Are You Ready? How to Build a Legacy to Die For combines real-life stories with practical, actionable advice for readers to use when planning for their own deaths and estates. What were some goals you set for yourself as a writer in this book?

I wrote this book after suffering the loss of my mother and son to suicide and my husband to a broken heart after the death of our son.  Since, hopefully, I am the next in line to go in my family, I wanted to research and work to make sure my children and grandchildren were emotionally prepared for my death.  After quizzing my family and friends about their feelings about death and their preparedness for their own death, I believe that most of us are not prepared.  By getting ready for the time when we will no longer be in this world, setting our survivors up for success, and minimizing the conflict, complicated grief, and aggravation (when they have to get rid of our stuff or can’t find our important papers) they suffer, we can show our love to them beyond the grave.

I found part three, “The Death Prepper’s Workbook,” especially meaningful in drawing attention to the discussions that need to be had. Have you considered expanding this into a stand-alone workbook to help others with planning for the future? If so, what else would you include to help readers with this process? 

Actually, I have already written a stand-alone workbook and will be presenting a seminar to my church next week.  I hope to get two versions, one secular and one faith-based, soon.   With the workbook, I want to include envelopes to hold our birth certificates, marriage certificates, titles, etc., so that everything will be in one place.  Our children will thank us!!!

What is one thing that you hope readers take away from Are You Ready? How to Build a Legacy to Die For?

I hope that readers understand that we all have a purpose in life: helping the next generation to succeed and thrive when we are gone.   

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