Getting the Most Out of Remento: Insights from the July 2025 Webinar

During our recent webinar, two of our Remento customers joined Remento co-founder Charlie to share personal accounts of how Remento became a meaningful way to preserve family stories

What Inspired Remento: A Personal Journey to Preserve Family Memories

The inspiration for Remento is deeply personal. When Co-founder and CEO Charlie Greene’s mother was diagnosed with cancer, he sat down to record her stories—hoping to preserve her voice for future generations. What began as a time capsule turned into a journey of discovery. Her stories revealed moments he had never heard before, including career achievements and the story of how she fell in love with his father.

That experience planted the seed for Remento’s mission: to make family storytelling simple and accessible, so no one has to wait for a diagnosis or milestone to start preserving what matters most.

In a world where smartphones are everywhere, and yet life stories often go unrecorded, Remento makes it easy to turn memories into a living legacy.

How Remento Helps Families Preserve and Share Their Stories

At the heart of Remento is the belief that everyone has a story to tell—and that capturing those stories shouldn’t be difficult, time-consuming, or intimidating. Whether you’re recording your own story or helping a loved one, Remento transforms the storytelling process into something simple, warm, and even fun.

The journey begins by choosing story prompts or uploading personal photos. These prompts are sent weekly to the storyteller via email or text, allowing them to respond through video or audio with a single tap. No downloads, passwords, or tech experience required.

Once a story is recorded, Remento automatically transcribes the content. Users can choose to keep it as-is, clean it up for readability, or transform it into a polished first-person or third-person narrative using Remento’s built-in AI writing tools. The entire process is customizable, and collaborators can help every step of the way—from selecting prompts to reviewing and editing stories.

The final result is a personalized hardcover memoir, complete with scannable QR codes that allow readers to hear or watch the original recordings. Families can organize stories by chronology, personalize the cover and layout, and preview the book before it goes to print.

To learn more, explore how Remento works in detail.

A Birthday Gift That Sparked Healing: Linda’s Story of Remembering and Preserving Stories with Remento

When Linda received Remento as a birthday gift from her children, her husband had just completed a book about his own family history. And yet, Linda's own stories remain untold.   

"My daughter thought it would be a nice idea for me to tell my stories," Linda explained, "particularly to capture so many of the different details about my life that we’ve never discussed.

But life had other plans. Several weeks after receiving Remento, Linda's husband passed away, leaving her unable to record anything for months. 

Linda reflects on how Remento offered flexibility during her most difficult time:

"It offered me a chance to reflect and deal with telling stories from my point of view about things that we have been through together in our lives together.”

For Linda, Remento was more than a tool: it was a bridge across time, allowing her to process grief while preserving memories of her late husband from her own perspective. Remento became a safe space where she could take her time, speak when she was ready, and create something lasting.

A Race Against Time: How Michele Is Using Remento to Preserve Her Husband’s Legacy

Michele’s husband Joe is experiencing memory loss, and purchased Remento to document his stories for the future while he still can.

Working with Joe's twelve brothers and sisters, Michele is creating a collaborative approach to storytelling. "They send me ideas for prompts and then Joe and I sit down together and record stories when he feels up to it."

Michele recognizes the importance of timing:

"I think that recording these stories is so important. But as Joe changes each day, it becomes more and more clear to me that we really need to capture these stories down right now.

Michele's journey reflects the essence of what Remento offers: a way to reflect, connect, and preserve stories that matter, not just in words, but in voice, personality, and presence. Whether used during moments of joy or times of uncertainty, Remento ensures that stories live on, beautifully and powerfully told.

Why Capturing by Recording Stories Creates a Deeper Legacy Than Writing Alone

Both women discovered something profound about the difference between written and spoken stories. Linda, who maintains a prolific blog called "We are Proud Aging Women," found that speaking offered something writing couldn't capture.

"When you tell a story, you can show your emotion and your passion and your feelings in a way that you can't do it when you're just writing," Linda explains. "I could make some notes and tell a story. And if I didn't like it, I could delete it and rerecord it."

Michele echoes this sentiment, noting how the spoken word captures authenticity in ways text cannot.This distinction highlights one of Remento's core strengths: capturing not just facts, but the textures of a life; the pauses, the laughter, the emotion that makes each story uniquely personal.

Preserving a Husband’s Legacy and a Grandmother’s Stories with Remento

For Linda, photography became the key to unlocking memories. When her daughter submitted photos, including one mysterious camel photo Linda couldn't remember, the images served as powerful memory triggers that brought forgotten moments back to life. "I love capturing Joe’s reactions to photos from his past," she notes. 

