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MEMOIR NOTE #18 : Stop holding it down. Start holding it close. The courage to reclaim your story.
The healing begins the moment we stop using our energy to avoid our story and instead start using it to face it with compassion and care.
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Mary Thoma
THE MEMOIR NOTES #17: When Two Paths Merge Into One
How Memoir Writing and Labyrinth Walking Became a Unified Path to Healing
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THE MEMOIR NOTES # 16: Lost the Contest, Won the Plot Twist
A Pep Talk on Patience, Purpose, and Writing Through the No’s
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THE MEMOIR NOTES #15. Panning For Gold: Turning Your Experience into Story
Plus: the power of mapping your life, and a repost that shares easy ways to "collect and gather" your stories and other inspiration!
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THE MEMOIR NOTES #14: This Is The House That Mom Built
Our house looked just fine to anyone visiting. All seemed well and normal. But many things inside that house were broken. It was a dangerous place. They…
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THE MEMOIR NOTES #13: Breaking Secrets Over Our Knees
The Art of Healing: Writing Our Stories + Kintsugi as Tools for Reclamation and Meaning-Making
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THE MEMOIR NOTES #12: Why I still haven't bought a desk
How I discovered a family pattern buried in plain view
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THE MEMOIR NOTES # 11: Why Writers Always Say "Just Keep Writing"
You might be astounded by what you discover
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THE MEMOIR NOTES # 10: Your Higher Power Is Already Holding Your Book
No matter how much you did or didn't get done this year.
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THE MEMOIR NOTES #9: Stepping Into The Story and Walking the Path Within
What does walking the labyrinth have to do with writing and healing our stories?
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MEMOIR NOTES #8: Research and Revelations-The Hidden History of My Mother
How a greeting card from two decades ago helped me find one of my mother's best friends from childhood and opened a doorway to stories I had never heard
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MEMOIR NOTES #7: No One Really Cares About Your Story
Wait, what? Uncovering The Shadow In Your Healing Writing Process
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