Nurse's estate planning story sparks touching podcast community response
A 67-year old nurse confronts her fear of making a will through a podcast experience that changed her outlook. Her story prompted an outpouring of support from listeners who shared their own inheritance planning journeys
Last summer‚ Catherine‚ a 67-year old nurse reached out to Money Confidential about her £200k estate planning struggles (which turned into an eye-opening podcast episode)
The discussion revealed a deep-rooted issue — her fear of death was stopping her from writing a will. The show brought in Professor Sheldon Solomon and legal pro Gary Rycroft to help tackle this challenge
Sometimes you forget that when youre dealing with things on your own‚ you forget that actually there are people there. Its a typical nurse thing; youre there for other people and dont look for any care for yourself
The episode got lots of feedback from listeners with similar stories. Lizzie‚ who cut ties with blood relatives in her will shared some down-to-earth advice:
Whatever your passions are‚ little treats are good for your soul so dont forget to treat yourself. There are frugal ways of doing it; I find very little is not made better by a second hand book and a quarter of toffee bonbons
The final show featured Michael Deacon and Michael Mosbacher discussing inheritance stories including:
- A woman who split her will based on step-childrens wealth
- “J“ who stopped talking to her mom after being cut from the will
- A listener upset about getting equal inheritance with her rich brother
The podcast team is now looking for more real-life stories to feature in up-coming episodes — seeking people who need help with money-related issues
