About The Presentation

Mother and Daughter:

Facing Life’s Last Chapters Together

Share Their Emotional Journey and Learn How to Embark on Your Own

In presentations to groups throughout the Denver metro area, Libby and Patty Bortz share their emotional journey as mother and daughter discussing the difficult topics of aging, dying and what matters most in the later chapters of life. They help other sons, daughters, fathers, mothers and partners learn how to start such critically important conversations with their own loving yet reluctant family members. View a short preview below.

To learn how you can request the presentation for your group, or to purchase a video of the full presentation and accompanying booklet, contact Patty Bortz by email lastchapters8@gmail.com or phone, (303) 919-9468.

Libby Bortz

Libby Bortz is a licensed clinical social worker with a long career as a therapist and involved citizen. In 2014, she was named Outstanding Alumnus by the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Colorado chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. She has received numerous other awards and accolades for her achievements,… Continue reading Libby Bortz

Patty Bortz

Patty Bortz began her career practicing law as a staff attorney for the Alabama Supreme Court before working as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama U.S. Attorney’s Office. Her legal career included working as Assistant Regional Counsel for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, where she designed and oversaw the Bureau’s National Paralegal Training Program. She took time off from practicing… Continue reading Patty Bortz

I applaud your courage and commitment to share your story. By being vulnerable and raw, you encourage and allow others to be vulnerable as well. Several of the speakers on stage were crying along with the audience. Thank you for enriching the event in a profoundly important way.

Jane B.

The frankness about the difficulties and the emotions that go along with this type of communication which is easier avoided was so impressive. You have taken your own challenges and have come forward with a way to use the information and process to help others…kudos to [Libby] and Patty.