Learn about an end-of-life planner that helps people share joy and love as they prepare for their later days.
My guest Sherry Richert Belul is the founder of Simply Celebrate and author of The Love List of a Lifetime. She helps people discover creative, heartfelt ways to celebrate life, deepen connection, and express love–while also guiding people to plan for the end-of-life. She is a workshop leader and speaker who emphasizes loving out loud and making moments that matter. Her end-of-life planner The Love List of a Lifetime helps people organize what matters most, share their love, and leave a legacy of connection and care. Learn more at her website:
This episode includes:
- How Sherry is currently finding joy within the depths of her grief
- The depth of our grief and sorrow is what allows for the breadth of kindness and joy
- A love list as a gift for someone with a terminal diagnosis
- Why include something “imperfect” on a love list
- Why planning for the end of life is an act of great love
- Start end-of-life planning by making a phone tree of contacts to be notified after your death and include a short message to each person
- Sharing the stories of the things we plan to pass on to others
- How sorting through items from the past with a loved one can create new special memories
- People need to be seen and heard and loved for who they are
- Say it now – don’t let the moment pass
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