Practical help for families supporting aging loved ones and settling an estate.

Knowing what you don't know.

Supporting an aging loved one or settling an estate often brings unfamiliar questions, decisions, and responsibilities. Figuring out what needs attention, finding the right resources, and managing the details can take considerable time and energy, especially while balancing the demands of your own life.

I've navigated many of these challenges myself. I bring that firsthand experience, practical knowledge, and an organized approach to helping families understand their options, manage the details, and take the next steps.

Where many families find themselves.

• You're noticing changes in an aging loved one and aren't sure where to start.
• You're spending hours searching for answers and still aren't sure what you're missing.
• You're managing a loved one's home, belongings, and important decisions.
• You want to plan ahead but aren't sure what to consider.
• You've been named executor of an estate and need help managing everything it involves.

How I can help.

Guidance and Answers

Help identifying what to consider, finding hard-to-locate resources, and understanding next steps as your family's needs change.

Hands-On Support

Help sorting, packing, redistributing, and clearing out a loved one's home, including inventories when needed. Your family remains involved in decisions.

Estate Support

Help for executors settling an estate: locating valuables and important papers, gathering assets, keeping bills paid, coordinating cleanout crews and donations, including hard-to-place items, and working alongside your attorney and CPA.One organized point of contact, so nothing falls through the cracks.

I'm not a care provider or placement service. I help you understand your options and connect with the right professionals, without providing medical, legal, tax, or financial advice.

What you can expect.

Understanding

Personal attention to your family's unique circumstances and priorities.

Structure

An organized, methodical approach to identifying needs and next steps.

Trust

Independent, confidential guidance with no commissions, markups, or outside influences.

About me.

My background is in operations, leadership, and project management, where I've spent more than 20 years helping organizations manage complex projects and coordinate people and resources. I've built my career around tackling complex challenges with a clear, organized approach.

I've also experienced firsthand the challenges that come with supporting aging loved ones, managing a loved one's home and belongings, and handling the many responsibilities that arise during life's transitions. I understand how much time and energy it can take to figure out what needs to be done, find the right people and resources, and manage all the details.

Today, I bring that professional experience and personal understanding to helping families navigate these challenges. Whether it's researching options, sorting and distributing belongings, coordinating a move, or assisting with the details of settling an estate, I offer practical guidance and hands-on support tailored to each family's needs.

My goal is simple: to help individuals and families manage complicated responsibilities and make the process less overwhelming.

Leigh

In their words.

Reviews from Leigh's years in operations consulting: the same clarity and care she now brings to helping families navigate life transitions.

• “Her ability to bring clarity, structure, and momentum to any initiative is remarkable. Leigh's approach is grounded in empathy, efficiency, and clear communication. She manages time with precision and brings a calm, proactive energy to every project. Anyone who has the chance to work with her is in excellent hands.”

• “Leigh Christie and I have worked together at different times over the last twenty years. She's a fixer, leader and closer. We agree on objectives and she gets things done. I can count on her to keep me informed and to circle back if there are any issues, otherwise I know the project is done.”

• “Her superpower is making systems and processes more efficient and aligned while still being highly effective and human. Leigh's skillset and expertise make her beyond capable of tackling any project or initiative, even in highly complex social and organizational scenarios, with a direct, useful, and thoughtful presence.”

• “Leigh's leadership at Beam exemplified what every organization hopes for: a strategic mind, a generous heart, and the rare capacity to manage complexity with ease and grace. She elevates everyone around her.”