How AfterLyfe works

So how do you actually record your life story?

Simple.

You do not try to record the whole thing. That sounds exhausting.

You record one piece at a time.

One memory
One photo
One question
One story

Then come back when you remember something else.

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The easiest way to picture it

Think of it like creating a documentary about your life.

You talk. Old photos and videos add the scenes. Your family asks questions. You explain what was really happening.

AfterLyfe helps you collect the pieces.

Old photo

Summer, 1987

Vintage black-and-white family photograph

Your explanation

"What you don't know is..."

You add the part the camera could never capture.

Family question

"Why did you decide to move?"

Someone else may think of a story you never would.

Pick whatever sounds easiest

How do you want to start?

There is no right first story. Start with whatever you already have.

Something is already on my mind

Already know what you want to talk about?

Great. Record it.

Maybe you've been thinking about:

  • your childhood
  • your first job
  • your mother
  • someone you miss
  • the day your child was born
  • a decision that changed your life
  • something funny that happened
  • something you want your kids to understand

Just talk.

Nothing comes to mind

Have no idea what to talk about?

Use Guided Stories inside AfterLyfe. We'll give you an open-ended question.

What did you want to be when you grew up?

Need help starting?

When I was growing up, I wanted to be __________

Maybe that question leads to one story. Maybe it leads to five.

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Vintage black-and-white family photograph

I already have something to show

Have an old photo or video?

Perfect. Upload it.

Then tell us what we're looking at.

Who is that?Where were you?What was happening?Why does this matter?

You know all the stuff the camera does not. Add that part too.

Let somebody else spark the story

Want your family involved?

Let them ask you questions.

Your daughter

What did you think when you found out you were going to be a dad?

Your grandson

What was your grandpa like?

Once someone asks, now you've got a story.

See how family can help

What about family history?

Your grandma may remember her grandma. You may know why your family moved, where a tradition started, or what someone in an old picture was really like.

A family tree tells you the names. Stories tell you who those people actually were.

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Just want to talk about today?

Do that too. AfterLyfe can basically be a video diary.

Had a weird day? Talk.

Need to vent? Talk.

Made a big decision? Talk about why.

Something hilarious happened? Record it.

Your life story is not only everything that happened 40 years ago. You're still living it.

No finish line

What happens next?

1

Record something

A memory, a question, a photo, a video, whatever brought the story back.

2

Save it

That piece of your story now has somewhere to live.

3

Come back later

Next week, next month, next year. Whenever another story shows up.

There is no finish line.

Its your life, tell it in your words.
One story at a time.

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