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Caroline Joynson's avatar

At 7.48am I’ve already been four stories (I counted šŸ˜‚). Love all your thoughts on storytelling. I feel my story stopped being told once I got to the ā€˜made redundant and started own business’ and I’ve never looked at or told the many iterations, ups and downs and inside outs of my 10 years as my own boss. It doesn’t fit into that story arc but maybe that’s what makes it real and interesting. Thanks for making me think as always.

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Antonia Taylor's avatar

Of course you have! I think we do outgrow our stories without realising so often. Watching you + your business grow over the years I know you have so, so many important ones to share.ā¤ļø I know I’d love to hear them xo

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Caroline Joynson's avatar

Thanks for the inspiration šŸ˜. I’ve loved watching your journey too - I think there are many parallels. And we’re both still here doing PR and enjoying it (most of the time!) x

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Katie Robbins's avatar

Wow; there’s so much in here. I personally love hearing people’s stories; even if I’ve heard them before. Sending love. ā¤ļø

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Antonia Taylor's avatar

Lol - you've probably heard a LOT of mine Kate! xo

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Nicola Billington's avatar

A timely link to the New Yorker piece, thank you. A couple of weeks ago I was complaining about the number of Marys in the Bible and a friend told me of a book that suggested they were all the same one - apart from Jesus's mother. This article shed further light/asked more questions yet why should we be surprised by the erasing or diminishing of women's stories for so many centuries?

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Antonia Taylor's avatar

I thought it was so interesting and I'd been reading about Mary of Egypt separately - for me she doesn't seem to be the same person. I guess conflating women is another form of erasure. For me, Marie Howe's beautiful Magdalene collection is the most embodied portrayal of her. I can't recommend it enough xo

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