This work was born from necessity. After years as a caregiver for my father during his dementia journey, I realized how often seniors are treated as invisible—their stories dismissed as nostalgia, their lives reduced to medical charts. The Love Letters Method creates space for people to remember, to be seen, and to know their lives mattered. It's permission to live in the past without apology, because the past is where we become who we are.
The Love Letters Method
About Brian Easterling
Brian Easterling, MLIS, is the creator of the Love Letters Method, a creative framework for legacy preservation and the fight against geriatric isolation. His work combines the archival precision of a librarian with the narrative mastery of a veteran film editor.
With a Master's Degree in Library and Information Science, Brian served as Library Director for the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, where he pioneered the use of memorial media to honor the deceased and support families in grief. This role gave him a deep foundation in end-of-life literacy and the importance of preserving individual stories.
A 30-year veteran of the film and television industry, Brian brings a forensic editorial eye to memory work. His career spans Hollywood and New York, working on projects that required him to find the emotional truth in thousands of hours of footage. That same skill - knowing which moments matter, which details carry weight - shapes every Love Letter episode.
The work became more personal when Brian cared for his parents, particularly during his father's battle with dementia. He witnessed firsthand how society erases the elderly, treating their memories as burdens rather than gifts. The Love Letters Method was built to counter that erasure - to help seniors see their lives as a romance, not a tragedy, and to ensure every person feels seen, heard, and remembered.
Brian currently hosts the Love Letters to Forgotten Things podcast and the companion interview series A Field Guide to Forgotten Things.
He lives south of Cincinnati, Ohio.