SERVICES
There's a place to start.
Here's the whole picture.
End-of-life planning doesn't have to be one huge effort you have to figure out all at once. It's a series of steps — each one clear, each one contained, each one building on the last.
Here's how it works, and where you fit.
SERVICES
There's a place to start. Here's the whole picture.
End-of-life planning doesn't have to be one huge effort you have to figure out all at once. It's a series of steps — each one clear, each one contained, each one building on the last.
Here's how it works, and where you fit.
ABOUT US
Advance care planning
The most important thing most people have never done.
Most people have never had an honest, guided conversation about what they actually want at the end of their life. Not what the form assumes. What they actually want — who speaks for them, what quality of life means to them, what they want their final days to look like, and what they're leaving behind for the people they love.
Advance care planning is how that conversation happens. And how it gets documented in a way that holds up. This is where almost everyone should start, regardless of age or health. It's a step-by-step process, each session having a clear deliverable, none asking for a large commitment before you understand what you're committing to.
Step 1 - Free Readiness Review Call
(20 minutes, free)
An honest assessment of where you actually stand. What you have in place, what's missing, and what a smart next step looks like for your specific situation. The right place to start no matter what brought you here.
Step 2 - Blueprint Session
(60 minutes + 30-minute follow-up)
A personalized strategy session that produces a clear, values-based roadmap for your planning — what to prioritize, what your choices actually mean, and what to do first. You leave with a plan and a follow-up call already scheduled.
Step 3 - Planning Essentials
(120 minutes)
Where the planning becomes real. State-specific advance care documents completed correctly. Your end-of-life preferences documented in your own words. The healthcare agent conversation done honestly. You leave with documents that exist in the world.
Step 4 - Planning Extended
(Multi-session, 4–5 months)
Everything beyond the essentials — financial accounts, digital life, passwords, personal possessions, business interests, obituary, celebration of life. One topic per session, guided from start to finish, until the people you leave behind have everything they need.
Step 1 - Free Readiness Review Call (20 minutes, free)
(20 minutes, free)
An honest assessment of where you actually stand. What you have in place, what's missing, and what a smart next step looks like for your specific situation. The right place to start no matter what brought you here.
Step 2 - Blueprint Session (60 minutes + 30-minute follow-up)
A personalized strategy session that produces a clear, values-based roadmap for your planning — what to prioritize, what your choices actually mean, and what to do first. You leave with a plan and a follow-up call already scheduled.
Step 3 - Planning Essentials (120 minutes)
Where the planning becomes real. State-specific advance care documents completed correctly. Your end-of-life preferences documented in your own words. The healthcare agent conversation done honestly. You leave with documents that exist in the world.
Step 4 - Planning Extended (Multi-session, 4–5 months)
Everything beyond the essentials — financial accounts, digital life, passwords, personal possessions, business interests, obituary, celebration of life. One topic per session, guided from start to finish, until the people you leave behind have everything they need.
PLANNING
Blueprint Session
The only session of its kind that goes beyond identifying what documents you need — to showing you what your choices actually mean, what the stakes genuinely are, and how to build a values-based plan that your family can actually use when it matters most.
Advance Care Planning Essentials
Guided, expert-led session that gets your correct, state-specific advance care documents completed and executed properly — while ensuring every choice is grounded in your values, documented in your voice, and understood clearly enough by the people who love you that they can advocate for you with confidence when it matters most.
Advance Care Planning Extended
Comprehensive, deeply human, fully personalized, topic-by-topic guided process that organizes every dimension of your life — financial, digital, legal, personal — into a complete, accessible record that saves your family from the chaos, cost, and heartbreak of navigating an unprepared estate, built one manageable session at a time by someone who speaks like a human and leaves nothing important out.
SUPPORT AND LEGACY
Step 0
Readiness Review Call
(20 minutes, free)
An honest assessment of where you actually stand. What you have in place, what's missing, and what a smart next step looks like for your specific situation. The right place to start no matter what brought you here.
Step 1
Blueprint Session
(60 minutes + 30-minute follow-up)
A personalized strategy session that produces a clear, values-based roadmap for your planning — what to prioritize, what your choices actually mean, and what to do first. You leave with a plan and a follow-up call already scheduled.
Step 2
Planning Essentials
(120 minutes)
Where the planning becomes real. State-specific advance care documents completed correctly. Your end-of-life preferences documented in your own words. The healthcare agent conversation done honestly. You leave with documents that exist in the world.
Step 3
Planning Extended
(120 minutes)
Everything beyond the essentials — financial accounts, digital life, passwords, personal possessions, business interests, obituary, celebration of life. One topic per session, guided from start to finish, until the people you leave behind have everything they need.
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Want to understand more before you start?
End-of-life planning touches a lot of territory most people have never thought much about. These articles and videos cover some of the most important — and most misunderstood — topics, so you can arrive at any conversation better informed.
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End-of-life support
For when it's no longer hypothetical.
A terminal diagnosis shifts everything. There are decisions that can't wait, a healthcare system moving at its own pace, and a family trying to hold itself together while being there for the person they love. The gap between what the medical system provides and what a family actually needs in that moment is significant... and nobody in conventional care is designed to fill it.
That's where Barb steps in — as a steady, knowledgeable, deeply human presence for both the person dying and their loved ones.
This service includes: Education on the dying process; translation between medical providers and family; advocacy for your loved one's wishes; family dynamics support; vigil planning; obituary and celebration of life assistance; and grief support and resources. It's structured as a block of hours with flexible scheduling — because this is not a situation that operates on a standard timeline.
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Life + legacy projects
Because your story deserves to be told.
