Monthly Archives: October 2016

Those early years – me as a very little girl. I was born in Kent, Southeast England just after the war started in 1940. I often think of my mother who must have been petrified just even carrying me during this time – with war planes constantly overhead. She would […]

The Impact of Your Early Story

30 Oct, 2016 in Oct 2016: Story tagged #story / children / confusion / earlystory / elderly / formativeyears / impactofwar / littlegirl / morrisonshelter / motherhood / rejection / sadness / trauma / vulnerability / war / yourstory by Val Heaton

“I shall grow.” I’m a massive fan of growth. I like the feeling and the knowing that I’m moving forward. It’s not that I’m afraid to be still, instead I refuse to become stagnant. It’s the year 2007. My wardrobe is minimal and most of my clothes are sewn together […]

I Shall Grow

27 Oct, 2016 in Oct 2016: Story by Sara Polanski

I am tired. So tired, that I can barely type these words. Technology has made me tired this year and I am raising my white flag and admitting defeat. Each year around October the noise of technology and life tend to wear me down. This year I am aching for […]

Technology has tired me, how do I live in the ...

20 Oct, 2016 in Oct 2016: Story by Amanda

As I kiss my girl and she snuggles down in bed, she says, ‘tell me a story, Mum.’ ‘What story do you want, sweetheart?’ ‘The Hong Kong story, please.’ ‘When Mummy was a little girl she lived in Hong Kong …’ I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve told […]

Tell me a story, Mum

17 Oct, 2016 in Oct 2016: Story / Uncategorized by Jodie McCarthy

Brene Brown once said; “Owning your story is the bravest thing you’ll ever do.” So here I am. Chapter 31 and I discover myself hidden in a quiet and rather private season of ideas. A lot of thinking has been done here but not much speaking and perhaps this is […]

Chapter 31: The Great Swim

11 Oct, 2016 in Oct 2016: Story by Jo-Anne Gordon

We all have shame. We all have secrets. We all have stories. Sometimes those stories remain secrets our whole lives and shame eats away at us. In the lead up to the release of my book, Amazing Grace I asked some friends to share a ‘confession’. Something secret. I noticed […]

Write a New Chapter

9 Oct, 2016 in Oct 2016: Story tagged #confession / #elainefraserauthor / #newchapters / #regret / #secrets / #shame / #story / #typicallyhazardous / #writeyourlifestory / kinwomen / spirituality / women by Elaine Fraser