When Dian's father told her he was dying, there wasn't time for all the conversations they meant to have with one another. Their conversations for the rest of his days would have to cut through the small talk and hit the difficult topics they'd been avoiding for years. The authenticity they brought to those conversations had a profound impact on their relationship with each other, as well as those closest to Dian during her father's last seven days, and far beyond.

This book isn't just about a daughter's difficult relationship with her father and his death. It's about exercising...