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Organize your papers and important documents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n With the passage of time, the paperwork can quickly accumulate: contracts, invoices, bank documents, insurance policies, guarantees, declarations, documents related to the house\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Performing a periodic cleaning helps to eliminate what no longer needs to be kept and, above all, to gather important documents in a logical and known place with someone you trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It can also be useful to compile a list of the information that your loved ones might need: financial institutions, insurance companies, subscriptions, people to contact, and other important information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The goal is not to have everything perfectly organized. Above all, you need to avoid having your loved ones have to rummage through every drawer and every box to try to understand what is important.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Don't forget your digital life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Today, a significant part of our business no longer exists in a folder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our photos may be in the cloud. Our invoices arrive by email. We have accounts on social media, subscriptions, files on a computer, and dozens of accounts protected by passwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This part of our lives also deserves a little organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It may be pertinent to consider how a trusted person can retrieve the necessary information when needed. What accounts exist? Where are all the passwords? Where are important documents kept? Where are the family photos? What subscriptions will eventually need to be cancelled?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We rarely think about these questions until the day when someone has to try to reconstruct our entire digital life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Having these discussions with his parents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n I know that these are not necessarily easy conversations to have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Asking their parents what they want to do with their belongings or offering to start sorting out some things can give the impression that you are already thinking about their death. However, this is by no means necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can simply start with a box of photos. With a wardrobe that is overflowing. With papers that they have wanted to sort for a long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Clearing out the clutter can become an opportunity to chat, tell stories and pass on memories. It especially allows you to make these decisions together, without urgency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And often, the parents also immediately benefit from this approach: a house that is easier to maintain, more functional spaces, and the peace of mind that their belongings are a bit better organized.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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When the death has already occurred<\/h2>\n\n\n\n It obviously happens that the sorting has not been done before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After the death of a loved one, one may then find oneself cleaning out an entire house. And it\u2019s not just a question of tidying up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every object can bring back a memory. A simple cup, a garment, or a piece of paper can suddenly become difficult to let go of. Yet one must move forward, sometimes within a relatively short timeframe, while also dealing with grief and the decisions that already accompany this period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is quite normal for the process to take on an emotional dimension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is often in this context that families turn to me. They find themselves in front of a house or apartment to be vacated and simply don\u2019t know where to begin. I am accustomed to accompanying people in this situation and I know how different the sorting process can be when it is linked to grief. Sometimes it is necessary to take the time to stop in front of certain objects, to tell a story or to consult with other members of the family before making a decision. My experience allows me to provide some structure to this stage, while respecting the rhythm and reality of each family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In these situations, my role is not to decide for the families what should be kept or thrown away. I can rather help them sort through the items, structure the process, and help them move forward one step at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This can include grouping what will be kept by family members, identifying what can be given or recycled, sorting the papers and photos, and gradually organizing the spaces to be emptied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Putting things in order also means taking care of others<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Preparing for his succession doesn't necessarily mean getting everything sorted out in a weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We can start quietly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A photo box. A folder of documents. A wardrobe. A list of important accounts. A conversation with his children or his parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every small decision made today is one less that someone will have to make in a potentially much more difficult moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For me, that\u2019s what disburdening is all about: choosing what we want to keep, pass on, and leave behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And when a family has to do this work after the death of a loved one, St\u00e9Zen can be there to help them sort through and clear away the clutter, with respect, gentleness, and no judgment.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Quand on parle de pr\u00e9parer sa succession, on pense souvent au testament, aux assurances ou aux documents l\u00e9gaux. Ce sont \u00e9videmment des \u00e9l\u00e9ments importants, mais il y a aussi tout ce qu\u2019on laisse derri\u00e8re soi au quotidien : une maison remplie d\u2019objets, des bo\u00eetes de photos, des papiers accumul\u00e9s, des souvenirs, des comptes num\u00e9riques et […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9791,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[193,496,89,126,152,495,489,494],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stezen.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9784"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stezen.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stezen.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stezen.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stezen.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9784"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stezen.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9784\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9788,"href":"https:\/\/stezen.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9784\/revisions\/9788"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stezen.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stezen.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stezen.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stezen.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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