Presenting Your Past is a family affair.
As a keen writer, big sister Rachel is passionate about capturing people’s stories.
“As a child, I loved listening to familiar family stories. They gave colour to the old black and white photos and faded family trees.
However, as I grew older, we somehow lost some of these stories. Details were forgotten or confused. I really wish that someone had written down these stories, so that I could now pass them onto my children too.”
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Rachel has a wide range of communication expertise, having worked as a researcher for numerous BBC TV and and radio programmes, and also working as a Government press officer.
She also published a novel for young people, "War Pigeon, Peace Dove," before setting up PYP 13 years ago.
For little sister Alice, it's all about the pictures, and she helps advise on illustrating Life Story books.
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“We all know the phrase, ‘A picture is worth a thousand words.’ I couldn’t agree more! However, without context and a little explanation, it’s often difficult to look back and remember the story behind the picture."
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As passionate Life Story writers, the team also run Community Life Story Projects- www.thelifestoryteam.com, and Rachel was the volunteer lead for the Surrey Age UK Life Story Project, 'My Life, My Story.' The focus of these projects is to improve person-cenetered care, and Rachel works in collaboration with community groups.
