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Words to accompany remembrance, honor memory and celebrate transmission.
Lorsque l'on perd un être cher, il reste souvent bien davantage que des photographies ou des souvenirs. Tribune libre de Sandrine Dupuis, accompagnante du deuil.
In 1939, an indestructible alloy capsule was buried in New York containing messages from Albert Einstein and Thomas Mann for the year 6939. Discover the fascinating story of the first modern time capsule.
When we talk about inheritance, we immediately think of money, real estate, family jewels. This is normal: French law devotes more than 200 articles to material heritage...
The ritual is simple. Every year, on your anniversary, you sit across from each other and write a secret letter. No immediate reading. Each letter...
Imagine the scene: your son or daughter, on their 18th birthday, receives a video message from you, recorded when he/she was 3 years old. You describe his first words, his fits of laughter, his stupid things...
We don't talk enough about perinatal loss. Every year in France, around 7,000 families face the loss of a baby during pregnancy or in the first days after birth. C...
When someone we love disappears, the silence that follows is deafening. We would like to talk to him one last time. Tell him what we didn't have time to say. Ask him what...
It is sometimes called “the sad birthday”. The first anniversary of the death of a loved one is one of the most feared days in the grieving process. This date, recorded in...
In 2024, a video went viral on social media. We see a man in tears, sitting in front of his screen, “conversing” with his father who died three years earlier. Thanks to the...
For millennia, stone cemeteries have been the silent guardians of our collective memory. But in the digital age, an alternative is emerging: the virtual cemetery. These spaces in...
Death is the last taboo in Silicon Valley. For decades, tech giants ignored the issue, focused on productivity, entertainment and commerce. But a new...
When was the last time you received a real letter? Not an email. Not a text message. Not a 12 second voice message. A letter, written by hand, slipped into an envelope, sent with...
Every parent wants to pass on to their children what really matters: honesty, courage, kindness, perseverance. But there is a universal problem: as soon as we try to transmit...
Our grandparents are living libraries. They carry within them decades of wisdom, untold stories and life lessons that no book can ever contain. However, ch...
What if you could talk to your future self? Not in a dream, but in a real letter, written today, delivered in 10, 20, or 40 years? This exercise, practiced by psychologists of the m...
In a society obsessed with eternal youth, saying that growing old is a privilege can seem provocative. Yet it is a truth that millions of people will never know. Cha...
When we know that life has an end, we finally begin to truly live it. This is the most valuable lesson taught to us by those nearing their last breath. For more than eight years...
Écrire l'histoire de sa vie est un acte d'amour inestimable pour ses descendants. Découvrez nos méthodes concrètes et nos conseils d'écriture pour surmonter le syndrome de la page blanche et commencer vos mémoires.
Discover the step-by-step procedures, the legal deadlines, the Cerfa forms and the applicable allowances to calmly declare an inheritance for taxes.
How to prepare and optimize the transmission of your material and emotional heritage? Discover the inheritance guide and our advice for your loved ones.
How to organize and finance your funeral during your lifetime? Discover the complete guide to funeral planning to free your family from difficult choices.
How much does a cremation or burial cost in France? Discover our detailed comparative guide and our advice to anticipate and organize these costs with peace of mind.
Discover the 10 essential questions to ask your grandparents to capture their life story before it's too late.
Practical guide for families affected by memory loss. Learn how and why to use neuroscience and emotional stimulation to save your parents' history.
The Qingming Festival brings hundreds of millions of Chinese together around their ancestors every year. Discover how China honors its dead and embraces digital memorials.
In Japan, funeral rituals are among the most elaborate in the world. From kotsuage to Obon, discover a millennia-old culture now embracing digital.
In the United States, funerals are transforming. From traditional embalming to personalized celebrations of life, discover how America is reinventing mourning.
From Toussaint to chrysanthemums, France maintains a unique bond with the memory of the departed. How are traditions evolving in the digital age?
Emails, social media, cloud photos, cryptocurrency: what happens to our digital accounts after death? A practical guide to preparing your digital succession.
Digital grief refers to all grieving practices experienced online: memorial profiles, virtual candles, video-conference funerals. Understanding a phenomenon affecting millions of people.
A digital cemetery is an online memorial space dedicated to remembering the deceased. Discover how it works, how it differs from a virtual cemetery, and why it's becoming an essential complement to physical graves.
From Mexican festivities to sacred cremations on the Ganges, dive into the incredible diversity of death rituals. A reflection on how we honor those who depart.
Remember that you will die. Far from being morbid, this ancient Stoic philosophy is a luminous key to giving meaning to every second of our present.
The digital revolution has upended inheritance law. Discover the fatal mistakes made when managing virtual assets and how to protect your family.
Offer an emotional journey through time to those you love. Discover the psychological power of a message prepared today and delivered in the future to your children.
In the age of hyper-connection, our existence extends online. What becomes of your thousands of photos and messages once you are gone? How post-mortem management helps your loved ones grieve.
Discussing the end of life with a child is one of the most delicate challenges of parenthood. Discover how the right words and memorial traces can help them grow with resilience.
Grief is one of the most intense passages of human existence. Discover how memory can become a bridge between pain and healing.
What does posterity mean in the digital age? How can we preserve what defines us for future generations? Posterity answers these fundamental questions.
To transmit is to offer a part of yourself to future generations. Explore the different facets of this ancient art in the digital age.