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Don’t Let These Scammers Steal Your Money
How the SECURE Act Affects Estate Plans
The World’s Weirdest Inheritances
Apple Cider Chicken and Brussels Sprouts
Discussing Loss With Compassion
Understanding Loss
Trish Johnson’s Compassionate Presentation
This month we hosted the wonderful Trish Johnson, Illuminated Life Coach, to talk to our clients about the issues and strategies facing families in critical transition. I have been lucky enough in my life thus far to have not lost a close family member or friend to death. It was for this reason that I sat there, at first, realizing that as much as I experience death in my work, maybe I don’t truly grasp the pain that comes with losing a close family member. During the event, I heard talk of losing parents, and siblings, and children. I realized I had only experienced death the way someone looking at a snow globe experiences snow. It was gut-wrenching but cathartic to experience the sorrow following the loss of a loved one. I always considered myself a compassionate person, but I quickly realized I didn’t, and couldn’t, comprehend the depth of pain that accompanies a loved one’s death. I’ve seen the way some families can come together and unite after the death of a loved one, and the way they can tear themselves apart, but
until now, I don’t think I truly understood how lucky families are to survive the pain of loss on either side of the coin.
We’d like to have Trish come speak again to help any other clients who couldn’t make it to this event or weren’t aware of it. I know some I spoke to weren’t ready, and others were worried about what it would be like. I hope you all will take this opportunity to experience the love, understanding, and companionship we experienced tonight. If you’ve experienced a tragic loss or are experiencing the loss that accompanies dementia, I sincerely hope you’ll consider taking advantage of the catharsis that Trish brings. I think you’ll be very glad you did. On a more light-hearted note, the Italian theme for the wine and snacks was fun. For the next event, I think we’ll try a collection of French wines and snacks.
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