Category Archives: Sarah’s memoir
The Long Shadow of Shame
“…shame relates to self, guilt to others.” Joseph Burgo, Ph.D. in a 2013 issue of Psychology Today. The Red Hot Chili Peppers song Under the Bridge has a refrain that goes, “I don’t ever want to feel / like I … Continue reading
Why Our Stories Matter
By Sarah White I pull a battered blue folder off my shelf. In marker, I have printed “FIRST MONDAY FIRST PERSON” on the cover. I open that battered blue folder and look for my notes from our August meeting, the … Continue reading
Book Review: “Wasted,” by Marya Hornbacher
Can Madness write a book? That was the question that led me to Wasted, a memoir about a young woman’s eating disorder. The question arose from a presentation at the recent Storytelling: Global Reflections on Narrative conference I attended in … Continue reading
Oxford Morning After
It’s that universal conference attendee feeling–glad it’s over, sad it’s over! “Global Reflections on Narrative” ended w/ incredible panels that suggested many cultural uses of life stories… For entertainment, for education, for bringing about political and social change. As with … Continue reading
Storyboard Collaborative and the Oxford Expedition
Today’s “true story, well told” is a post I wrote for the Association of Personal Historians’ blog. Read about how I came to be headed to Oxford with several other personal historians,on a mission to raise awareness of the importance of … Continue reading
Sarah Goes to Oxford for “Global Reflections on Narrative” Conference
Next week I leave for a week in England–first visiting Bicester, home of the Association of Personal Historians’ U.K. Regional Coordinator Mike Oke, where we will have an informal gathering and share a meal. Then it’s on to Mansfield College, … Continue reading
A Vision for Pontilly: 10 Years Ago Today
By Sarah White I wrote this shortly after my return from New Orleans in March 2006. Over a March weekend in 2006, I was in New Orleans to assist a professional facilitator with a Vision Retreat process for the hurricane-damaged … Continue reading
Good Vibrations
By Sarah White In honor of International Women’s Day, I offer this essay about an aspect of women’s lives that is still surprisingly absent from the discussion of our wellbeing. Good Vibrations “Knowing how to please yourself gives you freedom.” The Little … Continue reading
The History of The Wonderful World of Childhood
By Sarah White I saw it this way. Once upon a time, a man saw a trail, he followed it, and saw a woods. He thought he could use it, and he did! He cleared it, and planted flowers in … Continue reading
Revisiting the “Sunset Wall”
I’m just back from a few days with my mother in Florida. The occasion? The Flower Festival at her Episcopal church. This involves High Tea in the parish hall, (yes, crustless sandwiches, scones w/ clotted cream, and all) plus musical performances … Continue reading
True Stories Well Told 