Navigating Grief in Your Life, Session 2

Session 2: Preparing for the Inevitable: Facing Your Own Mortality with Clarity & Compassion

Talking about our own death is one of the most difficult but necessary conversations we can have. Preparing for the end of life allows us to ease the burden on our loved ones, ensure our wishes are honored, and find peace in the process. This session will guide participants through practical steps for confronting mortality, preparing essential materials, and involving family and friends in meaningful discussions.

We will explore available resources—books, planning tools, and marketplace services—to help navigate this journey with confidence. Through personal stories, historical letters, and interactive discussions, this session will empower attendees to take control of their end-of-life planning.

About the author:

Kevin O’Connor, creator of The Grief Navigator, provides compassionate guidance through grief, drawing on his background in the funeral industry and family history preservation. Author of the bestseller Two Floors Above Grief, Kevin is a retired educator and active community theater actor, offering presentations on grief, education, and preserving family archives.

About the book: by Kevin O'Connor

Imagine growing up in a house where joy and grief coexist under the same roof—a stately Victorian mansion where the upstairs hummed with the energy of two lively families, and the basement displayed caskets next to the closed door of an embalming room. Kevin O’Connor invites you into his extraordinary childhood, where the sounds of laughter mixed with the business of a funeral home.

Through a captivating collection of family letters spanning the 1920s to the ‘80s, O’Connor masterfully weaves a story that balances life's most poignant moments—births, celebrations, and yes, death—into a tapestry of resilience, love, and joy.

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

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