WRITE YOUR STORY PROGRAM
Enrich the Lives of Your Residents by Encouraging Them to Write Their Legacy Story
Whether as a sales tool to help close occupancy inquiries, or as a value-added service to your current residents, our Write Your Story Program is a perfect fit for any retirement community.
“Every year we lose 2 billion years of wisdom when elders across the world, including our local communities, transition.”
Empower Your Residents to Preserve Their Personal History Exclusively for Their Family Members
The Write Your Story Program is a fun and engaging 4-week group writing program designed for residents of retirement communities to share their journey, life lessons, and wisdom.
By the end of the 4 sessions, residents will have written stories from virtually every stage of their lives and captured important life lessons and significant moments in their journey.
The Write Your Story Program empowers aging Retirement Community residents to preserve their personal and cultural histories through engaging storytelling workshops and creative writing programs.
The Write Your Story Program empowers seniors to preserve their personal histories exclusively for their family members and personal use (we do not publish or share their stories for privacy and security purposes).
Here's How It Works
Schedule the Workshop
Choose the dates and times for the writing program sessions when residents are most alert and engaged. We offer workshops year-round Monday to Sunday.
We Facilitate the Program
Our program is delivered live or live virtual by award-winning storyteller and author Dawn James. Residents will receive handouts, writing prompts and lots of support.
Residents Write Their Stories
By the end of the writing program, residents will have written stories from virtually every stage of their lives. Residents have the option to retain us to transform their stories into an eBook, audiobook or video story.
KEY BENEFITS
for Your Residents
- Create a deeper sense of connection, purpose and fulfillment knowing their stories will live on forever
- Enhance memory, recall and retention through guided storytelling techniques
- Improve mental health using therapeutic and narrative psychology
- Foster social interaction, active sharing, collaboration and contribution in group-settings
- Help alleviate feelings of loneliness and cultivates a greater sense of self-worth by revisiting key life lessons, stories and wisdom
- Strengthen communication, dexterity and muscle coordination for those who feel called to write themselves (our program also encourages family interaction)
KEY BENEFITS
for Retirement Communities
- Help your residents take the first step to recording their legacy; personal and cultural histories.
- Stand out from the competition by offering cutting-edge programming with therapeutic and mental health benefits.
- Attract new residents by leveraging this unique sales opportunity.
- Increase the frequency of intergenerational visits for your residents by advertising our Write Your Story program as a collaborative activity for residents and their families to participate in.
- Increase the frequency of intergenerational visits for your residents by advertising our Write Your Story program as a collaborative activity for residents and their families to participate in.
Meet Dawn James
Led by award-winning Author and international Storyteller Dawn James, the Write Your Story Program works directly with Retirement Community Programmers & Directors to address core needs in their residents’ lives (need for connection, significance) as well as core needs within their organization (need for diversified program options, need for resident/member-attraction strategies, need for intergenerational visits).
Why Hire Us
Preserve wisdom and celebrate rich personal histories
Intergenerational stories of adventure, courage and achievement empower future generations to develop a greater sense of resilience, strength and perspective while providing seniors with a deeper sense of purpose and self-worth “that echoes for years to come”.
Get the Whole Family Involved!
Extend an invitation to family members to work together with their elders in writing about their experiences throughout life and preserving important memories for sharing.
It’s a great way to strengthen the bond with family members.
We also create Digital Family Keepsakes
Imagine a great-great-great-grandchild hearing their ancestor’s voice or seeing their face as they listen to their story.
Residents have the opportunity to order a Digital Family Keepsake in the form of either a personalized eBook, audiobook, or video story after completing our program. Group discounts are available.
Memories fade, don't let their wisdom.
The Write Your Story Program is a unique one-of-a-kind experience not yet being offered anywhere in North America.
- Best suited for Retirement Organizations looking to stand out in their local communities while providing incredible value for their members
- Give your residents a life-changing experience that offers therapeutic and mental wellness benefits
- Limited spots available, now accepting program bookings for January 2025.
