Today on Feminine Roadmap guest Julie Hall, The Estate Lady, shares how to pre- plan and prepare your parents estate ahead of time as well as your own. Julie, also known as The Estate Lady, brings over 30 years of experience to the conversation of how to navigate dealing with all of aspects of managing the many layers of personal property issues, assets, heirlooms, clutter and pitfalls. Julie has helped thousands of families to sort through their parents homes, assessing property, encouraging harmony and providing kind, compassionate but necessary guidance. As Julie knows from her own experience, the death of a loved one can throw you out of sorts and the unexpected death of a loved one can throw you completely off so the value of preparation becomes paramount. She lays out key strategies to prepare, what to get in order, how to begin those difficult conversations with your parents, how to take care of your own emotions and the mindset that will set you up for the greatest success. If the idea of pre-planning and preparing your parents estate is uncomfortable or feels overwhelming, grab a cuppa something wonderful and let The Estate Lady take away some of that fear and empower you to prepare for the future in a way that will ease the burden and grief. http://www.feminineroadmap.com/episode180/
SHOW NOTES:
10:03 The importance of a basic will and advanced directives
“Gift while you are still living.”
25:20 Basic paperwork, steps and processes to prepare in advance
“It’s important to develop a positive mindset because everything we’re dealing with is so heavy- we have to be light hearted about it. So be good, be jovial as much as you can, be compassionate, be kind, share.”
37:04 Learning the most valuable thing to gain is peace
“We have to work tgether, we have to go in one direction.”
43:40 Protecting our loved ones valuables (like jewelry) when they are in a facility or have passed
57:53 Julie’s 3 anchor points
RESOURCES:
“Inheriting Clutter: How to Calm the Chaos Your Parents Leave Behind” Julie Hall, The Estate Lady
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