```table-of-contents ``` --- ![[blog-IMG_8482.jpeg]] **Image**: Family Christmas 2024, with Dad, Liz, Jan and Josh # Liz, Life, and Legacy On May 1st, 2025, my wife’s mum, Liz, sadly passed away, aged 93. Her funeral was held a few weeks ago, and in the time since, I’ve been supporting my wife and her brother as they’ve navigated the swirl of emotions and logistics that follow a death. Alongside their grieving, they’ve been handling their mum’s affairs—clearing her home, donating treasured belongings to charity, and selling others via car boot sales and Facebook Marketplace. Now, with the house emptied of items no longer needed, it’s just been placed on the market. That moment—handing over the keys, photographing empty rooms—was strangely unsettling. For all the practical necessity of it, it felt, as they said, like they were _erasing_ their mum. It was a chilling thought, and one I’ve been mindful to help them process with care and compassion. ### The discomfort of erasure In our age of digital trace and data permanence, the fear of being erased feels oddly apt. Liz was a loving parent, a wise soul, and the anchor of many family stories we now pass between us more deliberately. But what remains when the voice is gone and the home is empty? This experience has prompted all of us to reflect on legacy. What do we leave behind—not just materially, but emotionally, intellectually, professionally? What will say _we were here_? ### A quieter milestone This question has landed alongside a quieter milestone of my own: I’ve just completed the first year of my MSc in Psychology, a step on my path to becoming a Chartered Coaching Psychologist with the British Psychological Society. It’s already enriching my work—giving me new tools to debunk popular psychological myths, critically evaluate emerging insights, and apply them ethically within my coaching practice. ### Sharing what I’ve built Over the years, I’ve built and refined a wide array of tools and frameworks—drawn from transformation programmes, agile coaching, team development, and behavioural psychology. Many of these have served me and my clients well. Until now, they’ve lived in folders, notebooks, and the occasional workshop deck. But as I think about Liz—and the care with which her children are tending to her memory—I realise I don’t want these ideas to vanish when I do. So, I’ve begun sharing them more openly: through writing, coaching, and a growing digital **[wiki of tools and insights](https://wiki.daringfutures.com/)** designed to help others thrive in their work and lives. ### A legacy that lives forward This is the beginning of a more intentional legacy. One that combines the personal with the professional. One that, I hope, supports others not only to succeed—but to reflect on what _they_ want to leave behind. --- ### 👇 I’d love to hear from you - What legacy do you hope to leave—in your family, your work, your world? - What tools or ideas have served you well that others might benefit from? And if you’d like support exploring these questions more deeply, I’d be honoured to walk alongside you. Because legacy isn’t just what we leave. It’s what we live. --- # Credits - # Published - 2025-06-25: - [Medium](https://medium.com/@coachkidd/liz-life-and-legacy-bd1526244c8a) - Facebook - [Personal](https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1EuQk1w2S9/?mibextid=wwXIfr) - Facebook - Daring Futures - LinkedIn - [Coach Kidd](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7235002014286434304/) - LinkedIn - Daring Futures. # Questions? ![[includes-calltoaction-plain]] %% Secret Stuff Goes Here - this won't be seen in my published wiki site. - [SDi Audible transcript on Otter - Ch 5](https://otter.ai/u/BeIB2F1DTDIiN8YQ5q_XG94GdOg?utm_source=copy_url) - [pinterest.co.uk/DaringFutures/base-board/](https://www.pinterest.co.uk/DaringFutures/base-board/) %%