Story Starters

Sometimes a whole world of memories begins with one small question. What did you eat for lunch in elementary school? Where did you go when you wanted to be alone? When did you try to be someone you weren’t?

Choose the questions that might stir a memory for your loved one, bring questions of your own, or mix the two. Our conversations will leave room for unexpected turns and the details that make each story uniquely theirs.

Here’s a glimpse of our 150 story starters.

Choose from the collection, bring a question of your own, or combine the two.

“If someone had secretly filmed your family getting ready to leave the house, what would the audience have witnessed?”

What ordinary possession made you feel rich—or reminded you that you weren’t?