In this one-hour talk, Shirley Riga, Death Doula, Reiki Master and healing medium, will introduce you to Living While Mortal, an organization she founded in 2025. In this interactive conversation, she will create a welcoming and brave space where we can talk about death, dying, grief and what matters most, without fear, urgency or medical language. Because, essentially, how you live becomes what you leave.

Living While Mortal explores mortality in community through education, conversation and reflection. Discussing this taboo topic helps us live more fully instead of holding our breath and compromising our joy by worry. Essentially, this is a talk about death education for the living because life is too precious to pretend it lasts forever.

Shirley Riga is an inspirational keynote speaker, educator, intuitive guide, and advocate for aging with purpose, compassionate caregiving, and meaningful legacy planning. She helps individuals, families, caregivers, and professionals navigate life's most significant transitions with greater clarity, resilience, and peace.

Drawing from her own transformative life experiences and years of guiding others, Shirley has developed a unique perspective on how energy, mindset, and intentional planning shape not only how we live—but how we care for others and the legacy we leave behind.

She authored two books on caregiving entitled Tools for the Exceptional Caregiver along with an accompanying workbook. www.shirleyriga.com

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