We choose the focus
We talk through what you want captured: life stories, family questions, a certain season, messages, memories, or reflections.
Life Chapters
Some stories should not disappear.
Life Chapters is a guided storytelling service where memories, moments, and meaningful parts of life are recorded, transcribed, and turned into a digital keepsake.
Why it matters
People wait too long to ask the questions that matter.
Childhood stories. Family history. Lessons learned. Funny moments. Hard seasons. What someone wants their kids or grandkids to know. These are the things families often wish they had captured sooner.
Life Chapters gives someone a calm space to talk through their life, their memories, or even the season they are in right now.
Life stories
Family memories
Voice recordings
Personal reflections
Messages for loved ones
Digital keepsake
How it works
A simple process with a meaningful result.
I guide the conversation
I ask thoughtful questions, record the conversation, and give the person space to talk naturally without feeling rushed.
You receive the keepsake
The conversations are transcribed, lightly edited, and shaped into a digital story keepsake that can be saved, shared, and returned to.
Ways to use it
Not just for one age or stage.
Life Chapters can be used for aging loved ones, parents, grandparents, adults, families, or anyone who wants to preserve something meaningful.
Family History
Capture the stories your family keeps meaning to ask about.
Family History
Capture the stories your family keeps meaning to ask about.
Examples:
- Childhood memories
- Family traditions
- Stories about parents, grandparents, siblings, or marriage
- Military, career, faith, travel, or life experience stories
- Answers to questions from children or grandchildren
This Season of Life
For capturing who someone is and what life feels like right now.
This Season of Life
For capturing who someone is and what life feels like right now.
Examples:
- A parent wanting their kids to remember this chapter
- A major life transition
- A season of healing, change, or growth
- Personal reflections someone wants to document
- Stories that do not need to wait until later
Aging Loved Ones
Preserve stories while they can still be told in their own words.
Aging Loved Ones
Preserve stories while they can still be told in their own words.
Examples:
- Questions before memory starts to fade
- Stories from earlier decades
- Life lessons and advice
- Messages for family
- Voice and personality captured alongside the story
What may be included
- Guided conversation
- Family-submitted questions
- Audio recording
- Transcript cleanup
- Written story format
- Digital keepsake
- Selected quotes or meaningful moments
- Optional photos if provided
What this is not
- Not therapy
- Not legal estate planning
- Not medical care
- Not a formal biography
- Not only for end-of-life
- Not rushed or scripted
Pricing
Life Chapters is built over time.
Stories are better when they are not rushed. Choose a single session to start, or the full 6-month package for a more complete keepsake.
Most complete
Life Chapters Package
$125/month
A 6-month storytelling package for families or individuals who want stories, memories, and voice captured with care over time.
- 6-month minimum
- 2 guided storytelling sessions per month
- Recorded conversations
- Transcripts + light editing
- Family-submitted questions
- Story shaping into readable format
- Final digital keepsake
- Keepsake USB/thumb drive with stories + audio
Single Life Chapter Session
$85
A one-time guided conversation for someone who wants to start small or capture one meaningful story, season, or memory.
- 1 guided storytelling session
- Recorded conversation
- Basic transcript or story summary
- Good for one theme, memory, or life chapter
- No full keepsake
- No USB or extended editing
Check-In Add-On
+$20/visit
A lighter memory-capture option for existing Red Desert Check-In clients during regular visits.
- Light storytelling during the visit
- Simple memory prompts
- Notes from meaningful conversations
- Option for family-submitted questions
- Small memories captured over time
- Not a full Life Chapters package
Full package: $125/month with a 6-month minimum
Total investment: $750 over 6 months
Single session: available as a one-time starting point
Check-ins + stories
It can also be added to regular check-ins.
For check-in clients, Life Chapters can be added in a lighter way. During regular visits, we can capture small stories, memories, and meaningful moments over time.
This works well when someone already benefits from consistent visits and the family wants more than just a safety update.
View Check-In Pricing
Want to capture the stories?
Tell me what you want preserved, and we can talk through the best way to do it.