The Living Memories Project

By remembering the lives and legacies of loved ones, we can take concrete steps to heal ourselves.

By remembering and celebrating how they lived, rather than how they died, we can enhance our resilience, compassion, and creativity.

During the promotional tour for her first book, The Living Memories Project: Legacies that Last, Dr. Meryl Ain saw that people grieving for loved ones, as well as professionals who work with the bereaved, needed a new approach and additional tools to help in the process of moving forward.

This determination to support others in coming to terms with the loss of a loved one led Dr. Ain to bring together resources, stories and to help professionals individuals, and bereavement groups transform grief into positive action and living legacies.

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Blog

Musings on Mortality in the Produce Aisle

21 Feb 2017
Reprinted from HuffingtonPost.com, February 19, 2017, by Meryl Ain, Ed.D. It was just another day in what has become my routine in the seventh week following my husband’s open-heart surgery. I was in a hurry, having left him at home with his fifth bout of atrial fibrillation since the surgery. I had to pick up yet another medication from CVS, where I am sorry to say they are all too familiar with my husband’s medications, and they know who I am. With the $7 off “extra bucks” coupon I had garnered on my last trip, I decided to buy myself...
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Articles by Dr. Ain

On 9/11 Remember and Celebrate Lives of Victims With Community Service

20 Dec 2016
This Sunday, September 11th,  marks the 15th Anniversary of the day that 3,000 innocent souls lost their lives in an unspeakable, horrific conflagration that was witnessed by millions on live TV. On Sunday, all New York television stations have canceled their regular programming to remember and replay the recorded events of that day. This year as it does every year one network – MSNBC — will devote 3 ½ hours to the “unedited, uninterrupted, untouched live footage of NBC’s Today Show coverage of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001,” an article in Slate Magazine reminds us. The piece by Jeremy Samuel Faust goes...
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Reviews

The Living Memories Project: Legacies That Last

13 Dec 2016
Reprinted from Shiva.com Preserving Memories By Story Telling There are many ways to remember loved ones and celebrate their lives. The passing down of family recipes, stories and history in modern times remains important for both cultural and legacy reasons, along with helping to cope with loss.  Finding appropriate tools and resources for organizing, documenting and sharing is important. The Living Memories Project is devoted to teaching fundamentals. The Living Memories Project features more than 30 interviews with celebrities and others who tell how they transformed their grief into constructive and creative action. This upbeat and uplifting book demonstrates that...
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For most of us, losing a loved one will be the worst tragedy of our lives. And we struggle with how to best honor their memory–indeed, how best to remember them. This moving book not only is a tribute to some extraordinary individuals who have gone before us, but also serves as a guide for all of us who wish to remember those who have touched our lives with their love.

Rev. James Martin, SJ, author of Jesus: A Pilgrimage

Events

The 2nd Annual Living Memories Project Conference – Jan 12, 2018

05 Jan 2018
New Trends and Clinical Intervention in Grief and Bereavement Counseling Friday January 12, 2018 8:30am to 1:45pm Mid-Island Y JCC Plainview, NY Click here to download the full event information. JASA Partners In Dignity, Mid-Island Y JCC and Fordham University Graduate School of Social Services are pleased to offer “The 2nd Annual Living Memories Project” Conference New Trends and Clinical Interventions in Grief and Bereavement Counseling on Long Island. The conference will be held on Friday, January 12, 2018 from 8:30am to 1:45pm at the Mid-Island Y JCC. EXHIBITOR SPONSOR REGISTRATION FORM

Dr. Ain Featured on “In The Arena” 710 WOR AM Radio – 1/1/17 8am

01 Jan 2017
Sunday, January 1, 2017, 8:00 a.m. Dr. Ain was featured on 710 WOR AM Radio Sunday 1/1/17 on “In The Arena” with host Msgr. Kieran Harrington. The program also aired Sunday evening (1/1/17) at 8:00 p.m. on NET TV (which can be found on Fios, Direct, Dish, Time Warner). You can also pick up the interview online at: http://netny.tv/shows/in-the-arena/   See the video here:

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Where’s the Grief Podcast – Episode 34 – Dr. Meryl Ain