Pathways for Life Review:
Exploring Personal Narratives for Healing & Growth
2026
"Dr. Tom Meuser is one of the leading voices in Life Review today. After taking his 5-week course and learning of his research, I’m inspired to include his generational legacy framework in my own Life Review work with midlife adults. I’ll be inviting clients to explore not only what their legacy is, but how it’s perceived by the next generation. Highly recommended for any narrative practitioner looking to broaden their perspective."
Natalia Biyan, Life Story & Life Review Guide (see https://www.nataliabiyan.com/life-review)
"I have always been interested in people’s stories, so for me life review was a natural way to explore this further. Tom's course was an excellent introduction to life review concepts, practical techniques, and challenges and rewards. The course was well-organized and well-paced, and Tom is an experienced and thoughtful teacher. I highly recommend the course."
Jamie Hutchinson, Retired Attorney, Norwell, MA
"I always look forward to presentations offered by Dr. Tom Meuser, and his online Life Lessons course met my expectations. He is always well prepared and takes a genuine interest in each participant, with sensitivity and respects individuality. He is also candid about his own life experiences, and this fosters trust and the ability to share personal stories which is conducive to conducting good interviews among older adults as they think about their legacies. In addition, he is a great listener and is open to learning as well as teaching, shares insights and a touch of humor, and values communication and creative thinking. Anyone who registers for his coursework will experience thought provoking, animated and illuminating conversations as well, and I look forward to more of his outside the box presentations in person and online."
Madeleine Segal, Program Coordinator (voluntary), Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine
2025 (before I thought to ask permission to include names)
“I appreciated the fact that I learned so much about myself. I now truly know that I have a deep legacy that I will be leaving this world. Secondly, I learned that it's not too late for me to continue learning and engaging in ways where I feel truly authentic, eg, conducting life reviews. Finally, even if it's not conducting life reviews, I became aware there could be other ways for me to authentically help my community in addition to teaching dance.”
“I think from your opening statement you established a safe place to revisit my life and life choices. You provided a basic guide to acknowledge what, off the top, were major events in my life. I used those as stepping stones to explore further, which made me rethink those first memories and brought up others I hadn’t thought of before.”
“There were so many and varied approaches, so many that were thought-provoking and will be useful when I actually get down to writing my life review and reminiscences: Ericson, Birren, McAdams, Flett, Haight, and the discussion questions about legacies.”