want to leave? Navigate articulating the wishes that go deeper than treatment preferences.
4 scenarios →The Letter
Words for the people you love, written while you still can. Navigate the letter that says everything you won't be able to say later.
4 scenarios →The Conversation
You need to tell someone what you want. The hardest conversation you'll ever start — and the most important one your family will ever hear.
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