For families
The gift for the parent who has everything.
You keep meaning to ask them about the early years - the boat over, the dance where they met, the kitchen on Bendigo Street. LifeLoom turns that good intention into an heirloom your whole family will keep.
A memoir as a gift - for someone you love, or for yourself.
Want to give it as a present they unwrap? Give a Living Memoir and we’ll help you set up their first call.
Everyone says “we should record Dad’s stories.” Nobody does.
The awkwardness problem. When you pull out a recorder, everything changes. The conversation becomes self-conscious. The magic evaporates.
The “getting around to it” problem. Life is busy. You keep meaning to sit down and ask about the war, the immigration, the love story - but there’s never quite the right moment.
The accessibility problem. Your dad doesn’t want to type his memoirs. But he’ll happily talk for an hour about the dance where he met your mum.
No apps. No screens. Just a friendly phone call.
Your loved one doesn’t need to learn anything new. They just answer the phone and talk - the way they always have.
Tell us about them
Share key life events, family relationships, and what makes them special. Takes less than 10 minutes.
We call and listen
A warm, patient call at the scheduled time. We mention family by name, ask permission, and truly listen.
Stories come to life
Every call surfaces new stories in their voice. Chapter by chapter they build into the printed heirloom book your family will keep and hand around.
And it keeps growing
The digital memoir holds every story, voice recording and photo online - included for the first year, so the whole family can read, listen, and add to it.
An heirloom book your family will read again and again.
From the calls, the book takes shape
Chapter by chapter, in their own voice. Add photographs, set aside what you’d rather leave out, and shape it until it’s right. One beautiful hardcover is included - extra copies can be ordered at any time.
- ●Written in their voice - not a transcript, not a summary. Their words, their cadence, their personality.
- ●Six dimensions - not just what happened, but how it felt, who was there, and what it meant.
- ●Growing with every call - each conversation adds depth, new stories, new connections.
- ●Beautiful enough to frame - printed on cream stock with Lora serif typography. An heirloom, not a report.
A digital memoir - kept by your family.
Every storyteller gets their own beautiful digital memoir - growing with every conversation. Share it with family near and far, or keep it private.
- ●Browse stories by theme, era, or person - not a wall of text, but an experience you can explore.
- ●Listen to highlights in their voice - audio moments pulled from the calls, so you hear them telling it.
- ●Add family photos - upload photos that match the stories. The memoir weaves them together.
- ●Invite the whole family - wherever they live - the memoir stays private to the people you choose.
Every person’s life is worth remembering.
Everyone has stories their family would love to hear - about adventures taken, loves found, countries crossed, and lessons learned the hard way.
Sharing those stories is a gift. It brings families closer, sparks conversations across generations, and turns memories into something the whole family can hold onto.
Every family deserves an heirloom that isn’t an object, but a voice. A story. A life, celebrated with warmth and care.
In their words
“I ended the call with a smile on my face. I wasn't expecting that. It was really nice to have someone, or something, genuinely interested in what I had to say.”
“It feels like talking to a human, and it asked me really penetrating questions.”
Questions families ask
- Is this really a gift, or do they have to do work?
- For the storyteller, it is just a phone call. They do not learn an app, manage a profile, or remember a password. The setup is on you - under ten minutes - and from there they just answer the phone at the time you chose together.
- My mum is not confident with technology. Will she find this confusing?
- Almost certainly not. This is exactly who LifeLoom is built for. The whole experience is a familiar phone conversation - warm, unhurried, patient with long pauses. No screens, no apps. If she can answer a phone and chat with a friend, she can do this.
- Can siblings and grandchildren be involved?
- Yes - that is one of the best parts. Once the digital memoir is live, you can invite siblings, in-laws, and grandchildren. They can read chapters, listen to audio highlights, and add photos to match the stories. You decide who gets access.
- What if dad does not want to talk about something?
- He never has to. Verbal consent at the start of every call, a clear "stop" rule, and patience with whatever he wants to leave out. The storyteller is in charge of what gets recorded and what gets kept in the heirloom book.
- How long until we have something to share?
- Within the first couple of calls, the first stories appear in the digital memoir - in their words, in their voice. You can share them with family straight away. The heirloom book takes shape over the year as the calls continue.
Start capturing the stories
that matter most.
LifeLoom is welcoming its Founding Storytellers. Set up in minutes - your first call can be this week.
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