Caring for Your Aging Parents

Season 01 Episode 15

Preserving Family Legacies with Aviva from Family Love Letters

Inspired by a heartfelt letter from her late father, our guest Aviva from Family Love Letters embarked on a mission to capture the essence of family stories. She founded "Family Love Letters," a service that provides a timeless keepsake of stories, wisdom, and values. Aviva has graciously shared her journey with us, detailing her process of conducting comfortable phone interviews with the elderly to generate these treasured family love letters.

Why Preserve Your Family Memories?

We delved into the significance of preserving family memories through these tangible letters, putting to rest the misconception that younger generations aren’t interested. Quite the contrary, we found that these pieces of family history are deeply cherished by all, stimulating deeper conversations and connections. We underscore the importance of initiating this preservation process before it's too late. Sadly, many experience regret when precious stories are lost to time.

The Impact Behind Leaving the Legacy of Your Story

Our lively discussion with Aviva and Lynn explored future collaborations and the profound impacts of letter writing and storytelling. Both agree on the joy and value storytelling brings to the writer and the recipient. It was a laughter-filled, inspiring conversation that may well be the spark to preserving your family's legacy. This episode of Caring for your Aging Parents is a testament to the power of family stories, and the love letters that beautifully encapsulate them.

(00:01) Capturing Family Stories

(12:15) Preserving Family Stories Through Letters

(17:54) Preserving Family Stories and Legacies

(28:36) Future Collaboration on Storytelling With Lynn

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