If you are writing a memoir or life story, it is helpful to read as widely as possible – as many memoirs as you can. It can also be helpful to seek the advice of the experts – those who have trodden the path before you.

This is an article I wrote about my mother and living with Parkinson’s…

Life Stories Australia’s Heather Millar works as a volunteer with terminally ill patients to record their memoirs. Here, she explores the benefits of telling your life story. This article was first published in HCF’s Health Agenda magazine.

Sharing our life stories has some unexpected benefits for our health and for our future generations. Here’s a blog post I wrote for Life Stories Australia on the subject.

Having worked with all kinds of people to record their memoirs – including palliative care patients – I have seen firsthand the benefits to be gained from telling your life story. This article was first published in medicSA.