Benefits of the Memoir Partnering Method for Caregivers Activity Directors Family Members Friends Volunteers

For the Extraordinary Person (EP) you are helping:

Improves memory and mental agility.
Teaches new skills.
Encourages connections with others—even those your EP may have lost touch with years ago.
Sparks curiosity about your EP among his/her family and friends.
Leads to a better understanding of oneself.
Leads to a greater realization of your EP’s personal power.
Offers the opportunity to honor others in your EP’s life.

For you, the Memoir Partner

Learn powerful listening skills.
Learn basic story-writing and memoir-writing skills.
Learn tactful interviewing skills.
Learn proven proofreading skills.
Make a deep significant connection with your EP and others.
Enhance EP self-esteem by honoring his/her life.
Help create a legacy for future generations.

For generations of readers

Offers a message to future generations.
Teaches positive values from the past.
Helps others understand the importance of their legacy and the effects of significant life events.
Sparks an interest in doing ancestral research and writing a journal or memoir.
Provides a legacy—a gift of kindness and caring from one generation to another
Leads to deeper connections, healing, and forgiveness.
Honors those of the past.

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Capture memories and create a treasured keepsake for future generations

The Memoir Partnering Method is an easy way to help another turn memories into a memoir.

Flexible method for senior activity centers and intergenerational programs
Step-by-step directions for using photos and memorabilia to spark memories
Templates for creating memoir pages
Prompts by category for evoking detailed memories

A memoir is a lifetime of experience and learning passed on to future generations. Otherwise, it’s a lifetime lost, like a library burning to the ground.

What our memoir partners say …

“I love partnering with my 99-year-old aunt to write her memoir. She lives 3000 miles away, so we have to adapt the partnering method using the phone and with help from her local family members. Her photos are great and we both so enjoy getting to the heart of her story with the memory prompts. I’m excited to finish her memoir so we can all honor and celebrate her life at her 100th birthday party. Not a minute to lose!.”

LauriePartnering with her 99 year-old-aunt

“My dad didn’t like to talk much about himself. When I got him focused on photos and memorabilia, it opened a new world of discussion. He realized the many successes he had and we laughed a lot. The Memoir Partnering Method brought us much closer together.”

MarkPartnering with his 91-year-old dad

“My mom and I love doing this. From the beginning, I had a sense of relief knowing where to start. The questions are awesome. The prompts make a world of difference as they bring out information I hadn’t thought about. And I’m learning things about my mom I never knew. This method has been a gift to both of us.” Rosemary with her 86-year-old mom.

RosemaryPartnering with her 86-year-old mom