Materials from an entire Guided Autobiography can be adapted for shorter workshop sessions ranging from an hour and a half to a longer two- or three-day weekend retreat. Such requests arise from many sources including community organizations, religious groups, and professional organizations whose members serve older adults or other specific groups.

Guided Autobiography is useful to people interested in beginning an autobiography or memoir, more fully understanding the meaning of their life, or finding knowledge in the past to help them live their present and future lives in more meaningful ways. Men and women of all ages have benefited from the insight and personal discovery Guided Autobiography provides. The process is especially beneficial for people entering or wanting to enter a new phase of life or a new direction. Small sharing groups are especially rich when the participants come from varied ages and backgrounds.

Workshops include some instruction on autobiography, some tools and perspectives to help inspire participant's writing, and time to meet in small groups to share participant's writing.