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Exploring Story as Medicine; The Soulful Child: Twelve Years in the Wilderness with Chloe Rachel Gallaway
- Dates: September 14, 2024
- Location: Placitas Community Library
- 453 Hwy 165, Placitas, NM 87043
- Time: 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
- Price: Free
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Overview
Placitas Community Library welcomes author Chloe Rachel Gallaway on September 14 at 2pm. Chloe describes herself as an author and ‘Story Medicine Guide’. This Book talk will offer an opportunity for engaged discussion about using Story as Medicine in our lives. The core messages of Chloe’s breathtaking memoir speak to loss, forgiveness, resilience, and transcendence of trauma through the healing power of Mother Nature.
Imagine living the first twelve years of your life in the wilderness. Imagine that your father, a musician on the verge of fame, gives up a life of opportunity to walk with your mother right out of San Francisco and into the far-off woods of Northern New Mexico. Imagine that he is granted a lifetime lease to live on property owned by the actor Dennis Hopper for the price of one original song. Wild horses run on these native lands where pink, purple, orange, and yellow clay mountains rise up from the earth. Imagine a mother giving birth to six children with no medical supports. All six children grow strong with the spirit of nature inside of them, yet they crave—and one even dies in a tragic accident—to experience what they’re missing in the world. The story illuminates the eternal crux of all humanity: there is no place to hide from one’s internal struggles, we must come face-to-face with ourselves, to evolve, and heal. Gallaway leads by brave example, using her own life story as the lesson.
Her award-winning book is making an impact and inspiring readers by helping them to see life through the eyes of the Soulful Child. Her story became the foundation for her unique story medicine process, in which, she is assisting aspiring writers to reclaim their voice, truth, and power through the writing of their story. Readers may connect with her on Facebook or email her directly write@thewingedriverwriter.com
Gallaway’s narrative is touching the hearts of readers worldwide:
- Expect beautifully captured scenes of a simpler life, like the perspective of our fast-food lifestyle from a child who is trying it for the first time, all contrasted with the sharp reality that even when we try to leave the world, it often will find us anyway. —H. Shaw
- Gallaway, the author, the woman, the writing coach, is a fine example of what it means to draw from the past and build bridges into the future. [She] takes us through the many ups and downs of life in the wilderness...siblings, parents, relatives, the outside world, lifestyle and challenges. If you love a book based on experience and reflection, you'll definitely want to read The Soulful Child. —D.A. Hickman, author
- Her attention to detail and powers of observation were undoubtedly heightened by such an extraordinary childhood. I found myself captivated with the depth and complexity of all of the family members, and had a deep empathy for all. Our human story is one of imperfection and mistakes, and Chloe writes in a way that allows grace to exist along with pain. In writing her story and sharing it with the world, she invites us to find our own voices regarding our stories so that true healing can begin. —J., Amazon reviewer
The Soulful Child: Twelve Years in the Wilderness was a 2019 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS FINALIST in NARRATIVE NON-FICTION. Please join us to meet Chloe on September 14 at 2pm at Placitas Community Library.
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