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The latest Edelman Trust Barometer found that 7 in 10 people are now unwilling or hesitant to trust anyone whose values or background differ from their own, while only 32% of people believe the next generation will be better off. As faith in institutions collapses, people are placing what trust they have left in those closest to them: family, neighbors, mentors, and colleagues, which raises a question we must ask ourselves: Where is leadership truly forged, and what do we inh

Becky Robison is a writer and certified death doula living in Louisville, Kentucky. After her parents died, she created My Parents Are Dead: What Now?—a website documenting her journey through the legal, financial, and bureaucratic aftermath in order to help others do the same.