Are you avoiding the conversation?
Far too often, we avoid having conversations about death because it’s uncomfortable.
The choice to plan is a powerful one. It deepens relationships and prepares everyone for what's ahead. When the time comes, your loved ones will be able to focus on what matters, rather than a maze of paperwork, possessions, and difficult decisions.
When you are willing to plan, you will be able to provide thoughtful guidance in your own words and prevent unnecessary stress for those who care for you.
Create advance care directives with total agency
Prepare necessary paperwork
Let go of household items to live lighter & more intentionally
Distribute family heirlooms with transparency
Digitize treasured memories & revel in the life you're living
Evaluate additional care options
Facilitate difficult conversations with family members
Get closer to family & friends through meaningful conversations
Help loved ones overcome their fear of death
Death is inevitable. Planning is empowering.
Imagine having the support to:
After a 20-year, fast-paced career in fashion brand marketing, global manufacturing, and resale start-ups, I returned home to Minneapolis, determined to put down roots and connect with people in a more meaningful way.
There’s an energetic and tenacious side to me that revels in personal agency and efficiency. We don’t typically think contemplating death would require project management skills… but there are so many important decisions that, ideally, you can make for yourself which can be laid out in a sequential process.
Even when death is an abstract idea, I know that it is grounding to think about your personal choices and what will need to be done.
For all ages and all stages of health.
In my role as an End-of-Life Planner, Later Life Specialist, and Deathcare Advisor, I’m committed to helping my clients prepare for the inevitable. I manage the process, they take comfort in knowing their loved ones won't be left scrambling or feeling burdened and overwhelmed.
Hi, I'm Monica
I believe death is a gift that reminds us that life is precious, finite, and fragile. It provides the opportunity to shed what weighs us down and to evolve through the final stage of growth. When faced, death illuminates new pathways to purpose & new possibilities.
End-of-Life Planner. Later Life Specialist. Deathcare Advisor. Certified Death Doula.
Let’s create a roadmap together. I will be your compassionate advisor, guiding you through the process.
Grieving, remembering, and honoring people I've loved and lost contributed to my most profound personal transformations.
Going With Grace certified Death Doula
Professional Member of the Minnesota Death Collaborative
University of Chicago, MA, Social Science
University of Notre Dame, BA, Business
Lakewood Cemetery docent
Hospice volunteer (Lifespark/Moments Hospice)
Create an Advance Care Plan with easy-to-follow directives in case of a sudden event
Planning
Complete the required end-of-life paperwork and organize physical & digital files
Documentation
Inventory household items, distribute family heirlooms, and donate, recycle & resell
Estate Inventory
Lead difficult conversations about care options & capacity for family caregiving
Family Facilitation
Archive personal photos, stories, letters & recipes to share with the people you love
Archiving
Anytime you feel overwhelmed, we will pause, and I will guide you through the uncomfortable and the uncertain.
Dying is part of life. Let's face it together.
When a loved one dies, there is overwhelming pressure to get their affairs in order fast. This urgency leaves little time to grieve.
Whatever your culture or spiritual beliefs, advance care planning is a beautiful way to continue to live vigorously and give the gift of a plan, in your own words, to the people you love.
