Louanne Caspar is the founder and owner of Executrixie, which is based in North Carolina. She is a graduate of the Spring 2023 cohort of the PALS Training Program™, and she was kind enough to answer a few questions for us. What made you realize you wanted to be an after loss professional? I founded [...]
Breaking the Taboo: Why It's Important to Plan for Emergencies with your Loved Ones Emergencies happen when you least expect them. They can strike without warning, leaving us feeling overwhelmed and unprepared. That's why it's important to break the taboo and start talking about emergency preparedness with your loved ones. Whether it's a natural [...]
Much speculation surrounds the ‘new normal’ emerging in the wake of the COVID- 19 pandemic. If there can be one ‘silver lining’ taken from this collective time of incredible loss of life and opportunity, it lies in the societal consciousness of end of life issues and preparedness for death- both topics that can benefit individuals [...]
"Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be." -Douglas MacArthur Today we remember. Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. In [...]
Same Sex Couples Choosing an Executor The basics of estate planning for same-sex couples are similar to those of heterosexual couples. Estate planning for same-sex couples has become much easier since the 2015 Supreme Court decision to grant marriage equality in all 50 states. No longer do same-sex couples need to worry about [...]
Book Review, The Alchemy of Grief Working through grief is one of the toughest challenges one can endure during a lifetime. One of my primary goals with my blog is to provide grief resources for my readers along the way in addition to other practical information related to organizing an estate. I love [...]
Many executors feel overwhelmed for any number of reasons. Trust me, I know first hand. In 2004 my father died and I was appointed executor of his estate. Because my mother had died four years earlier and I am their only child, all the responsibilities fell to me. To complicate matters, I lived two [...]
