OUR MOTHERS' STORIES
AI Mother 3 by ChatGPT
Mother 2 Sarah by ChatGPT
Mother 1 by ChatGPT
Vera Kadar’s story of Margaret
Sheila’s story of Ella
Gayle Swain’s story of Minnie
Deb Svanefelt’s story of Rosemary
Chandrika Radhakrishnan’s story of Lakshmi
Shirleyan English’s story of Amy
Cory Bretz’s story of Lee
Surjit Singh Flora’s story of Niranjan Kaur
Elizabeth Jurenovich’s story of Sally
Linda Higgins story of Anne
Ann Sherwood’s story of Sophia
Gladys Swedak’s story of Ruth
TAKE THE MY MOTHER'S STORY CHALLENGE
Write the story of your mother’s life, just the facts from beginning to end, where you are just a footnote. Keep the story below 2000 words.
Writing her story in this way allows you to see her as a woman in her time, as more than the woman who gave birth to you. Investigate her life like a detective and uncover the untold stories and hidden aspects of her life. Delve into the experiences and challenges she faced, and explore how she navigated her time and circumstances. You will be able to sidestep trauma, reconnect with family and old friends, and start conversations on intergenerational legacies. All this in a compelling story that reads like a movie. Why not?
TELLING YOUR MOTHER'S STORY
What was it like? In this video Vancouver actors Joy Coghill, Dolores Drake, Angela Parsons, Jenn Griffin, Lisa Bunting, and Sarah Hayward talk about their experience writing about their mothers. Hint: it’s bigger and different than you’d think, like a paradigm shift from how you saw her before you wrote.
Hundreds of people from all over the world have submitted their finished stories to our Archive where you can read them online. Many of these stories have also been shared through different media developed by our Society – in books, ebooks, theatre performances, videos, and podcasts.
FOUNDER MARILYN NORRY ON MY MOTHER'S STORY
Get Involved
There’s more than one way to join our growing community of storytellers, facilitators, and supporters. Share mother stories with your friends. Sign up for our online workshop or bring a live one to your community. Become a partner and run a campaign for mother stories in your workplace, community, church or temple. Or get in touch with us to share your ideas so we can collaborate. Or simply sign up for our newsletter to get updates about upcoming events and project launches.