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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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Most helpful blog posts for memory keepers, memoirists, and family historians

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Life Story Links: March 30, 2021
Life Story Links: March 30, 2021

A curated reading list for memory keepers including recent pieces about the craft of memoir, connecting generations through story, and history held in letters.

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curated roundupsDawn M. RoodeMarch 30, 2021letter writing, the craft of memoir writing, stories about intergenerational storytellingComment
“I wish I had asked my mom that” and other heartbreaking regrets YOU can avoid
“I wish I had asked my mom that” and other heartbreaking regrets YOU can avoid

It seems obvious: We should ask our parents about their lives—lessons, loves, adventures, ancestors. Then why do so many of us wait too long and then have regrets?

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family history, why tell your stories?Dawn M. RoodeMarch 22, 2021questions to ask parents, preserving parents' stories, urgency of doing family history workComment
Life Story Links: March 16, 2021
Life Story Links: March 16, 2021

Helpful reads for those who value memory-keeping, including conversations about legacy videos, memoir writing, and interviewing loved ones, plus life story ideas.

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curated roundupsDawn M. RoodeMarch 16, 2021legacy videos, student resources for storytelling, memoir writing examplesComment
Meaningful conversation when your loved one is on hospice—here’s help
Meaningful conversation when your loved one is on hospice—here’s help

How to have meaningful conversation with your loved one on hospice, including the best life review questions & 4 things we all should say when someone is dying.

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family history, the art of listeningDawn M. RoodeMarch 8, 2021family history interviews, hospice and life review, search for beauty at the end of life, questions to ask the dying, how to interview someone on hospiceComment
Life Story Links: March 2, 2021
Life Story Links: March 2, 2021

From notable memoir excerpts to thoughtful pieces on language, family history, and self-identity, this curated list is full of great new reads for memory-keepers.

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curated roundupsDawn M. RoodeMarch 2, 2021health benefits of life review, memoir excerpts, language and identityComment
Most helpful blog posts for memory keepers, memoirists, and family historians
Most helpful blog posts for memory keepers, memoirists, and family historians

The best posts to help you with memory-keeping, including family history questions, memoir writing tips, family photo preservation ideas & heirloom book themes.

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book ideas & inspiration, family historyDawn M. RoodeFebruary 28, 2021advice for memory keepers, how to navigate the blog, blog cheat sheetComment
Storytelling isn’t just good for the soul—it’s good for your health, too.
Storytelling isn’t just good for the soul—it’s good for your health, too.

Did you know that listening to and sharing stories can help us live longer, happier lives? Discover three impactful ways to bring storytelling into your life.

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why tell your stories?Dawn M. RoodeFebruary 22, 2021health benefits of storytelling, journaling, writing about traumaComment
Life Story Links: February 16, 2021
Life Story Links: February 16, 2021

When memories are left unrecorded, legacies fade; but when stories are preserved, the rewards are myriad. The value of personal history, memoir, and more.

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curated roundupsDawn M. RoodeFebruary 16, 2021Comment
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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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