by storytree | Dec 4, 2014 | Feminism, Women's rights
I love the work of Dr Brene Brown! When I coach people to tell stories and or become more confident at giving presentations or speeches a huge percentage of what I need to do is work with inner gremlins that create negative ‘psychobabble’ as I like to...
by storytree | Nov 28, 2014 | Folk Tales, social justice, Storytelling, The value of oral storytelling
This is a response from Laura Simms to the situation unfolding in Ferguson, which is now reverberating through many parts of the US and the world. Laura is an award-winning storyteller, recording artist, teacher, writer and humanitarian based in New York City. She is...
by storytree | Oct 31, 2014 | Storytelling
Happy Halloween if you celebrate it! Here in Australia, Halloween is not universally embraced by adults, but most kids adore it! Modern Halloween morphed from the much richer and ancient European Samhain Autumn Festival or ‘Day of the Dead’. I must write...
by storytree | Oct 22, 2014 | Feminism, Folk Tales, Public Performances, social justice, Stories of the feminine, Storytelling
Banksy ‘graffiti’ art has become an intriguing, thought-provoking meme with a wide emotional range: sometimes delightfully humourous and at other times, poignant, tragic and provocative. Banksy images have made a significant political contribution, and...
by storytree | Oct 17, 2014 | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Resources, social justice, Storytelling, The value of oral storytelling
Many years ago I wrote this article about ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’. I was holding off publishing it until I had recorded and/or published my version. However I think this article needs to be released from it’s confines (after eight long years) and...
