04/26/2026
Ask someone in their 60s, 70s, or 80s about their strongest memories, and most of them will come from the same window: ages 15 to 25.
Psychologists call this the "reminiscence bump."
It's why the songs from our teenage years still hit different. Why we remember that first car, that first job, that first heartbreak in vivid detail.
Those years shape who we become. And when we sit with someone near the end of life, those are often the stories they want to tell.
What's your strongest memory from that time?