Every person has a story worth telling. Most of them never get told — not completely, not honestly, not in a form the people who come after can actually hold onto.
A Life and Legacy Project captures the full, irreplaceable story of a life — in whatever form brings that particular person most alive. Recorded conversations. Video. Letters to family members for future milestones. Recipes on camera. Family lore and traditions preserved for the next generation.
The form is always chosen around who the person is. The outcome is always the same: something the family returns to for generations.
Can be initiated at any point — proactively, as a gift, or during active decline. Starts with a scoping conversation.
Not sure where you fit?
If you're not sure which service applies to your situation — or whether any of this is the right fit — the Readiness Review Call is the right place to start. It's free, it's 20 minutes, and it's designed specifically to figure out where you are and what you actually need.
No pressure. No commitment. Just clarity.
Asset Management
Proactive asset management to optimize property performance, enhance value, and ensure operational excellence.
Project Consulting
End-to-end project advisory from site selection and entitlements to development oversight and delivery.
Corporate Real Estate
Strategic workspace planning and portfolio optimization for corporations seeking cost efficiency and growth.
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FREE 5-DAY EMAIL COURSE
What a 'good death' looks like (+ how to design yours)
Most people have never thought about what a good death actually means to them — because nobody's ever asked. This free course changes that. In five short daily emails, you'll get a real framework for thinking about your end of life: what matters, what a good death can look like when it's been planned for, and how to start designing yours.
Free. Five minutes a day. It might be the most useful thing you do this week.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What exactly is a death doula?
A death doula (also called an end-of-life doula) is a non-medical professional trained to support dying individuals and their families through the end-of-life process — emotionally, practically, educationally, and sometimes spiritually. Think of me as a knowledgeable, experienced guide who helps everyone involved feel less lost and more supported. I'm not a nurse, an attorney, or a financial advisor — I'm the person who sits in the gap between all of those and makes sure you understand what's happening and what your options actually are.
How is a death doula different from hospice?
Hospice is an essential medical service — and if you or someone you love needs it, please contact them as soon as possible. But hospice has limits (thanks, Medicare). I complement hospice by providing more time, more individualized attention, more advocacy, and more availability. We're not either/or. We're better together.
What if I just want information before committing to anything?
That's exactly what the Readiness Review Call is for. It's free, it takes 20 minutes, and you leave with a clear picture of where you stand and what a smart next step looks like — whether that's working together or something else entirely. There's no pressure to move forward.
Do I have to be facing a terminal illness to work with you?
Absolutely not. In fact, the most powerful thing you can do is plan before you need it. Advance care planning is for anyone who has people they love and wishes they'd like honored. The earlier you start, the better protected everyone is.
Is everything confidential?
100%. Everything shared in our work together stays private and confidential — full stop.
Do you only work with people in Minnesota?
Nope. I work virtually, which means I can work with you from anywhere. No commutes, no scheduling gymnastics. Just real support when and where you need it.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What exactly is a death doula?
A death doula (also called an end-of-life doula) is a non-medical professional trained to support dying individuals and their families through the end-of-life process — emotionally, practically, educationally, and sometimes spiritually. Think of me as a knowledgeable, experienced guide who helps everyone involved feel less lost and more supported. I'm not a nurse, an attorney, or a financial advisor — I'm the person who sits in the gap between all of those and makes sure you understand what's happening and what your options actually are.
How is a death doula different from hospice?
Hospice is an essential medical service — and if you or someone you love needs it, please contact them as soon as possible. But hospice has limits (thanks, Medicare). I complement hospice by providing more time, more individualized attention, more advocacy, and more availability. We're not either/or. We're better together.
What if I just want information before committing to anything?
That's exactly what the Readiness Review Call is for. It's free, it takes 20 minutes, and you leave with a clear picture of where you stand and what a smart next step looks like — whether that's working together or something else entirely. There's no pressure to move forward.
Do I have to be facing a terminal illness to work with you?
Absolutely not. In fact, the most powerful thing you can do is plan before you need it. Advance care planning is for anyone who has people they love and wishes they'd like honored. The earlier you start, the better protected everyone is.
Is everything confidential?
100%. Everything shared in our work together stays private and confidential — full stop.
Do you only work with people in Minnesota?
Nope. I work virtually, which means I can work with you from anywhere. No commutes, no scheduling gymnastics. Just real support when and where you need it.
The right place to start is always the same
Wherever you are — early planning, active crisis, or somewhere in between — the Readiness Review Call is where we figure out what you actually need and what a smart next step looks like.
Free. 20 minutes. No commitment.
Virtual sessions available — work with me from anywhere.
Asset Management
Proactive asset management to optimize property performance, enhance value, and ensure operational excellence.
Project Consulting
End-to-end project advisory from site selection and entitlements to development oversight and delivery.
Corporate Real Estate
Strategic workspace planning and portfolio optimization for corporations seeking cost efficiency and growth.
The right place to start is always the same
Wherever you are — early planning, active crisis, or somewhere in between — the Readiness Review Call is where we figure out what you actually need and what a smart next step looks like. Free. 20 minutes. No commitment.
Virtual sessions — work with me from anywhere.
Minneapolis, MN-based death doula and advance care planner. Personalized end-of-life solutions for busy professionals and families.
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What a 'good death' looks like (and how to design yours)
Most people have never thought about what a good death actually means to them — because nobody's ever asked. This free course changes that. In five short daily emails, you'll get a real framework for thinking about your end of life: what matters, what a good death can look like when it's been planned for, and how to start designing yours.
Free. Five minutes a day. It might be the most useful thing you do this week.
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