This past Saturday I attended the Canadian premiere of Joan Didion’s play The Year of Magical Thinking, based on her book by the same name. Both her book and play are extraordinary. The Chicago Sun-Times has said: Unforgettable…Both personal and...

I visited my local vitamin shop last week and ended up sampling a free, ten-minute reflexology treatment.  My feet felt wonderful. This got me thinking. Reflexologists and personal historians face the same marketing challenge. People have heard about...

It’s Monday and time for some “tasty” links.  One of my favorite picks this week is Slow: Life In A Tuscan Town. The book is a reminder of the  potential that photos have when put in the hands of a creative story teller. My thanks to APH colleague...

The American Thanksgiving is a week today, November 26th. This is a wonderful time to reflect on all that we are grateful for in our lives.  Last year I wrote an article, Are You Ready To Make Thanksgiving Memorable? You can read it by clicking here....

Sometimes I encounter an adult son or daughter who’s  had no success in convincing a parent to record a life story. My experience has been that if people are really reluctant, it may be very hard to nudge them into documenting their lives. I hope...