The Butcherbird Sings: Julie Campbell’s touching memoir about neurodegenerative disease

The Butcherbird Sings: Julie Campbell's touching memoir about neurodegenerative disease. Campbell and husband Steve in 2006, book cover of The Butcherbird Sings: A memoir of hope and help born from a neurodegenerative disease, and a modern portrait photo of Campbell. Photos by Julie Campbell and Bad Apple Press
The Butcherbird Sings: A memoir of hope and help born from a neurodegenerative disease (centre) by Julie Campbell (right) and with husband Steve in 2006 (left).

Case study: What Campbell knows about atypical parkinsonism and corticobasal degeneration

Julie Campbell’s heartfelt new memoir tells the story of how a devastating disease destroyed her beloved husband and the adored father of their two children.

The Butcherbird Sings: A memoir of hope and help born from a neurodegenerative disease was custom published last year by Bad Apple Press and is a revealing and moving read.

Certainly Campbell is passionate about the value of sharing stories as a tool to learn and to connect with others.

She caught up with Forever Young Autobiographies to tell us more about her memoir, the creative process and share suggestions with fellow writers …

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The Athena Wellness Podcast: Talking storytelling with wellness expert Kathy Robinson

The Athena Wellness Podcast: Talking storytelling with wellness expert Kathy Robinson. The Athena Wellness Podcast cover art and a portrait photo of host Kathy Robinson. Photos by Kathy Robinson
The Athena Wellness Podcast (left) and host Kathy Robinson (right), a coach, wellness expert and author. Photos by Kathy Robinson.

Podcast guest appearance for Wellness Wednesday about how to start writing a life story

It was fantastic to be a guest on The Athena Wellness Podcast recently!

Host, coach, wellness expert and author Kathy Robinson kindly invited me to appear on two episodes.

First we talked about Storytelling as a Wellness Practice.

And on the second, shorter episode, How to Organize Your Family Stories.

So keep reading as I highlight some key takeaways from the shows …

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