Posts Tagged ‘Stories’
Why story matters?
We all love to hear a good story, and our friends who tell the best or funniest stories are often held in a very special place in our hearts. But stories are more than that. Neuroscientists have shown that humans are story-making creatures. We use stories to make sense of our world, our life and…
Read MoreMy First Audiobook
Remembering my first audiobook in audiobook month. Summer of 1978 When I was five I went into hospital for the summer, a warm August in 1978. I had been born with a hole in my heart that had left me officially failing to thrive. I was small, sickly and struggled to breathe with a fairly…
Read MoreWe are in this together
Stories unite us and help us recognise our common humanity Mental Health Awareness Last week was Mental Health Awareness week. One of the memes used to promote it says “You are Not Alone.” During that week I suffered a bout of insomnia. I found myself awake at four o’clock in the morning, the summer sunlight…
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