Legacy Writing

Legacy Writing For The Holidays

Rachael Freed | Posted 12.10.2009 | Living


Rachael Freed

Holiday rituals and traditions connect families over the generations. Communicating our memories and stories can revitalize this year's holidays, and even encourage family healing and forgiveness.

Legacy: Loss and Love

Rachael Freed | Posted 11.02.2009 | Living


Rachael Freed

All of us yearn to be blessed; all of us need to be held securely in the love left so often unexpressed by our families and friends.

Legacy: What About the Value of "Your Stuff"?

Rachael Freed | Posted 09.30.2009 | Living


Rachael Freed

Ethical wills are about values, not valuables. But what about the category of stuff -- of value or not?

Passing on Our Values: The Legacy of Freedom

Rachael Freed | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living


Rachael Freed

Our daughters and granddaughters, texting and twittering, can't imagine a world before computers, or television, a world when American women didn't have the freedom to vote.

Legacy Writing and Self-Care

Rachael Freed | Posted 07.09.2009 | Living


Rachael Freed

Though we're not all professional caregivers, we all care for and about others. Legacy writing gives us a way to express our caring as we care for ourselves.

The Most Important Letters We Will Ever Write: Memory and Meaning - Mother's Day

Rachael Freed | Posted 06.10.2009 | Living


Rachael Freed

Realizing that life is fragile we feel the urgent need to document our legacies to help shape this unfolding new world.