The Goodbye App Blog
Guides and ideas for letters, legacies, and messages that wait for their moment.
Funeral Speeches · 31 min read
What to do on the birthday of someone who died: a decision sheet, twelve traditions, an hour by hour plan, nine messages and five pieces to say aloud.
October 27, 2026
Grief and Healing · 36 min read
Explaining death to a child by age: the first sentence, the words for every age, four complete conversations and honest answers to what they ask.
October 27, 2026
End of Life Planning · 32 min read
What to do with a deceased person's clothes, who gets to decide, what custom really asks of you, and a four-round method for dividing things fairly.
October 27, 2026
Letters · 23 min read
The first Christmas without a loved one: how to sign the cards, what to say at the table, a letter to the one grieving most, and ways to keep them in the day.
October 20, 2026
Funeral Speeches · 26 min read
Death anniversary speech examples for the 40th day, a memorial Mass, the first anniversary and the graveside, plus short messages to send on the day.
October 20, 2026
Digital Legacy · 20 min read
What happens to messages when someone dies: WhatsApp, texts and voice notes, how to save them on your own phone, and what to do before anything is cancelled.
October 20, 2026
Letters · 20 min read
How to write a Christmas letter to your children, young or adult: what to put in it, six example letters from age six to thirty-four and short lines for a card.
October 1, 2026
Funeral Speeches · 23 min read
A simple eulogy template for a brother or sister, with six complete speeches: older and younger, after illness, a sudden death, addiction or years apart.
October 1, 2026
Funeral Speeches · 22 min read
Six eulogies by grandchildren aged 15 to 45: five for a grandmother, one of them for three cousins to share, and one for a grandfather, each with a run time.
October 1, 2026
Funeral Speeches · 22 min read
Six complete eulogies for a mother, three from a daughter and three from a son, with notes on why each works and how long each takes to read aloud.
September 21, 2026
Digital Legacy · 12 min read
What a family can really reach on a locked phone after a death, what Apple and Google will and will not hand over, and the 20 minutes that prevent it.
September 21, 2026
Funeral Speeches · 12 min read
Three complete eulogies that break the standard template, a ten minute inventory that finds the real material, and when humour helps and when it hurts.
September 21, 2026
AI and Companionship · 11 min read
Humanoid home robots are on preorder. What robot partners and friends can really do, when they will reach homes, the pros and cons, and what no robot can carry.
September 14, 2026
AI and Companionship · 11 min read
AI companions can ease loneliness or deepen it. The real pros and cons, what the research found, why some apps make goodbye hard, and warning signs to watch.
September 14, 2026
AI and Companionship · 10 min read
What companion robots like ElliQ, PARO and robot pets do for older adults, what they cost in 2026, how to get one free, and the privacy and dementia questions.
September 14, 2026
Legacy Letters · 11 min read
Sixty questions grouped by theme, the sentence that opens the conversation, how to record the answers on an ordinary phone, and what to do when they say no.
September 8, 2026
Digital Legacy · 10 min read
How to save a voicemail from someone who died on iPhone and Android before it expires, what to do if the phone is locked, and where else their voice is hiding.
September 8, 2026
End of Life Planning · 11 min read
What to decide, what it really costs, what US families are entitled to ask a funeral home for, and the one part of the plan nobody else can write for you.
September 8, 2026
Future Messages · 10 min read
What to say when your mind goes blank, how to record on a phone so it sounds like you, and how ninety seconds tonight reaches somebody in twenty years.
September 2, 2026
Letters · 10 min read
How many open when letters to write, which occasions to skip, what goes in the open first letter, and how a set actually reaches people after you die.
September 2, 2026
Digital Legacy · 10 min read
Eight methods compared on the two questions that decide everything: how it knows you have died, and whether the carrier will still exist.
September 2, 2026
Letters · 10 min read
What to say to a husband or wife in a letter they open after you die, what to leave out, two full letters you can copy, and how to make sure it reaches them.
September 2, 2026
Letters · 10 min read
What only a grandparent can write, how to reach a grandchild with no email address, and the arithmetic that decides whether you write to a child or an adult.
September 2, 2026
Digital Legacy · 10 min read
Google can delete an account unused for two years, warnings and all. What its own help pages say before you trust a scheduled email to carry a farewell.
September 2, 2026
End of Life Planning · 10 min read
What a Japanese ending note is, the eleven headings that go in one, and the fix for the part nobody solves: making sure your family ever finds it.
September 2, 2026
Future Messages · 10 min read
Which birthdays to write for, what to say at each age, and how to make a letter arrive on the right morning years from now, even if you are not there.
