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Getting armed service veterans to speak about their experiences can be a sensitive process, as it often involves discussing potentially traumatic events. Here are some tips to approach the conversation respectfully and some good questions to ask:

As Mother's Day approaches, taking the time to engage in meaningful conversations with your mom can strengthen your bond and create lasting memories. This blog post presents ten thought-provoking questions to inspire your conversation.

This blog post explores how capturing life-stories through reminiscence therapy, using life story questions, can benefit not only older adults but anyone who uses adult day centers and care homes. By reflecting on personal stories and experiences, individuals can exercise their memory, improve cognitive function, and build social connections. This therapy can be a therapeutic outlet for individuals to reflect on their lives, stimulate cognitive function, and improve their overall quality of life. By preserving memories and personal experiences, we can help individuals maintain a sense of identity and purpose, even as they face physical and cognitive challenges.

With all the activity in our lives and the fast pace of technology, it’s easy to think that preserving memories isn’t important because we can always just post them on Facebook or Instagram later. It’s true that it’s easier to preserve memories digitally than in the past, but there are still many benefits to taking the time to print photos and record stories from your loved ones. Here are four essential tools you need to capture your loved one’s life story, which will allow you to share their journey with others for years to come.

Retirement can be an exciting time—a time when you get to finally live life the way you’ve always wanted. It can also be confusing and stressful, especially if you aren’t sure what you want to do with all that free time on your hands. To help you figure it out, here are eight retirement projects that will make you happy, fulfilled, and give your life new meaning after work ends.

It’s great that you want to build stronger relationships with your grandparents, but how do you even begin? Here are some innovative ideas to help you connect with them and also share your family history. Whether you’re just starting to get to know them or if you’ve already been talking to them for years, these options will have you connecting in no time!

Finding the perfect gift for grandparents and older relatives can be tricky, but it doesn’t have to be impossible. From handmade ideas to reminiscence gifts here are some incredible ideas to impress a loved one!

This article explores what we know about the benefits of reminiscence and how you can create your own reminiscence sessions to help improve your quality of life.

Sometimes, the only way you can feel as though your loved one is still with you and part of your life is by actively keeping their memory alive and surrounding yourself with reminders of them and the happy times you shared together.