Free End-of-Life Planning & Grief Support Downloads
Explore free downloadable PDF tools and more for funeral planning, grief support, legal prep, and end-of-life organization. Thoughtfully designed, printable, and no login required.
Access our growing vault of printable PDF tools and other media for funeral planning, estate preparation, grief support, and legacy writing. From executor checklists and power of attorney guides to legacy letter templates and healing prompts — each resource is crafted with compassion to help you take control, prepare with clarity, and support loved ones through difficult times.
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SOLACE — Your Digital Grief & Planning Companion App
SOLACE — Your Digital Grief & Planning Companion
Solace is the world’s first compassionate AI assistant created to gently guide you through grief, funeral planning, and end-of-life decisions. Whether you’re looking for clarity around wills and funeral costs or simply need a comforting presence during a hard time, Solace is here 24/7. She offers emotional support, practical answers, and thoughtful suggestions—all grounded in care, respect, and your unique needs. Now you can download the Solace App right on your phone!
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COMFORT AUDIO LIBRARY
Grief Comfort Binaural Beats (Silent Focus)
A pure theta-wave binaural track designed to gently ground and soothe the nervous system. No words, no distractions — just healing frequencies.
(2 minutes – stereo)
Grief Comfort with Ocean Waves
Soothing theta-wave binaural tones blended with soft, rhythmic ocean wave sounds. Designed for calming presence, reflection, or sleep support.
(2 minutes – stereo)
Grief Comfort with Ocean Waves
Soothing theta-wave binaural tones blended with soft, rhythmic ocean wave sounds. Designed for calming presence, reflection, or sleep support.
(2 minutes – stereo)
Grief Comfort with Rainfall
A gentle rain soundscape layered over theta binaural tones. Perfect for easing anxiety or listening while journaling.
(2 minutes – stereo)
LEGACY & END-OF-LIFE PLANNING
The Memorial Merits Master Trusted Resources List: Verified Partners for Grief, Legacy, and Funeral Planning
Access our complete directory of vetted, trusted partners for every stage of end-of-life and legacy planning. This downloadable list includes verified providers for estate tools, grief counseling, affordable funeral products, digital memorials, and veteran benefits each personally reviewed for reliability and transparency.
Perfect for families, caregivers, and professionals seeking safe, ethical options in an often-confusing industry.
Your Legal Rights Under the FTC Funeral Rule – Consumer Protections Checklist
Essential checklist of your legal rights during funeral planning. Learn what funeral homes must provide, what they cannot do, and how to enforce federal consumer protections. Includes questions to ask, prohibited practices to watch for, and steps to file complaints if your rights are violated.
What to Do When Someone Dies: First 24 Hours Action Checklist
Step-by-step checklist for the immediate hours after a death. Covers obtaining pronouncement of death, notifying family, body transportation options, securing property, gathering essential documents, and understanding what requires urgent attention versus what can wait. Includes self-care reminders and important contacts.
Funeral Service Costs Comparison & Planning Worksheet
Comprehensive worksheet to compare funeral home pricing and plan your budget. Compare up to three funeral homes side-by-side, track all service and merchandise costs, understand required versus optional expenses, identify cost-saving strategies, and create a complete budget summary. Includes sections for cemetery costs, payment planning, and financial resources.
Memorial Service Planning Guide: Creating a Meaningful Tribute
Complete planning guide for memorial services and funeral ceremonies. Choose service type and format, plan order of ceremony, select location and officiant, incorporate personalization elements, organize all logistics, and create a meaningful tribute that honors your loved one. Includes budget tracking, task checklists, and notes sections.
Estate Planning Essentials: Comprehensive Checklist & Worksheet
Complete checklist covering the four essential estate planning documents every family needs: wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives. Includes detailed sections for recording document information, beneficiary designations, asset inventory, key people and their roles, and action items to complete your estate plan. Track document status, ensure nothing is overlooked, and organize all critical information in one place.
Family Legacy Conversations: Discussion Guide & Planning Tool
Step-by-step guide for initiating and navigating difficult conversations about estate plans and end-of-life wishes with family members. Includes conversation starter scripts, comprehensive checklist of essential topics to cover, strategies for difficult dynamics like unequal inheritances or blended families, documentation tools for tracking what was discussed, and follow-up planning. Helps you communicate clearly, compassionately, and effectively with those who need to know your wishes.
Executor Document Checklist
A step-by-step list of everything an executor may need to gather, organize, and complete following a death. This includes legal, financial, and memorial responsibilities with a built-in fillable tracker.
