Empowered Choices™ Willow Workshop® Series

Empowered Choices™ is a three-part Willow Workshop® series designed to help you navigate the emotional, practical, and legal aspects of end-of-life planning with courage, clarity, and compassion. Each session weaves together guided reflection, writing, and conversation to help you articulate your values, express your wishes, and communicate them with the people who matter most.

March 17 Part 1: Exploring Health and Personal Care invites you to look inward—examining how your past experiences with illness, death, and grief shape your sense of dignity, comfort, and quality of life. You’ll begin articulating what matters most to you and create a foundation for meaningful advance care planning.

March 24 Part 2: From Wishes to Advance Care Planning brings those reflections into action. You’ll learn about essential documents, clarify who you trust to speak as you in times of incapacity, and understand how to record your medical and personal-care preferences so your values guide your care.

March 31 Part 3: Estate Planning and Meaningful Conversations completes the journey by helping you prepare your will and financial power of attorney, choose the right representatives, and cultivate the conversations that bring peace of mind and strengthen relationships.

Together, these workshops transform a task many people avoid into a deeply human experience—one that honors both life and death as natural parts of your story. Step by step, you’ll move from reflection to action, creating plans rooted in love, integrity, and intentional living.

In this Series, You Will:
-Explore how your experiences, beliefs, and values shape your end-of-life wishes.
-Clarify what dignity, comfort, and quality of life mean to you in times of illness or incapacity.
-Learn about the key legal and non-legal documents that ensure your medical, personal, and financial wishes are respected.
-Identify and prepare the people you trust to make decisions and carry out your affairs with clarity and care.
-Engage in meaningful conversations that transform planning into connection, easing emotional and practical burdens for everyone involved.
-Move from reflection to action—leaving with practical next steps and a sense of peace, knowing your plans align with your deepest values.