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A season to listen: Mother's Day, Father's Day, and the Day of Families

A season to listen: Mother's Day, Father's Day, and the Day of Families

Mother's Day, the International Day of Families, and Father's Day return in the same season every year. Three occasions that point in the same direction: pause for a moment, listen to the people who shaped you, spend a little time together — and hold on to what gets said.

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ALS Awareness Month: Why voice, words, and memories matter now

ALS Awareness Month: Why voice, words, and memories matter now

May is ALS Awareness Month. What ALS means, why voice and words become precious — and how blyven can help families preserve memories.

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Parent-Child Estrangement: What Remains of You, Even Without Contact

Parent-Child Estrangement: What Remains of You, Even Without Contact

When contact between parent and child is on pause, much goes unsaid. How to preserve your voice, your story, and half of your child's origins today — for the day they come asking.

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World Book Day: which book shaped your childhood?

World Book Day: which book shaped your childhood?

For World Book Day: how the books of your childhood bind whole families — and how to preserve the voices that once read them aloud.

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World Voice Day: preserve the voice of your parents

World Voice Day: preserve the voice of your parents

Your parents' voice is irreplaceable. Why World Voice Day is the right moment to capture it — today, at home, with just a quiet conversation.

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Parkinson's hypophonia: how to preserve the voice

Parkinson's hypophonia: how to preserve the voice

Hypophonia is the softening voice of Parkinson's. Why to start recording now — and how to capture a parent's voice at home with almost no setup.

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Biography Work: Understanding the Past to Shape the Future

Biography Work: Understanding the Past to Shape the Future

What professionals call "biography work" can transform family conversations too — and it starts with a single question.

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Questions I Would Ask My Grandparents

Questions I Would Ask My Grandparents

30 meaningful questions to preserve your grandparents' stories, wisdom, and memories — before it's too late.

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In the Beginning, It Was Just an Idea

In the Beginning, It Was Just an Idea

How blyven grew out of personal experiences — and why memories are so precious.

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