How to Plan an Affordable Funeral: Free 10-Step Guide to Save $5,000+
Learn how to plan a meaningful, dignified funeral without overspending. This free 15-page guide, originally featured on Instructables, walks you through every phase — from understanding your legal rights to comparing funeral home prices and choosing affordable caskets or cremation options. Includes checklists, cost breakdowns, and real examples to help families save thousands while preserving dignity.
Power of Attorney Simplified
A clear, one-page explanation of what Power of Attorney is, why it matters, and how to assign it responsibly — especially during illness or aging.
Final Wishes Letter Template
A heartfelt guide to help someone write a letter expressing how they want to be remembered, what mattered to them, and messages for loved ones. Broken into gentle sections with room to reflect.
(4 pages)
End-of-Life Planning Master Checklist
A comprehensive checklist across legal, funeral, digital, and emotional preparations. Includes space to mark off completed steps and add personal notes.
Where to Find Everything – Safe Storage Map
A reference sheet for documenting where important documents and items are stored, and who has access. Crucial for families and estate planning.
(2 pages)
Memory Vault Index + Table of Contents Page
A printable cover and index to organize all documents in a single binder or folder. Serves as a go-to list for anyone reviewing the materials.
Letters to Loved Ones Template
Blank letter pages with soft prompts to help individuals write final messages to their children, partner, family members, or future generations.
DIGITAL LEGACY & ONLINE ACCOUNTS
Digital Asset Inventory & Legacy Planning Worksheet
Comprehensive worksheet to organize all online accounts, passwords, and digital assets for legacy planning. Covers email accounts, financial accounts, social media, cloud storage, cryptocurrency, online businesses, subscriptions, gaming accounts, and more. Includes secure password storage guidance, platform legacy feature setup checklist, and detailed instructions for digital executor. Essential for ensuring family can access important digital information and accounts after death.
Digital Legacy & Social Media Planner
A structured worksheet for documenting what should happen to your online accounts after death. Includes 28 rows for entries and an added guide with instructions for platforms like Facebook, Google, Instagram, and more.
Important Accounts & Access Overview
A safe printable to list account types, where login info is stored, and any special instructions. Does not store passwords directly but supports digital planning.
Your Voice Lives On – Legacy Recording Guide
A compassionate guide to help someone record a personal voice or video message. Includes emotional prompts, a checklist, and creative ideas for sharing your message with loved ones.
GRIEF & HEALING RESOURCES
Understanding Grief: Early Weeks Tracker & Journal Guide
Gentle tools for navigating fresh loss including daily grief tracker for emotions, physical symptoms, mental fog, and behavioral changes. Features wave intensity tracker, daily survival checklist, compassionate journal prompts for expressing emotions and honoring your person, weekly reflection pages, trigger tracking, self-care ideas, and letters to your person. Helps you understand what you’re experiencing is normal grief while providing space to process overwhelming emotions at your own pace.
Supporting Someone Who Is Grieving: Practical Help Guide & Checklist
Comprehensive guide for supporting someone through loss with actionable checklists and planning tools. Includes what to say and never say, immediate practical support ideas (meals, household tasks, childcare), ongoing support strategies, communication guidelines, planning tools for check-ins and significant dates, guidance for supporting different types of loss (spouse, parent, child, sibling, suicide, sudden loss), and self-care for supporters. Transforms good intentions into meaningful, concrete help.
Navigating Grief in Daily Life: Practical Planning Guide
Practical planning guide for managing work, social situations, holidays, relationships, and decisions while grieving. Includes return-to-work preparation (knowing your rights, workplace survival strategies), social situation response scripts, comprehensive holiday and special occasion planning (their birthday, death anniversary, first holidays), relationship navigation tools, decision-making protection checklist to avoid poor choices during impaired judgment, and self-care strategies. Helps you function in real life while honoring profound loss.
Gratitude in Grief Journal
A simple yet powerful journaling page to reflect on gratitude during times of loss. Includes a clean and version with gentle prompts.
Healing After Loss – Reflection Journal
A soft, open space for processing grief in your own words. Designed with prompts like “What I want to remind myself when the waves come.”
Pet Loss Memory Page
A memorial reflection sheet for those grieving the loss of a pet. Allows space for honoring the relationship, memories, and emotional bond.
Gentle Affirmations for Peace & Grief
A printable affirmation sheet offering comfort and strength during difficult times. Includes a second page of fill-in-the-blank affirmations for personal reflection.
LEGACY EXPRESSION & REFLECTION
Bucket List Builder
A guided space to explore what you still want to experience, create, or give. Includes future reflections like “What will I feel most proud of?”