My experience as a physical therapist in a hospital has made me passionate about preparing others for health changes and aging. We want to grow old, but often don’t want to embrace some of the realities that aging asks of us.

As a certified facilitator for advanced care planning, I offer a safe space to listen and talk openly with you and the people close to you about some of the difficult but important choices ahead.

I’ve witnessed in my family that you can have a say in your care. As a young adult, I was able to say goodbye and hold my Nana’s hand after she decided not to have her legs amputated. I saw my dad advocate for his sister’s wishes to end life support because she had a healthcare directive, and he knew what living well meant to her. He was spared guilt with his grief. After a century of living independently, my cognitively intact grandmother chose to go into hospice care. My Nana, my Aunt, and my Grandmother had some control over how they finished living, because they knew what they wanted, spoke up, and their loved ones listened.