September 2, 2026
End of Life Planning · 10 min read
A free funeral wishes template you can copy from the page, a filled-in example, and the honest answer on whether your family has to follow it.
September 2, 2026
Funeral Speeches · 10 min read
Three complete self-written eulogies you can copy, plus how long yours should run and how to make sure the person you name actually has it on the day.
September 2, 2026
Letters · 10 min read
The five letters to write before you leave, with copyable examples for your wife or husband, your kids, and the day you walk back through the door.
September 2, 2026
Letters · 10 min read
Start with one letter in twenty minutes. Six things to say to a child, what to do when writing exhausts you, and how to make each letter arrive on time.
September 2, 2026
Future Messages · 8 min read
Time capsule letters turn an ordinary day into something a child opens decades later. What to write, two example letters, and how to be sure it arrives.
August 25, 2026
Funeral Speeches · 13 min read
Three complete eulogies for a father, one from his daughter and two from his son, including one for a father who never said the word love.
August 25, 2026
Funeral Speeches · 9 min read
Twelve complete short eulogies for a grandparent, mother, father, sibling, spouse or friend, each under three minutes, plus how long a eulogy should be.
August 25, 2026
Grief and Healing · 8 min read
Around half of conscious hospice patients describe visits from loved ones who died. What these visions are, how they differ from delirium, and how to respond.
August 20, 2026
Digital Legacy · 8 min read
Griefbots, voice clones, and the new digital replica laws: what AI recreations of the dead can do, what early research says, and how to state your wishes.
August 20, 2026
End of Life Planning · 7 min read
Death doulas sit with the dying and their families: presence, planning, legacy. What they do, what they cost, and the questions to ask before hiring one.
August 20, 2026
End of Life Planning · 8 min read
Cremation has overtaken burial and greener options are spreading. How each one works, what it costs, where it is legal, and what your family receives.
August 20, 2026
Digital Legacy · 7 min read
Scammers now publish fake obituaries within hours and sell fake funeral livestreams. What to leave out of an obituary, how to verify, and where to report.
August 20, 2026
End of Life Planning · 7 min read
Death cleaning is not about death. How to declutter so your people never have to, the questions that decide what stays, and one thing to add as you subtract.
August 20, 2026
Letters · 7 min read
Five real ways to leave letters behind, why most are never read, and how scheduled delivery gets your words to the people you choose.
August 2, 2026
Future Messages · 7 min read
How to write letters your children open at 18, at graduation, on a wedding morning: what to say, example lines, and how they arrive decades from now.
August 2, 2026
Letters · 7 min read
A letter your family reads only if something happens to you. What to include, a template to copy, and how to keep it private until it is needed.
August 2, 2026
Funeral Speeches · 6 min read
A last message in your own voice can bring warmth and even laughter to the hardest day. What to say in two minutes, and how it reaches the room.
August 2, 2026
Future Messages · 7 min read
One big letter or one every year? A five part structure, full example letters for a son and a daughter, and how to schedule them for the day.
August 2, 2026
Living Funerals · 8 min read
A celebration of life held while you can hear every word. How to plan a living funeral in eight steps, ideas that work, and what to say at one.
August 2, 2026
End of Life Planning · 8 min read
A complete death folder checklist: the documents your family will need, where to keep them, and the section every binder forgets: your words.
August 2, 2026
Legacy Letters · 8 min read
Your family inherits your things; a legacy letter hands them what you actually knew. Twenty prompts, example passages, and choosing the moment it is read.
August 2, 2026
Funeral Speeches · 8 min read
Twelve honest techniques for getting through a eulogy: defusing the hardest lines, the record and listen rehearsal, and a backup plan for the podium.
August 2, 2026
Grief and Healing · 7 min read
Grief counselors have used the unsent letter for decades. Why writing to someone you lost helps, prompts to begin, and what to do with the letter.
August 2, 2026
Funeral Speeches · 7 min read
A step by step guide to writing and delivering a eulogy, plus the part nobody tells you: how to record your own funeral speech in your own voice.
July 30, 2026
Letters · 7 min read
What to say in a goodbye letter, how to start when words fail, example openings for a partner, a child or a friend, and how to send it now or decades later.
July 30, 2026
Future Messages · 6 min read
Write a letter to your future self, your children, or the people you love, and schedule it for the day it matters.
July 30, 2026
Digital Legacy · 7 min read
What happens to your accounts, photos, and words when you are gone is up to you. A six step plan you can finish in an afternoon.
July 30, 2026