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If you are writing a memoir or life story, it is helpful to read as widely as possible – as many memoirs as you can. It can also be helpful to seek the advice of the experts – those who have trodden the path before you.
Big day today for the women of Australia (15 March 2021). While I didn't attend a protest, I wrote about my experience of ... situations where I've wondered if I'll survive. I'm sure we all have them. Love to hear your stories...
Life Stories Australia’s Heather Millar works as a volunteer with terminally ill patients to record their memoirs. Here, she explores the benefits of telling your life story. This article was first published in HCF’s Health Agenda magazine.
Sharing our life stories has some unexpected benefits for our health and for our future generations. Here’s a blog post I wrote for Life Stories Australia on the subject.
Many memoirs centre around a ‘big thing’ in someone’s life ... often something devastating, horrific or life-altering (losing a limb, war, addiction etc). Is a life story valid if it’s just about an ‘ordinary life’?
Having worked with all kinds of people to record their memoirs – including palliative care patients – I have seen firsthand the benefits to be gained from telling your life story. This article was first published in medicSA.
As a journalist who gathers people’s stories for a living, there is a special moment I look for in an interview – a moment of empathy, of resonance, that comes with the storytelling. It’s how I know I’m on the right track.
