The Mother of All Tears
There are so many reasons people want to learn how to tell their personal life stories well: to pass on […]
Into the Unknown
When people arrive at storytelling workshops, they often worry about having the “right” story to work on, whether it’s a
Black Lives Matter: A Story
I was born and brought up in the house where my mother still lives in the city of Bristol in
One Dumpling Eyes
Storytellers the world over have been telling stories all through the Covid 19 pandemic. The challenge of course, is always
The Gratitude Chain
It started with an email. Former student, colleague and fellow storyteller Abbie Simmonds wrote to me after a long gap,
The Power of the Pause
I have just returned from teaching a five week community storytelling course in Cape Town. During that time I was
The Power of the Flame
Students from the 3 week Personal Storytelling Course in Amari last October gazing into the flames. When I was at
Thank you St Nicholas!
Every year in The Netherlands, people celebrate the Festival of St Nicholas on December 6th. St Nicholas was originally a Bishop
The Cultivation of the Ordinary
One afternoon last year I was sitting in a friend’s kitchen having a cup of tea. She has two children
Inside What Happened
I recently heard an illuminating reflection on the core work of telling a story from your own life. One of
The Ultimate Wonder Tale
Recently I was in Germany working for a large corporate client on storytelling and presence for senior leaders. Unusually, the group was all men and all of them had a strong scientific background…
Stories Need No Visas.
It’s been an interesting experience to begin to create a worldwide personal storytelling community from the UK at this time. Immediately after I conceived of the idea, Brexit happened and the UK voted to leave the European Union. Much of the dialogue and debate around the vote was based on fears…
Humanity is irresistible!
Several people have asked me in the past year since I left the International School of Storytelling what made me decide to change from working with all kinds of stories to specialising in true life stories. Whilst I was working at the Amari School of Storytelling in Crete earlier this year, the answer was simply…