Kate DeBartolo is used to uncomfortable conversations. In fact, her job is to be a proponent of them. And here’s why. As the Director for The Conversation Project, her mission is to get people talking about one of the most difficult topics many of us will ever encounter: our end of life decisions and the end of life wishes of the those we love. Let’s face it, we’re all going to die. That’s a hard pill to swallow but it’s obviously true. And how we want to die, how we want our last days to be and how we want to be celebrated and honored after we’re gone are all topics worth considering and sharing with the people we live our life with. So, you may feel uncomfortable over the next 45 minutes but I invite you to stick with it because this episode could be the starting point to one of the most important conversations you ever have.   Guest Bio Kate DeBartolo is the Director of The Conversation Project, an initiative started in 2013 by The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) that is dedicated to helping people talk about their wishes for end-of-life care.   Mentioned in this Episode https://theconversationproject.org/ Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy by Sheryl Sandberg & Adam Grant https://www.amazon.com/Option-Adversity-BuOption B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy Book by Sheryl Sandberglding-Resilience-Finding/dp/1524732680 Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Found-Pacific-Crest-Oprahs-ebook/dp/B005IQZB14 Life After Death: The Burden of Proof by Deepak Chopra https://www.amazon.com/Life-After-Death-Burden-Proof/dp/0307345785 The Last Lecture https://www.amazon.com/Last-Lecture-Randy-Pausch/dp/1401323251/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1522333326&sr=1-1&keywords=last+lecture     Connect with the 60 Mindful Minutes podcast   Web: https://kristenmanieri.com  Email: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60MindfulMinutes Instagram: @kristenmanieri_