My Life Story by Ember

A quiet writing desk with a laptop, notebook, lamp, and flower.

The moments that shape a life deserve to be remembered.

My Life Story is a place to gather memories, experiences, photographs, and the stories behind them — bringing the pieces of a life together over time.

Created in your own way, alone or together.

A life is made of more than milestones.

The stories we tell. The people we remember. The places we knew. The experiences that changed us — and the ordinary moments we may not realize mattered until much later.

My Life Story gives those memories somewhere to gather, gradually becoming a record of a life as only you can tell it.

What is My Life Story?

My Life Story is a private place to capture and gather the memories of a life.

Write a memory, record it in your own voice, capture it on video, add photographs, or simply begin with a thought. Over time, those memories can be brought together into chapters and shaped into a story you can return to, share, and pass forward.

You can create your story on your own or invite someone to create it with you.

Start anywhere. Build it gradually. Keep what matters.

How It Works

Move from individual memories to chapters and, over time, a story you can return to and share.

Step 1.

Start with a memory

Begin wherever you like.

Write a memory, record it in your own voice, capture it on video, add a photograph, or simply begin with a thought. It doesn't need to be important, complete, or in the right order.

One memory is enough.

Step 2.

Build your story

Return to your memories whenever you like. Add details, photographs, dates, people, places, and the things you want to remember.

Ember-AI can help you explore what is already there — offering ways to organize, develop, or connect your memories while keeping the story yours.

Step 3.

Create Chapters

Bring related memories together into chapters.

Organize them around periods of your life, people, places, experiences, or however your story makes sense to you. Chapters can grow and change as new memories are added.

Step 4.

Create Your Book

Bring your chapters together into a book designed to be read, shared, and returned to.

Add photographs, a dedication, family details, and the finishing touches that make the book your own. When you're ready, create a beautifully formatted version of your life story to keep, share, or pass forward.

Write alone or together

Some stories belong to one voice. Others are shaped across a relationship, a family, or a shared life.

My Life Story can be created privately on your own, shared equally with a partner, or opened to people you invite to contribute memories of their own.

However you choose to create it, the story remains yours to shape.

An open family photo album filled with vintage photographs.

Simple pricing for preserving your story

Whether you're capturing memories for yourself, writing together with a partner, or creating a lasting family keepsake, My Life Story grows with you.

Partner collaboration is included on every plan.

Free

$0

Begin simply.

A place to start capturing memories, creating chapters, and building your story at your own pace.

  • Personal or shared story

  • Partner collaboration

  • Basic memories

  • Basic chapters

  • Ember-AI assistance

  • 1 contributor

  • Unlimited readers

Premium

$99/year

More ways to create.

For those who want additional ways to shape, collaborate, and bring their story together.

  • Everything in Free

  • Advanced Ember-AI shaping

  • PDF export

  • Advanced cover design

  • Unlimited contributors

  • Enhanced collaboration tools

  • Partner collaboration included

Begin with one memory. There's no cost to start.

Legacy

$149/year

Created to carry forward.

For those who want the fullest version of My Life Story — with tools to create, preserve, and carry their story forward.

  • Everything in Premium

  • Print-ready export

  • Publishing-ready formatting

  • Complete archive package

  • Long-term preservation tools

Legacy Archive Status

A life story should not require a subscription forever.

After 12 months on Legacy, your story can move into Legacy Archive.

Your story remains accessible, your archive remains available, and what you have created remains yours to return to — without an ongoing subscription.

Creation features are no longer active in Legacy Archive, but the story you created remains.

Vintage wooden trunks and keepsake boxes.

Your story remains yours.

My Life Story is designed as a private place for the memories, photographs, recordings, and stories you choose to keep there.

You decide who is invited, what you share, and what you choose to carry forward.

Learn how Ember approaches trust →

Start with one memory

You don't need to know where your story begins or how it will unfold.

Begin with a person, a place, a photograph, a moment, or simply something you remember.

One memory is enough.

Begin My Life Story →

Getting started with MLS is simple.

Watch short video walkthroughs and explore detailed guides covering memories, chapters, collaboration, book creation, and more.

MLS Guides

Everyday Questions about MLS

Questions about pricing, collaboration, privacy, ownership, exporting, and preserving your story.

Frequently Asked Questions