For Michele, morning routines and reminiscing sessions have become the foundation of their storytelling practice. "It seems like mornings are best for him. And when we reminisce together it's such a good time for us both."

These approaches showcase how families can customize their storytelling experience to fit their unique circumstances and preferences, and how the act of celebrating moments and memories from the past can create connection in the moment, and lasting value over time.

Tips to Maximize Your Remento Experience from Real Customers

What makes Linda and Michele’s experiences so powerful is how each found unique and meaningful ways to get the most out of Remento. Whether they were navigating grief or working to preserve memories during early stages of memory loss, their stories offer practical guidance for anyone looking to start or improve their family storytelling journey with Remento.

Storyteller Linda encourages first-time storytellers to start small with a single story, and make the time to jot down some notes and details in advance of recording. You do not need a full script, just enough to spark your memory. She also reminds new users to embrace the learning curve. Her first recording did not feel quite right, so she deleted it and tried again. With Remento’s flexible editing tools, Linda found peace of mind knowing she could go back and add anything she forgot.

Remento Host Michele offered practical advice for others in similar situations. She emphasized the importance of focusing on long-term memories that remain strong, since recent events can be harder to recall. Michele also created a comfortable routine by displaying old photos on their television to spark conversation. Finally, she suggests recording at the time of day when your loved one feels most present. For her husband, mornings are when he is most alert. “We try and work in the morning because that seems to be the freshest time,” Michele explains.

Whether you are recording your own life stories or helping a loved one share theirs, these tips can support a storytelling process that feels personal, thoughtful, and meaningful. Remento offers a guided approach that makes it straightforward to start and meaningful to continue, helping families preserve their memories with care.

Embracing Storytelling Technology to Create Your Remento Book

Michele's honesty resonates with many who may feel uncertain about using new technology: "I am a dinosaur when it comes to technology." Yet she has been successfully helping her husband record and preserve his life stories using Remento. "If I can help my husband make this book and make the stories, anybody can do it," she shared.

Michele’s  journey reflects what makes Remento so accessible. There are no downloads, logins, or complicated steps. Remento is designed for people of all ages who want to capture and share their stories without needing to write. Storytellers simply click a secure link, record in their own voice, and share meaningful memories at their own pace.

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Strengthening Family Bonds Through Storytelling and Preserving Family Stories

What emerges from both stories is how the act of storytelling itself becomes therapeutic. For Linda, it provided a way to process grief and share memories of her late husband from her own perspective. For Michele and Joe, the reminiscing sessions before recording have become precious moments of connection.

“Looking at pictures has become a special time for both of us. It's the perfect moment to reminisce together.”

These experiences demonstrate that Remento is more than a preservation tool: it's a way to strengthen family bonds, process life experiences, and create moments of joy even during difficult times.

Preserving Stories That Build a Legacy Across Generations

Michele's vision extends far beyond the present moment, who spoke of the eight-millimeter films she has of her parents.” “You see them moving, but you can't hear their voice. You either have their picture or you have their voice, but never together."

With Remento, future generations will have both the voice, the emotion, and the specific details that make family stories come alive. Remento's keepsake books uniquely bring together video recordings, voice, images, and written stories to create a rich and immersive storytelling experience. Each book includes scannable QR codes that allow readers to hear or watch the original recordings, making sure that voices won't be lost, they'll be lovingly remembered, beautifully shared, and forever part of the family story.

"I think this will be a great gift for our kids, our grandkids," Michele concludes. "And I think everybody should do it. I'm a firm believer."

These books are built to last and designed to be passed down. They're not just for you, they're for your kids, grandkids, and generations you'll never meet.

Begin Capturing Your Family’s Stories and Memories Today

Whether you're looking to preserve your own life stories or gift the experience to someone else, now is the perfect time to begin. As Linda and Michele's experiences show, Remento is more than just a way to record memories. It is a gift of time, reflection, and connection.

Remento is designed for anyone, including parents, grandparents, veterans, teachers, or anyone who wants their memories preserved without having to write. With no software downloads or complicated setup, it is as seamless as clicking a link and speaking from the heart.

Get started now with just a few clicks.

And if you're looking for more inspiration, browse our Remento Journal for personal stories, how-to guides, and insights from our community.

Ready to start preserving your family's stories? Learn more about how our platform can help you capture the voices and memories that matter most, whether you're honoring a loved one's legacy or racing against time to preserve irreplaceable stories.