I recently read comedian Magda Szubanski’s Reckoning: A Memoir in which she brings up genetic memory.
In short, she had an inkling she carried some of her Irish ancestors’ memories.
And felt like she had ‘come home’ when visiting Ireland for the first time.
But is genetic memory just a theory or is there more to it?
Continue reading Genetic memory: Does your life story include genetic memory examples?
The Winter Road: A Story of Legacy, Land and a Killing at Croppa Creek is a gripping Australian read.
It was written by acclaimed memoirist Kate Holden and tells how in 2014 an elderly New South Wales farmer shoots an environmental officer.
The life story was published by Black Inc last year and won the 2021 Walkley Awards Book Award.
So keep reading to find out more about the book and what it can teach us as we sit down to create our own life-story projects …
Continue reading The Winter Road: Walkley winning true crime by Kate Holden