Family sharing stories together — legacy storytelling session with Creating Life Memories

Creating Life Memories

Everyone has a story to tell

What's Yours?

Every story matters. Let's make sure yours is remembered.From personal histories and family legacies to the stories that define organizations, we help bring meaningful moments to life through print, audio, and film — combining a personal touch with the craft of award-winning documentary storytelling.

How we preserve your story

Three ways to tell your story

Written & Print

A story you can hold in your hands.

Your story, told in your words and brought to life in a beautifully crafted keepsake book — to be read, shared, and cherished for generations to come.

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Audio Recording

Your voice, preserved forever.

Your story, told in your own words and in your own voice — capturing its warmth, familiar expressions, and laughter, so loved ones can hear and reconnect with you for years to come.

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Video Recording

Your smile, captured in time.

Your story, brought to life through video, photographs, and meaningful moments, thoughtfully edited into a personal documentary to be revisited, shared, and treasured for generations.

Learn about video stories→
Alison O'Brien, Emmy Award-winning producer and founder of Creating Life Memories, New Jersey

Meet the Storyteller

Alison — a documentary producer who listens.

With three Emmy Awards and three decades of experience telling stories for national television, Alison O'Brien knows how to find the heart of a story. Now, she brings that experience to something even more personal: helping people preserve the stories, memories, and moments that make a life uniquely their own.

Because every life has a story worth telling — and worth preserving for generations to come.

Open journal and pen — written memoir and life story preservation service
"A life fully lived deserves to be fully told."