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Hi, I'm Kirsten.
Recently, I found myself thinking about my next career pivot while also working through my own end-of-life planning. The more I learned, the more I realized that you almost have to be an expert in law, healthcare, finance, insurance, and funeral planning just to understand all of your options. That didn't seem right.
So I did what project managers do. I started organizing the information, asking questions, and looking for a better way to make it all less overwhelming. What I discovered is that many people don't know what their options are—or they've been given information that's incomplete, outdated, or simply misunderstood.
End-of-life brings so much heartache, worry, and often a need for quick decisions. I think many people are guided along the decisions that must be made without taking time to process all of the implications. Planning ahead doesn't remove the grief, but it gives us the gift of making important decisions before we're overwhelmed by emotion.
When you understand your choices, you can make decisions that reflect your own values instead of checking boxes because someone told you to.
That's what I hope for you. And that's why I created Project Peace of Mind.
During this time, I also discovered that I fell in love with the big skies and native prairies of North Texas. I also realized that the natural burial I would choose for myself doesn't really exist here in the way I imagine it.
That realization led me to start working part-time in the funeral profession while pursuing my funeral director's license so that I can one day offer more than a traditional burial in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
My long-term dream is to become a steward of a green burial conservancy in the greater Dallas–Fort Worth area—a place where people can reconnect with nature, where families can gather in peace, and where caring for the land becomes part of caring for one another.
This dream won't make me wealthy in the traditional sense. But this work has already introduced me to remarkable people, diverse cultures, meaningful conversations, and moments that have changed the way I think about life itself.
Project Peace of Mind is where my passion for education meets my long-term vision. It allows me to help families today while working toward the dream of creating a green burial conservancy in North Texas.
For you, I hope it helps you feel a little less overwhelmed and a little more confident about planning ahead. I truly believe that planning for our own death is the greatest gift that we can give our loved ones, and I applaud you for reading this far. I believe the purpose of planning isn't to prepare for death—it's to create more space to be present with the people we love when it matters most.
Maybe we won't change the whole world. But perhaps we can start by making these conversations a little more normal in our own families and communities.
