095 The Gift of End of Life Planning with Lee Atherton

Like many things related to wellness, today’s topic is one of those things we can easily put off until a later date.  But our guest today takes the counter position, explaining how taking care of end-of-life planningsooner rather than later is not only a gift to our loved ones, but an empowering act of wellness and care for ourselves.

Our guest today is Lee Atherton, a first responder chaplain and an end-of-life, grief, and resilience coach, also known as Coach Rev.  Lee is also an author and speaker who helps people “live their dying” by journeying with them through the grief and chaos until they reach a place of stillness, where beauty and gifts of the unfolding can be discovered.  Coach Rev also supports those who are in the helping professions, offering programs and support to enhance their own resiliency. 

We cover a range of topics including:

• What end-of-life planning entails;

• How to reframe the preparation from dread to empowerment;

• How to incorporate lessons learned during end-of-life reflection;

• The grief journey and how to turn it into resilience; and

• The beauty and gift of supporting those at the end-of life.

We end this episode with our Dose of Inspiration segment, where Coach Rev shares some of the things that are lighting her up these days.  In spite of the difficult topic, you’ll be heartened by Coach Rev’s warmth and wisdom. 

Links:

Website:  CoachRev.com

Email:  lee@coachrev.com

Coach Rev – grieving resources

On Grief and Grieving– book

Bucketlist.org – website 

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