by Deborah LeFrank | Aug 14, 2020 | Blog, Personal Stories, Uncategorized
I gave away some of my best friends last weekend and now I regret it. I’ve had a visceral response to this clearing out of ‘things’. Lately there has been purging going on at my house and I’ve heard maybe at yours too. It’s been over two years since I’ve stopped...
by Deborah LeFrank | Apr 14, 2020 | Blog
Okay so how many times this week did you hear “Stay At Home” or “These are unprecedented times”? I imagine you’ve likely heard this many, many times. Our lives are evolving as we maneuver our way through this Covid crisis, getting less scheduled and more house...
by Deborah LeFrank | Sep 26, 2019 | Blog, Current Projects
Last summer I was cycling down a street in Montreal on a hot humid night when WHAM it hit me! There’s that smell! Barbeque smoke wafted through the air, and the humidity added to the intensity. I am immediately taken back 30 years to a street in Bangkok. I recall...
by Deborah LeFrank | Aug 27, 2019 | Blog, Current Projects
The more life memories we collect using visual storytelling, the more I see the self-care that happens in the process. Above are some of Bob’s final thoughts about his legacy story and they show how much love and gratitude came through his journey of telling his...
by Deborah LeFrank | Aug 7, 2019 | Blog, Current Projects
After five years of consistently writing to you and this amazing community, I stopped. Cold turkey. But I’ve missed you – so I’m back! I’m Not Dead, I Can’t Quit. How have you been? I hope you’re collecting summer memories; writing or recording in some way...
by Deborah LeFrank | Jun 20, 2019 | Blog, Personal Stories
For many people when they think of their life story, it starts at the beginning, where they grew up – it starts with a specific place. And that’s the thing about our memories; they are connected to places. Storytelling with maps takes you back to that place. So...