About

Beyond Words is a not-for-profit initiative based in Melbourne. Our goal is to celebrate and value the rich lives of older people in our community.

Beyond Words enables older people to share their life story and to be known, affirmed, valued and celebrated. Ultimately this can help sustain identity, create a sense of community belonging, cultivate critical relationships and enhance personal meaning and purpose in life.

We listen, transcribe, edit and publish these wonderful stories to share with family and loved ones. The process is simple and life changing for everyone involved. Find out how we do it.

The value and impact of our work extends beyond words.

While the published biographies we co-create with our clients are a permanent legacy of a life lived, these biographies are a by-product of a more valuable therapeutic process of story-telling, enabled by empathetic listening.  While there is often detail shared that is not included in the final published biographies, it is the process of personal reflection and talking about ones’ life that is most valuable.  Beyond Words recognises this value, and the positive impact that extends beyond the life of the author.  For more information, please see The Need.

More about Beyond Words

Beyond Words is an initiative of The Biography Program (ABN 12 153 358 313). Based in Melbourne, Victoria