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Retirement Reimagined (Guest Post)

By Richard Leider What kind of life do you envision at 50? 60? 70? 80? 100? Will you retire? Should you retire (ever)? When is the right time to retire? What will be the defining purpose of your days? Instead of narrowing your focus as you age, will you widen…

End in MindMarch 7, 2023

Food for thought Purposeful Living

Acceptance, Gratitude, and Change

Recently, a beloved friend texted me the sad news that his father had died. “It’s over,” he wrote. “Shikata Ga Nai.” He is right. Shikata Ga Nai is the Japanese phrase for “It cannot be helped,” or “Nothing can be done about it.” For those of us who like to…

Cathy WurzerFebruary 22, 2023

Guest Blogs Purposeful Living

The Ultimate Conversation (Guest Post)

Richard Leider, founder of Inventure – The Purpose Company, is the author of 10 books, including three bestsellers, which have sold over 1 million copies. On April 28, he will join our founder, broadcast journalist Cathy Wurzer, for a live event at the Metropolitan Ballroom in Golden Valley, Minnesota. In…

Christa MelandMarch 29, 2022

Caregiving

‘Caregiver: A Love Story’ Screening and Discussion

If you’re not a caregiver now, odds are good you will be soon. New research from AARP shows more than one in five adults—a total of 53 million Americans—are now unpaid family caregivers. End in Mind is thrilled to join Pioneer PBS and the Southwest Initiative Foundation, along with several…

Christa MelandSeptember 28, 2021

Grief and Grieving Healing Stories and Storytelling

Creativity is a Powerful Tool for Healing

A couple of weeks ago, the event I’ve been dreading for more than a decade finally happened. My beloved cat Tux, who’s been with me for virtually all of my adult life, died. On the one hand, I’m grateful because it was just about the best losing-a-pet experience one could…

Christa MelandApril 26, 2021

End of Life Wisdom Grief and Grieving Guest Blogs

Navigating Cancer With My Best Friend (Guest Post)

Liv Lane (left) and her best friend since childhood, Kelly (right) End in Mind is dedicated to helping people have difficult conversations about death and navigate grief and loss, and we are grateful to be able to share a deeply moving reflection from Liv Lane, an intuitive artist and inspirational…

Christa MelandMarch 29, 2021

End of Life Wisdom Grief and Grieving

Saying Goodbye to Beloved Pets

Over the past nine months, as many of us have been working from home amid the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve spent more time with our pets than ever before: They lay next to us as we type. They alert us anytime there’s a noise in our neighborhood. They even make occasional…

Christa MelandDecember 4, 2020

End of Life Wisdom Food for thought Guest Blogs

Longtime Palliative Care Chaplain Talks Life, Death, Healing (Guest Post)

We are grateful to be able to share a deep and rich reflection from a now retired palliative care chaplain. Katie Herman worked at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis from 1996 to 2012 and as a member of its Palliative Care Team immediately after it formed in 2003. Then from…

Christa MelandNovember 9, 2020

Advance Care Directives

What I Learned Planning for the End

“Do you want us to buy you a burial plot?” The question from my parents caught me completely off-guard. I was in my 20s at the time—healthy, focused on my career, newly married, and looking forward to eventually having children. Dying and death were the furthest things from my mind.…

Christa MelandOctober 16, 2020

Retirement Reimagined (Guest Post)

Acceptance, Gratitude, and Change

The Ultimate Conversation (Guest Post)

‘Caregiver: A Love Story’ Screening and Discussion

Creativity is a Powerful Tool for Healing

Navigating Cancer With My Best Friend (Guest Post)

Saying Goodbye to Beloved Pets

Longtime Palliative Care Chaplain Talks Life, Death, Healing (Guest Post)

What I Learned Planning for the End

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