Live By Design – Finish Strong

Life-affirming Workshop series

Join us for this life-affirming online workshop series: five sessions of two hours each.

Session 1. LOVE: Loving Self-Loving Others
Session 2. DIGNITY End-of-Life and Medical Choices
Session 3. LEGACY: Peace of Mind – Your Affairs in Order
Session 4. LOVE: Loss, Grief & Resilience.
Session 5. FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE: Participation, Celebration, Closure

Upcoming Online Course November 2024

All sessions run:
19.00 – 21.00 SAST
18.00 – 19.00 CET
17.00 – 19.00 UK
12.00 – 14.00 EST

On registration, you will receive a PREWORK package of reading and a worksheet to complete before the first session. If you are two people, please email two contact addresses.

05 November. Session 1 (Tuesday)
07 November. Session 2 (Thursday)
12 November. Session 3 (Tuesday)
14 November. Session 4 (Thursday)
19 November. Session 5 (Tuesday)

If you have queries, please email info@lovelegacydignity.com

Support for Online Death Cafes

A group directed discussion of death

LoveLegacyDignity runs a Death Café on the last Saturday of every month, except December. We are a core group that have met for years, creating safety for exploratory conversations. Death Cafés are a global movement. We can support you to start your own. Please email info@lovelegacydignity to make his request.

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Testimonials

The workshop was very detailed. I appreciated and welcomed the guidance around the practical steps and documentation in the event of my death or that of any of my loved ones.

Zandile Mokgatle

I always thought that having a will and being able to talk about dying and death was sufficient and that I had faced this taboo topic, goodness, was I wrong! LoveLegacyDignity opened my eyes, my thoughts and emotions and helped me explore aspects deeper as well as providing excellent practical guidance. Discussions were held in a safe relaxed space and I thoroughly enjoyed the course and found it extremely beneficial in my personal and professional capacity.

Justine WorthingtonPsychologist

This is an insightful and empowering course which enhances our resolves to leave our best lives , and make things easy for our loved one. It is indeed about a purposeful life and finishing strong.

Ntsiki Memela-Motumi

I enjoyed Helena’s pragmatic compassion and gentle humour. I can highly recommend this course to anyone who wants to live a meaningful, connected life.

Dana Labe

In times like these, it’s worth stepping out to think about what’s important, about legacy, and about being prepared.

Ferial HaffajeeJournalist and Editor

For many years I have said that dying and death is a journey we will all embark on and it’s the one we are least prepared for. The LoveLegacyDignity workshops have been a profound experience.

Sharon JansenExecutive Coach

A valuable, empowering and encouraging experience.

Nikki BushSpeaker and author of Future-proof Yourself (Penguin Random House)

I enjoyed the interaction with Helena, Mapi, and my co-participants. I believe I am now better informed about the importance of having matters in place and documented before I die. The sessions highlighted the importance of ‘leaving my affairs in order’ to spare my loved ones from bureaucratic red tape and provide them with a clear guideline regarding my last wishes.

Cathy Lord

More testimonials

Why, What and How?

WHY

We suffer when loved ones die –we suffer even more when certain conversations didn’t happen –let’s change that!

WHAT

Love Legacy Dignity a life-enhancing framework which engages with mortality.

HOW

Conversations and activities provoking discussions about how we live which intersect with questions about dying.

LoveLegacyDignity facilitates your personal exploration of:

LOVE

we are at peace with the state of our relationships, we look back and take stock of where we are and look forward to shape the next phase of our lives

LEGACY

that beyond the traditional matters of money and property, we’re leaving our affairs in order with no complex emotional or administrative detritus for loved ones to clear up behind us.

DIGNITY

that we secure our own by being specific about our end-of-life and posthumous wishes. In doing so, we also secure the dignity of those we leave behind as we pre-empt conflict.

Conversations

What matters most to you?

What do you need to have in place?

Who needs to know what?

The LoveLegacyDignity Social Enterprise equips you to have conversations with your families and significant others.

Who will decide for you when you no longer can? What conversations do you need to have had with your chosen health care proxy, your general practitioner and any other medical professionals involved in your health care? It is probable that the person who you choose to be your health care proxy will be different from your financial advisor and the person who holds your power of attorney to deal with material matters.

Love Legacy Dignity offers life-enhancing workshops, talks and customised programmes delivered either online or in a classroom setting. In addition, we have books, cards and documents that equip you to have conversations with family and significant others.