5-Week Course • Sept 27 – Oct 25
You Are Here: Your Care Map
If you recently left a clinic or hospital or just a phone call thinking the care system feels like a maze, it's not just you. Medicare, waivers, county lines, clinics, agencies, and endless paperwork were never built to be walked alone by one tired person at a kitchen table.
The confusion you feel is not a sign that you are failing as a caregiver. It is simply proof that the system is genuinely confusing. This course is an opportunity to shine a light on that confusion and discover meaningful tools and frameworks for where to start, or where to go next.
Course Topics
Five Weeks, Five Core Modules
Week 1 - Sept 27
Week 2 - Oct 4
Week 3 - Oct 11
Week 4 - Oct 18
The Care Maze
The Nine Domains
Speaking Up
The Hardest Conversations
Why the system feels confusing, key vocabulary professionals use that participants are expected to already know, and two free resources they can call tomorrow.
A framework for seeing the full picture of a person's care, not just the medical piece.
Practical tools for doctor's appointments, agency calls, and family conversations.
How to talk about care preferences, capacity, and what someone wants their life to look like.
Week 5 - Oct 25
The Road Ahead
The care continuum, how to recognize when a transition is coming, and how to plan proactively instead of reactively.
Your Course Instructor: Stephanie Alexander
25 Years of Care Expertise
I bring 25 years of social service experience—from PCA and group home manager to case manager at Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance and manager overseeing 10,000 clients at Ramsey County. I am also a family caregiver for my cousin.
In 2025 I founded Northern Lights Living to serve Twin Cities families. Seeing how hard navigation is, I created You Are Here to equip families with essential frameworks and vocabulary.
✔ September 27th
✔ October 4th
Sundays 4:00–5:30 PM
Queermunity Classroom
3036 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN
ADA accessible location
✔ October 11th
✔ October 18th
✔ October 25th
Classes run September 27 through October 25. Reserve your spot today to gain the confidence, vocabulary, and care tools your family has been waiting for.