Posts by Gael Gilliland
Intergenerational Projects: How They Can Help Young & Old Participants
When we decide to work as a family and include all generations in intergenerational storytelling projects we give each generation the opportunity to learn, to share their experience, to share their perspective, and create a more fuller picture of what the experience and the family history is like. Each generation has an opportunity to share…
Read MoreFinal Wish Inc: Important Resource For Families And End Of Life Planning
How does Final Wish help individuals and families with end of life planning? “Final Wish is a secure website that stores the information you want shared at the time of your passing. Some key benefits include choosing what type of celebration or service you want if any? Who do you want to care for your…
Read More1 Way to Restore Human Dignity with Engaged Conversations
Restoring human dignity is one of those things that can feel really heavy, as do many of the things I talk about. But in this particular instance, I’m going to frame it in a way that is quite uplifting and wonderful. We can restore human dignity through engaged conversations, otherwise known as storytelling. Storytelling is…
Read MoreWhat Are the Stories Our Photos Tell Us?
When you go through other people’s photos, you’re probably going to be able to pick out themes. You might see that they take pictures of the same things no matter where they are. Or they may take pictures at certain angles. Maybe they really like architecture, or a specific animal, or flowers. What are the…
Read MoreHow to document your life with photos – with special guest Trista Pappas
A special edition of #LegacyAfterDark with Trista Pappas of Trista Renee Photography. Summary of what we chatted about… We chatted about photography and documenting everyday moments. Specifically, remembering to make those things more permanent in our lives beyond sharing them on Facebook, posting them to Instagram and creating things, like legacies, that will endure for…
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