Having difficult conversations. People avoid them, I’d like to help you have them. they don’t have to be uncomfortable.
I know there are difficult conversations popping up for people, I hear them and I see them being avoided. One of the biggest ones is Death.
Right now, with the global pandemic, it is more important to have.
I think it is triggering people, as is expected. But it doesn’t have to be scary or a drain. There are ways to make it easier. Easier to start and easier to get through.
When my son was ill with liver disease and dying – there was so much happening and so quickly. You think you will have time but that is not always the case.
There were two questions, I asked my son, that positively influenced and even framed our experience. They may be of help to you.
1. What do you want? Whatever that means for them.
Otherwise you will end up having to decide for them in the moment and it will be about what you want instead. If things happen quickly there may not be time to talk. So the time is Now.
Write it down, repeat it back to make sure you have it correct.
2. What do you want to avoid?
This was the more powerful question, in my experience with my son. It was incredibly empowering for him and when the time came to be the voice of those decisions it was already done. Now you are fulfilling their wishes and it is a loving beautiful gift.
I know this is a difficult topic for many of you, that you don’t want to have.
How can I help? Let me know in the comments or message me.
