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“Write Your Life” delivers weekly memory & writing prompts via email
Meaningful conversation when your loved one is on hospice—here’s help
Meaningful conversation when your loved one is on hospice—here’s help
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Come & See Me This Friday!
Come & See Me This Friday!

Come out to Chatham this Friday to see our heirloom books—AND enter to win a wine gift basket! Meet 40 small business owners, SHOP LOCAL & get unique gift ideas.

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Dawn M. RoodeSeptember 17, 2018shop local in chatham new jersey, support entrepreneurs and local business women, business expoComment
Narrative medicine: Stories nourish empathy
Narrative medicine: Stories nourish empathy

An introduction to narrative medicine through a recent NYC talk from physician and writer Haider Warraich, MD: “The Search for Beauty at the End of Life.”

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the art of listeningDawn M. RoodeSeptember 10, 2018narrative medicine, search for beauty at the end of life, modern deathComment
Life Story Links: September 3, 2018
Life Story Links: September 3, 2018

Opportunities for life story tellers including a memoir class, writing contest, & volunteering with seniors; plus, gratitude journals & digital photo archives.

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curated roundupsDawn M. RoodeSeptember 3, 2018life stories for seniors, digital photo archives, opportunities for life story professionalsComment
Listen up!
Listen up!

Podcast recommendations for life storytellers, creative entrepreneurs, oral historians, and anyone who loves a captivating first person story.

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the art of listening, reviewsDawn M. RoodeAugust 28, 2018oral history interviews, life story coach podcast, personal history businessComment
Life Story Links: August 21, 2018
Life Story Links: August 21, 2018

The importance of oral traditions, why interviewing subjects in a familiar environment elicits the best stories, family history resources & more memoirish links.

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curated roundupsDawn M. RoodeAugust 20, 2018the art of conversation, oral history traditionComment
Family history in the 21st century
Family history in the 21st century

Family history is more than names on a chart; it's people's experiences that hold meaning. A curated list of resources for the genealogist who cares about story.

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family history, why tell your stories?Dawn M. RoodeAugust 13, 2018family history vs genealogy, family stories, family history resources, essential reading Comments
Life Story Links: August 7, 2018
Life Story Links: August 7, 2018

Grandmothers, mothers, Vietnam veterans, and more tell their stories for the next generation; thoughts on the craft of life story preservation, memoir & memory.

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curated roundupsDawn M. RoodeAugust 7, 2018the art of conversation, memoir writing workbook, the future of biographyComment
The next chapter in our story
The next chapter in our story

Modern Heirloom Books founder Dawn Roode on her journey from national magazines to bespoke life story books, plus the new signature product lines of books.

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book ideas & inspiration, dawn's musingsDawn M. RoodeAugust 2, 2018Modern Heirloom Books, types of personal history books, family history books, life story books, essential reading Comment
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“We listen with different ears when we can feel and believe that a story is true.” ⁠
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—quote from The Moth's latest book, which I highly recommend, called "How to Tell a Story"
Does keeping up with posting on social media ever feel burdensome to you? Personally, I don't share much of my daily life on Facebook or Insta. Some stories here and there, sure. But I mostly keep up this account for my business, which is as personal
For my newest followers, allow me to introduce myself...⁠
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Personally, I believe in having an open heart, and feel most alive when connecting with other people. I value long pauses and white space, story sharing and marginalia. I’m an ou
An instance when a slightly blurry photo is worth keeping! The littlest one here is me, while my two older cousins and my grandparents' dog, Shep, don dime store birthday hats behind me. This snapshot makes me feel, it makes me remember, it makes me
Every season of our life brings new opportunities to reflect. Remember: You don't have to be "old" to want to create a record of the life you have lived.⁠
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“Writing is a powerful search mechanism, and one of its satisfactions i
Your mom has stories...do you know them? I'm talking about the stories that make her HER, not just your MOM...⁠
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If you'd like to gift your mom with personal history storytelling sessions with me, a generous and interested listener, I'd be hon
 

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