Life Stories Studio - A creative workshop for seniors and older adults

Life Stories Studio is a welcoming, creative workshop designed to help seniors and older adults reflect on their experiences, capture meaningful memories, and create a lasting legacy for future generations. Through guided storytelling, conversation, writing prompts, music, creative activities, and memory-sharing, participants are encouraged to honor the moments, people, and traditions that shaped their lives.

This is more than a writing class — it’s an opportunity to connect, reflect, laugh, remember, and celebrate a life well lived in a supportive and uplifting environment.

Whether you want to preserve family history, pass down wisdom, reconnect with meaningful memories, or simply enjoy community and conversation, Life Stories Studio offers a gentle and inspiring space to do so.

• Guided storytelling prompts
• Creative memory activities
• Reflection and legacy-building exercises
• Connection and conversation with others
• A relaxed, supportive atmosphere
• No writing experience necessary
• Supplies of paper, pens, markers, stickers, etc. will be provided
• Light lunch will be provided with tea and lemonade

• Where I’m From
• Music That Moved Me
• Favorite Traditions
• People Who Changed Me
• A Day I’ll Never Forget
• Words to Leave Behind

Participants are welcome to share as much or as little as they feel comfortable. Listening is just as meaningful as storytelling.

• Seniors and older adults
• Individuals transitioning into a new season of life
• Those interested in preserving memories and family history
• Anyone looking for creativity, reflection, and community

Beginning your life story may feel overwhelming at first, but simple memories and meaningful objects can help guide the process.

Helpful materials to gather may include:

• Photographs and family albums
• Letters, cards, and emails
• Journals or diaries
• Important documents and milestones
• Keepsakes and treasured heirlooms

These items often spark memories, emotions, and stories that deserve to be shared.

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

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Host or Publisher Janine Marie Gregory