P.S. - 30 Questions to Ask The Elders in Your Life (Bonus Issue #24)

Customizable prompts to open dialogue with grandparents, mentors, community leaders, and other important elders in your life.

Hi friends!

A few years ago I had a realization – I didn’t really know my grandparents. Okay, so maybe that’s an exaggeration. After all, I have countless memories of spending time with them as a child – swimming in their pool, eating my grandma’s cooking, shopping at flea markets, hitting the buffet for dinner. But as I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized there was so much about their lives before me that I just wasn’t privy to. I found myself flooded with questions about their childhoods, their memories of when my mom was young, their friends who I never got to meet, and so much more. And all of these questions kept butting against another painful reality – my grandparents won’t be around forever.

Truthfully, I’m someone who thinks about death a lot. And sure, that’s not that surprising. I’m a true crime podcaster after all. But more than that, I’ve long been someone who thinks a lot about the inevitability of death. I’m a fun party guest, I promise! Even though this sounds pretty depressing, I’ve found that these thoughts have really helped me develop a greater appreciation for the time I do have with the people I love while we’re still together.

So back to my grandparents and my realization that I didn’t really know them, or at least as much as I wanted to know them. Another fact about me? I’m obsessed with diving deep into the lives, dreams, and inner psyche of the people around me. I want to know everything! So I sat down and started pulling together a list of questions.