Tips for Storytelling: How to Get Grandma to Talk

What do you do when Grandma doesn’t want to talk? She’s not interested and doesn’t think her story is important. After all, who’ll want to hear it, she asks. She’s dragging her feet and doesn’t think anyone will get anything out of her story. And it doesn’t have to be just Grandma. It could be…

52 Weeks of Better Storytelling

How to make the most of the next 52 weeks The start of a new year brings the opportunity to do all sorts of things you didn’t get around to last year. One of my favorite things to focus on? Who didn’t I get the chance to chat with last year? What conversations do I…

10 Ways to Up Your Storytelling Game

Are you stuck in creating your story? Sometimes, it can be hard to know where to start. And if you’re not a writer already, just the process of writing it down can tie your stomach into knots. Thankfully, it doesn’t have to be that way. Today, I’m offering you 10 ways to up your storytelling…

Documenting Your Grief Awareness Story

It was recently National Grief Awareness Day, and that got me thinking. Being more aware of my grief and working with it instead of ignoring it has changed my life. By creating the Legacy Recorder, I have been able to process my grief, work with, and find ways to acknowledge it by viewing my world…

Wendy W.

When I heard about Gael’s Legacy project and her approach to easily writing the story of your life, I IMMEDIATELY bought multiple copies. I have gotten profuse thanks from family members who are now deep into capturing those important memories and meanings from their lives!