• Coda Alliance (GoWish) — Multilingual conversation card game and resources for discussing end-of-life wishes
• The Conversation Project — Free guides for talking with family and doctors about care wishes
• The Death Deck — A party game that opens up honest, even funny conversations about death
• Death Over Dinner — A structured dinner-party format for talking about death with people you love
• Doulagivers (Free End of Life Training Program for Caregivers) — Free training and resources for end-of-life doulas and family caregivers
• Kitchen Table Conversations — Webinars and support for advance care planning and grief education
• TGBeyond — End-of-life education and conversation resources, including their documentary A Butterfly Has Been Released, which follows one woman’s story of living fully until the very end, on her own terms

Password Managers

• Dashlane — Password manager and credential vault (some plans include VPN)
• 1Password — Best for beginners; stores and securely shares logins across a household
• Keeper — Password manager with strong multifactor authentication customization
• LastPass — Password manager and secure vault
• NordPass — Browser extension with built-in passkey generation
• Bitwarden — Affordable, open-source password manager

Digital Vaults & Wish Organizers

• Trustworthy — A “Family Operating System” for securely managing and organizing your family’s important documents. User-friendly interface, robust security features.
• My Life and Wishes — Secure digital storage for documents, passwords, and end-of-life plans
• Everplans — Digital vault and step-by-step guidance for organizing your will, directives, funeral wishes, and other legacy documents in one place
• My Data Diary+ — Compiles and organizes critical personal and household information in non-cloud-based software — like a digital safety deposit box, but with a one-time fee
• CLEAR Kit: Comprehensive Legacy & Estate Organization Made Simple — An all-in-one solution for organizing and protecting essential estate information, available in physical and digital formats
• Family Emergency Handbook: Three Steps to Protect Your Health, Wealth and Loved Ones by Cindy Arledge — A step-by-step guide to organizing important documents, communicating decisions, and hosting a family meeting

Advance Care Planning & Directives

• AARP — Free, state-specific advance directive forms
• Compassion & Choices — Information and advocacy for end-of-life care options
• Five Wishes — Helps you articulate and document your end-of-life care preferences clearly
• Genworth’s Cost of Care Survey Tool — Estimates future care costs, useful for financial planning

Finding a Trust & Estate Attorney

• ACTEC (The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel) — A professional organization of estate attorneys with a network of seasoned experts
• Personal Family Lawyer® — A directory of attorneys offering a personalized, education-first approach to estate planning

Note: Although the resources listed above are excellent starting points, many of the attorneys AfterLight works with and refers clients to are not found through these channels. AfterLight also recommends seeking referrals from trusted friends and colleagues. Ensure that any attorney you consider is properly licensed and specializes in trust and estate law to guarantee the best guidance for your needs.

• Artifcts — A digital way to organize your things and capture the meaning behind them, so memories aren’t lost while decluttering
• LifeBook Memoirs — Professional ghostwriters create a hand-bound private memoir from your life story
• Momento Foundation — Nonprofit offering free grief resources, workplace empathy training, and free portrait sessions for families facing a terminal diagnosis, so no memory is left to chance
• Pixorium — Atlanta-based photo scanning, digitizing, and photo book creation
• Infinity Trunks (Use Promo Code ‘afterlight’ for 5% off) — Fireproof, waterproof keepsake trunk for storing irreplaceable photos and mementos
• Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff: Declutter, Downsize, and Move Forward with Your Life by Matt Paxton — More than a decluttering guide; a compassionate, often funny approach to downsizing
• The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter by Margareta Magnusson — A practical, meaningful approach to streamlining your possessions
• The Photo Managers — A network of experts dedicated to helping you curate and celebrate your photographic memories

• Emory School of Medicine Body Donor Program
• University of Miami Brain Bank

• Aloe Care Essentials (Upgraded Caregiving Hub) — Voice-activated medical alert and caregiving hub
• GetSetUp (Tech Classes For Seniors) — Live, interactive tech and skills classes for older adults
• Stack Care (Infra-Red Motion Detection & Data Science That Sends Alerts When Something Is Wrong) — Passive in-home sensors that alert caregivers to falls or changes in routine
• Adult Children of Aging Parents (ACAP) — Educational programs, resources, and support tailored for adult children navigating the care of aging parents
• Aging Life Care of Atlanta — A holistic, client-centered approach to caring for older adults or others facing ongoing health challenges (Atlanta)
• Senior Living Solutions — Helps families find the right fit in senior living: Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, and Personal Care Homes (Atlanta)

• AfterLight — This is what we do. Let our team handle sorting, donating, selling, and clearing out a loved one’s home — so you don’t have to.
• Freeman’s (formerly Hindman Auctions) — Auction house for fine art, jewelry, and estate collections
• Peace of Mind Transitions — Senior move management and downsizing (Atlanta)

Online Obituaries & Memorials

• Epilogg — Free, unlimited online obituaries and tribute pages
• Keeper Memorials — Free, permanent online memorial pages for sharing an obituary, photos, and tribute messages (not affiliated with the Keeper password manager above)
• Ever Loved — A comprehensive online platform for organizing funerals and memorials, helping families manage everything in one place during a tough time

Funeral Planning & Comparison

• Funeralocity — A comparison site for funeral services; a game-changer for getting transparent pricing without the run-around

Urns & Memorial Jewelry

• Oaktree Memorials (Use Promo Code ‘afterlightoaktree’ for 10% off) — Unique, eco-friendly urns and cremation jewelry, with craftsmanship that makes them a beautiful, durable way to honor a loved one

• Sunlight and Serenity — Curated after loss gift boxes paired with expert grief resources and meaningful support 
• Help Texts (Use Code ‘afterlight’ for $10 off) — Immediate, expert grief and mental health support via text
• Instead of Flowers ($10 Off With Code ‘afterlight’) — Gourmet meal delivery as a condolence gift
• Support Now — Free registry to coordinate meals, money, and volunteer help for a family in crisis
• When You Can’t See the Light: A Trauma-Informed Guide to Surviving a Significant Loss by Ashley Nicole Jones — A beautiful, tangible guide to navigating the complexity of grief and loss