Help writing the eulogy.
A eulogy is small in length and enormous in meaning. Stillwith helps you draft one in plain words, in your voice. Free to begin.
Don't read about it. Try it.
Tell us one specific memory. In thirty seconds you will see what Stillwith does with it.
A 30 second taste
Want to feel what Stillwith does in 30 seconds?
Tell me one specific story. I will hand back a draft that reads like a real person speaking. No account. No saved data.
How a Stillwith eulogy comes together.
Ten quiet questions, a reflection pass, a read-aloud check. Spoken cadence, not website cadence.
From scattered notes to a real opening.
You bring the small true things you remember. We hand back something a person can stand up and read.
mom worked at st vincents pediatric ward night shifts for 31 yrs remembered every kids name shoebox in hall closet, thank you cards married thomas 1965 patrick, maeve, colleen sunday dinners made the BEST biscuits "how are you really" was her thing loved the worcester library
If you spent any time at our mother's table, you know two things. The first is that you would not leave hungry. The second is that she would ask you the kind of question that made you put down your fork. She wanted to know how you really were. And she would wait for the answer.
In the hall closet of the house on Linden Street, there is a shoebox. Inside the shoebox are thirty-one years of thank-you letters from mothers whose children my mother took care of on the night shift at St. Vincent's. She never showed them to us while she was alive. She did not need to. She knew who she was.
Here is your first sentence.
Pick one that feels close. We will scroll you back up to the draft box. You can change every word.
How long should a eulogy be?
The short answer: about five to seven minutes, which works out to 700 to 1,000 words. Most rooms can hold that length of attention without the speaker losing their nerve. If you have only two minutes in you, two minutes is enough. The audience is not measuring. They are with you.
A eulogy is not a complete biography. It is one or two true things, told well. Stillwith nudges you to find the small, specific moment that opens into the larger meaning, the way the best eulogies do.
What if I cry?
You probably will. The room expects it and the room will wait. If you are worried about getting through it, write something shorter. Stillwith offers a short version and a long version of your eulogy, side by side. You can switch between them at the lectern.
What if I don't know what to say?
That is the most common reason families come to Stillwith. The mind goes quiet at exactly the moment it most needs words. We ask small, patient questions about who they were. The answers gather. By the end of the session, you have a draft, plus a list of stories you may want to tell separately at the reception.
Read by families in 47 states this month.
The first sentence is the hardest.
We start it for you, in your voice, in under five minutes. Free to begin.
Draft yours in 5 minutes