The conversations about aging that we’ve been avoiding.

Maybe you’re the one who wants to start the conversation. Maybe you’re the one who’s been waiting to be asked. Either way, you’re in the right place.

While We’re Here is about how families talk about the later chapters of life: how someone wants to live them, what matters to them, and what they’d want the people they love to understand. Not after a crisis has made the decisions for you, but while there’s time to do it with curiosity and care.

It’s built on interviews with adult children, aging parents, siblings, and people aging with chosen family or without family nearby. Older adults aren’t the subject of this work. They’re part of it.

Start now, while there’s time.

Stories and findings from the interviews, for both sides of the conversation.

Coming soon:
A podcast, a book, and tools to help you start these conversations and keep them going. Subscribe to the Substack to stay up to date with the latest.

From Rob Volpe, author of Tell Me More About That