Beyond Words Live!
A platform for sharing your voices and stories.
(Ancestry Family History, Change Makers, Immigrant, Survivor...)
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How are you sharing your voice today? How are you making a difference in your community today?
If you are not ready to tell it live, you can submit the stories here:
If you are an ANCESTER, tell your story here: Ancestor Stories!
If you are a CHANGEMAKER, tell your story here: Changemakers
If you are an IMMIGRANT, tell your story here: Immigrant Stories
If you are a SURVIVOR, tell your story here: Survivor Stories
Beyond Words Live started out in 2006 as a platform for survivors to tell their own stories in their own words. It all started because a friend came to a survivor meeting and told us that she was being interviewed by a publication for a story in their magazine (not mentioning any names). After spending hours with my friend, the person doing the interview, advised her that she wouldn't be publishing her story in their publication because she didn't fit their "demographic", after they found out that she was telling them what happend to her when she was a teen and was now in her 40's.
I was so upset with the interviewer. How dare they spend that much time with her and not publish the story? And, while she was recounting what had happend in her teens/early 20's, there are not many survivors of domestic violence at that age is comfortable (and, safe) to tell there story. Oftentimes, it may be years and years when they are completely free and clear of their abuser that they can finally share their story.
With that in mind, I stirred up the emotions and accepted a role on the Real Life Network to have a radio show. It was soon that I parted ways from the Real Life Network and took my platform to new heights with so very many stories from survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking, cancer, and more!
It was amazing as I interviewed the survivors, there were some common threads -- perseverance, determination, focus, strength, and so much more.
I had taken a hiatus for many years, but I am ready to take it on again, in differing forms.
Now, in 2020, I am seeing the journey of BEYOND WORDS LIVE! to take on stories from a wider range of folks -- survivors (of course), immigrants, family geneaology, and more.
Click on each of the different pages to find how you, too, can contribute to my collection of stories that I may share in a future podcast or article/book publication.
If you are an ANCESTER, click here.
If you are a CHANGEMAKER, click here.
If you are an IMMIGRANT, click here.
If you are a SURVIVOR, click here.
Additionally, I'll soon add a means that you can also request a time to be personally interviewed on my radio show (or now known these days as podcasts).
With the advent of the COVID19, things changed for our community. People have had to stay at home. Rituals that we thought strange that other countries did (like wearing face masks) have become the new "norm". Eventually, we hope there will be a day that we don't have to wear the masks, in the meantime, we adapt. Staying at home requires folks to be more vocal, more interactive with others -- even if not in person. With that in mind, I have created a community where we can have dialogues on a variety of topics! (April 2020)
With the advent of the COVID19, things changed for our community. People have had to stay at home. Rituals that we thought strange that other countries did (like wearing face masks) have become the new "norm". Eventually, we hope there will be a day that we don't have to wear the masks, in the meantime, we adapt. Staying at home requires folks to be more vocal, more interactive with others -- even if not in person. With that in mind, I have created a community where we can have dialogues on a variety of topics! (April 2020)
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