Get Your Shit Together

Life goes sideways. Hoping for the best is not a plan

Get Your Shit Together

Founded by Chanel Reynolds
Author of What Matters Most
Co-founder of GYST.com

Hoping for the best is not a plan.

Chanel Reynolds founded Get Your Shit Together in 2013 to help people complete end-of -life planning like wills, living wills and advance care directives, wrangling your money and getting the right insurance and be less vulnerable and more prepared for when life goes sideways. Her ‘Get Started’ Checklist and free templates have been downloaded over a million times. Her first book What Matters Most: The Get Your Shit Guide to Wills, Money, Insurance and Life’s “What-Ifs” will be available March 19th, 2019.

GYST Founder Chanel Reynolds shares her must-do advice with Oprah readers in “7 Things Top Estate Planners Think You Should Do Before You Die”

May 25, 2025

“When we don’t get our shit organized, we leave a big mess that is emotionally awful, takes hundreds of hours to get through, and can cost thousands of dollars.” That’s why leaving a plan in place is the best gift you will ever give your friends and family. It’s never too early—or too late—to get your affairs in order. Here’s how. … More GYST Founder Chanel Reynolds shares her must-do advice with Oprah readers in “7 Things Top Estate Planners Think You Should Do Before You Die”

Top 3 essentials you need in case of an emergency

March 17, 2025

A devastating event will never be easy to live through, yet you can lessen the burden if you have a will, some contingency plans and a cash emergency fund so you don’t have to think through the details. Reynolds’ experience left her with plenty to say — and do — on the subject. … More Top 3 essentials you need in case of an emergency

In her new book What Matters Most, Chanel Reynolds, founder of Get Your Shit Together, tells readers everything they need to know to prepare for when life goes sideways.

On July 17, 2009, Chanel Reynolds ‘got the call’ we all fear: her young, athletic husband, José, had been struck by a van while cycling. One week later she removed him from medical support and drove home to tell their five-year old son. In the wake of his sudden death, Reynolds realized that she was completely unprepared for what came next.

Simply put, she quickly learned she did not have her shit together—and when it comes to preparing for life’s eventualities or “what ifs,” it turns out that most of us don’t, either. Read more...

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