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Reminiscence Lexicon: An Orientation to Memory Work
Discover the types of reminiscence and how memory storytelling supports elder wellness, meaning, and connection."
Kathryn Skrabo
Nov 232 min read


Recognizing Patterns That Shape a Life
This post invites you to look closer at your own story—to notice the quiet threads that have shaped your life and the rhythms that continue to guide you. A Simple Language for Life’s Rhythms Sometimes the patterns that shape who we are can be right in front of us—tucked quietly into our names, the seasons of our lives, or the ways we’ve changed over time. They appear in the choices we repeat, the moments we return to, or the paths we find ourselves drawn to again and again. T
Kathryn Skrabo
Nov 183 min read


Why Stories Matter: How Narrative Helps Us Make Sense of Life
Explore how storytelling shapes memory, identity, and emotional well-being—especially through life review in aging.
Kathryn Skrabo
Nov 83 min read


Contemporary Reframe: An Examined Life
In every era, reflection has been a pathway to wisdom. Today, life story practice brings this ancient insight to life—helping us transform memory into meaning and connection.
When we tell our stories, we aren’t indulging nostalgia; we’re practicing self-care, neural integration, and communal healing.
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Kathryn Skrabo
Oct 312 min read


The Power of Life Story Practice in Later Life
As we grow older, our stories become one of the most powerful tools for healing and connection. This reflection explores how sharing life stories strengthens belonging, renews purpose, and supports emotional well-being in community. Storytelling is, in many ways, a form of social medicine.
Kathryn Skrabo
Oct 262 min read


Welcome to Elder Journey
I believe there is a kind of healing and completion we all deserve after a long life of trial and error, success and failure, love and loss.
Kathryn Skrabo
Oct 173 min read
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