Registered Nurse · 18+ Years Clinical Experience · Emergency Medicine ·
Organ Donation Coordinator · Founder, Rooted Woodland
Jodie Heffren,RN
After 18 years as a nurse, I’ve seen what happens when families don’t have this conversation.
I created Rooted Together so yours doesn’t have to learn the hard way.
Advance care planning isn’t about death. It’s about making sure the people you love never have to guess. In a single 90-minute session, I’ll guide you and your partner through the conversation most people spend years avoiding and you’ll leave with a completed plan, in writing, that honours exactly who you are and what matters most.
Advance care planning is just a formal name for something deeply human — making sure the people you love and trust know exactly what matters to you, before a moment arrives when they need to know.
What I’ve seen changes everything.
In nearly twenty years of nursing, many in the Emergency Department, and a decade as an Organ Donation Coordinator, I’ve sat beside families in some of the hardest moments of their lives.
The ones who had the conversation before hand? They grieved, but they weren’t lost. They knew what their person wanted. They could honour them, clearly and with confidence.
The one’s who hadn’t? They were left guessing. Making impossible decisions without a foundation and carrying that heavy weight.
That gap, between families who had the plan and families who didn’t, is why Rooted Together exists.
Rooted Together:
A guided Advance Care Planning session for couples & families
This is a 90 minute, 1:1 session with me where I guide you and your loved one through the advance care planning conversation at a pace that feels right for you.
You don’t need to know where to start, that’s my job.
By the end of the session, you’ll have:
Clarity on what each of you values and wants
Understanding of your real options explained by someone who has worked inside the system
A completed plan; a personalized document capturing your wishes, delivered to you within 5 business days
The session can be in person or virtual.
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We begin with what matters most to you: your values, your wishes, your why. This. is the foundation every decision is built on.
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We gently surface the conversations you’ve been carrying- bringing unspoken fears and assumptions into the open where they can be addressed.
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We uncover what each person truly needs and values - often revealing things even long-time partners didn’t know about eachother.
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We move through your advance care planning questions with clarity and confidence, guided by 18+ years of nursing expertise.
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Your wishes are captured in a personalized advance care plan - a real, completed document delivered to you within 5 business days. Nothing left unsaid. Nothing left undone.
The Rooted Method:
Most people know they should do this. Very few actually do it.
Here is what changes when you do:
Before
After
“This session gives you a safe, grounded space to discuss what you value and prioritize for advance care planning. Jodie comes with such valuable expertise and experience, which helps you understand your options and navigate these questions with clarity and intention.”
— Amanda, Rooted Together client
What People Are Saying
"It was a supportive and comfortable conversation about what we want. It opened both our eyes to things we weren't expecting — and I feel like we are on the same page now."
— Ruth, Rooted Together client
“The session was very informative, and Jodie was great at facilitating the questions and guided us through the entire process.”
—Kiel, Rooted Together client
Rooted Together - A guided advance care planning session
✔️ 90- minute guided session - in person or virtual via Google Meet, at a pace that feels right for you
✔️ The Rooted Method Framework - a 5 step process that creates safety, surfaces what matters, and moves you to clarity
✔️ Expert facilitation by Jodie, RN - 18+ years of nursing experience, including Emergency Medicine and 10 years as an Organ Donor Coordinator
✔️ Personalized plan - a complete, custom document capturing your wishes, delivered within 5 business days
Investment $333
Your $333 investment includes a completed advance care plan for each of you — up to 2 people. . Other family members are warmly welcome to be present and witness the conversation. Because every person deserves their own plan, any additional family member who wants their own plan will need to book their own session.
A one-time session. A plan that honours the people you love.
There is never a perfect time to have this conversation.
There is only before you have it, and after — and after always feels better.
Rooted Together is an educational and facilitated conversation experience designed to help individuals and families discuss values, wishes, and future planning.
It is not a substitute for medical, nursing, legal, or financial advice.