You Asked for a Parental Death Prep Episode. We Got the Perfect Guest.

Whatever your relationship is with your parents — incredibly close, estranged, somewhere in-between — there's just so much to handle when one of them dies. It doesn't matter if the death was sudden or a long time coming, our reticence to deal with (or even talk about) the postscripts of our lives leaves people scrambling, untangling, and slamming up against walls of legal bureaucracy. So we wanted to talk to someone who's been through it — and has accumulated a deep well of knowledge about preparing for these scenarios and navigating them when they've arrived. Certified death doula Becky Robinson offers deeply practical advice that's also filled with compassion — and I know we'll continue to build on her advice in the comments.

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Show Notes:

• Buy My Parents Are Dead: Now What: https://bookshop.org/a/56144/9781683694687
• So many resources on Becky's fantastic website! https://www.deadparentswhatnow.com/about
• Follow Becky on IG here: https://www.instagram.com/deadparentswhatnow/
• Becky references The Conversation Project for help starting these conversations: https://theconversationproject.org/
• The TikTok I reference in the episode re: never-ending post-death account maintenance: https://www.tiktok.com/@emilymmorrison/video/7562575993529994551r=1&t=ZT-97oapcHmudh
• The Alzheimer's Association: https://www.alz.org/

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