Resources
THE CONVERSATION PROJECT: You Guys Know….
Ever wish you could rewind the conversation?
DON’T PANIC - IT’S OKAY: A Letter to Loved Ones Making Difficult Choices
Even when people express their end-of-life care wishes, honoring their choices can be challenging or impractical. Dr. Karen Boudreau's family knows this from...
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
Starting conversations about end-of-life care wishes with your loved ones can be hard. The Conversation Project is here to help.
TALKING ABOUT SEX DOESN’T MAKE YOU PREGNANT
… and talking about death isn’t fatal. Pecha Kucha presentation by Final Steps' Jasen Moniz.
WEBSITES
There are many online resources available to help you start the conversation about your end-of-life values, goals, and preferences. Here are some of our favourites …
BOOKS
Recommended reads.
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
by Atul Gawande, MD
Metropolitan Books, 2014
The inspirational best-seller that shows the ultimate goal is not a good death but a good life – all the way to the very end.
A Beginner’s Guide To The End
By BJ Miller, MD and Shoshana Berger
An honest and detail-oriented guide to the most universal of all experiences.
Must-read book lists from The Conversation Project:
10 Must Reads About Death and End-Of-Life Care
Bermuda National Library recommendations:
All titles available to check out from the Bermuda National Library.
ARTICLES
Advice and ideas worth reading.
End-of-life Planning with loved ones can be hard: Heres where to start
How to make sure you know what they want so you can honour their wishes without having to guess.
Thoughtful Ice Breakers That Lead to Meaningful Conversations
Right now, more than ever, people are reflecting on their life values, what kind of treatment they would want in the event of a medical crisis and who they would want to speak for them if a time came where they could not speak for themselves.
You're going to die, here's how to deal with it
Getting started on thinking and talking about mortality - without the anxiety.
One day you're going to die. Here's how to prepare for it.
Organizing tips so others can see what you want to happen after you're gone, what you own, and how to handle a variety of situations.
With Dementia, More is Needed than a Boilerplate Advance Directive
Kay Butler’s Excellent example of writing an Advance Directive that emphasizes the quality of your life.
Queering the good death
When it comes to protecting chosen family, LGBTQ couples face unique challenges
Your Ultimate Guide on Digital Death (and How to Handle It)
What happens to your online accounts when you die?
The Movement to Bring Death Closer
Home-funeral guides believe that families can benefit from tending to — and spending time with — the bodies of their deceased.
Ritual and Grief in the time of COVID-19
In a thoughtful piece about the preservation of rituals in the midst of COVID-19, Kelly McCutcheon Adams discusses how to creatively sustain and honour rituals in today's global climate.
Amid pandemic, the way we talk about death is changing
Faith leaders discuss the how vital it to discuss end-of-life care, especially in the context of today.
AUDIO
Listen to our radio series on end-of-life topics, hosted by DJ Shelley Thunder. Final Steps airs on the first and third Wednesday of every month at 4.30pm, on Ocean 89.1 FM
PODCASTS
Downloads worth listening to.
Dying Matters
Personal experiences on the importance of talking about our wishes before it’s too late. Subscribe via iTunes or Spotify
Griefcast
Cariad Lloyd's award-winning podcast talking to fellow comedians and writers about death and grief. Subscribe via iTunes or Acast
End of Life University
Real talk about life and death. Subscribe via iTunes
The Art of Dying Well
Monthly podcasts that aim to make death and dying something we can talk about without discomfort or fear. Subscribe via iTunes, SoundCloud, audioBoom, Stitcher or TuneIn
GeriPal
Podcasts from GeriPal (Geriatrics and Palliative care), a forum for discourse, recent news and research, and freethinking commentary. Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher
7 Podcasts About End-of-Life Care
Recommended listening from The Conversation Project.
APPS
Helpful apps to help you plan ahead.
Afternote allows you to make your last wishes known, to leave messages for your loved ones and record your life story in a beautiful way.
MyDirectives helps record and share your organ donation status and tell doctors who can make treatment decisions for you in a medical emergency where you can't communicate. Free.
With Cake explore, document and share all your health, legal, funeral and legacy decisions in an end-of-life plan. Free.
WeCroak is a fun app that reminds you that life is fleeting, so make the most of each day!
GAMES
Fun with a purpose
Hello is a game you can order to foster end of life planning and discussions. Suitable for families or larger groups. You can also borrow this game from Final Steps with a refundable deposit.
