“When we share stories from our lives, we begin to open ourselves to others and perhaps nowhere are others more willing to come close enough to hear them than when they are being told a story.”
— (Shabatay, 1991, p. 150)
Welcome. My name is Brenda Marshall. I an “arts-informed narrative researcher.” I love making sense of things through my writing and by using pictures to convey ideas.
I first learned of Narrative as a research method while working on my M.Ed. Later when completing my PhD, I was part of a group that used arts-informed ways to share our research. Our goal was to make our work accessible to larger audiences. That experience really helped me to see new ways to present my work.
In this space, I’m sharing some of my work and current research projects. Thank you for stopping in!
Brenda
PS You can read a more detailed bio about me here.
PSS For information about my work in the grief and bereavement field, visit www.solaciumgroup.ca
My two books.
“A story, in other words, is a theory of something. What we tell and how we tell it is a revelation of what we believe.”
—(Carter, 1993, p. 9)