Our Mission
At Family Movie Story Books we’re all about supporting folks through their Golden Seeds Journey, the act of harvesting the goodness of life and your ancestors and pass it on to the next great grand babies. We know it can be a daunting and thankless job and it’s easy to quit before you get started.
We offer workshops, coaching, and services to help you get done and more likely even enjoy all the activities of the last season of your own life, doing your end of life planning, sorting and downsizing all your sentimental mementos, and publishing a book that your family will be talking about forever.
Founders
Barbi Braude
Barbi Braude has always been captivated by family history—curious about where her people came from and what they did for a living. From a young age, she was the one asking questions, snapping photos at family gatherings, and poring over old photo albums. That lifelong interest evolved into a professional passion: designing beautiful family storybooks that preserve memories for generations.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, after creating countless keepsakes for others, Barbi turned her talents to her own roots. Alongside her cousin Irene, she gathered stories and traced family lines from ten countries, culminating in a stunning 412 page, six pound hardcover book documenting 188 relatives—no small feat (especially for the mail carrier delivering it!).
An accomplished graphic and book designer, Barbi is also an expert organizer, historical documents archivist, and downsizing specialist. She brings order to chaos—digitizing family treasures, organizing overflowing rooms, and transforming clutter into calm.
Cory Bretz
Cory Bretz is an end of life doula, spiritual coach, and personal historian who has specialized in life reviews, family history, and deluxe legacy projects.
He loves interviewing and helping people tell their stories to create family history movies and books that educate and inspire the next generation.
Cory is skilled with the steps for planning a sweet end of life experience and understands the healing power of difficult conversations and the bold work of reconciling grief.