Workshop: Planning Ahead for Solo Aging & Thriving

Many of us may find ourselves navigating our later years without a traditional family support system—perhaps single, widowed, divorced, or living far from relatives. In this practical and encouraging workshop, lawyer turned end-of-life doula Marni Blank will help participants identify personal support networks and create action plans for aging with confidence and joy.

We'll be discussing two main components:

"Creating Your Circle of Support"
Discover how to build and maintain a strong support network while aging solo. Through interactive exercises and group discussions, you'll map your current connections and identify opportunities to strengthen your community. Learn practical strategies for staying connected and engaged as you age.

"Planning for Your Future Self"
Take control of your future with concrete planning tools and resources. We'll cover essential topics including healthcare advocacy, legal considerations, and financial planning specific to solo agers. Leave with a practical roadmap for implementing key decisions and building the support system you need.

What you'll gain:

• Practical tools for building and maintaining social connections

• Strategies for creating a strong support network

• Essential checklists for legal and healthcare planning

• Resources for financial preparation

• Comprehensive Organizer for your important information

• Connection with others on the same journey

This interactive workshop includes breakout discussions, worksheets, and opportunities to share experiences with fellow solo agers. 

Join us to proactively build a confident and connected future.

Coffee and bagels will be provided!

About the presenter
Marni Blank is the founder of Begin with the End. She is a recovering lawyer, mediator, death doula, and after loss consultant. Marni completed her death doula training through Going with Grace, mediation training through New York Peace Institute and Elder Decisions, grief training through Living Through Loss Counselling Society and After Loss Training through PALS.
Marni’s services are curated to empower individuals and families to prepare for logistical and emotional aspects of death, dying, and grief. This can include accountability in completing end-of-life decisions and documents, facilitating family conversations, getting your important documents and digital life organized, and legacy projects. For families in grief, she offers after loss support to help executors and families work through the paperwork and logistics to close the estate.
https://www.beginwiththeend.co