Lynda wanted her story to show how the different aspects of her work connect, in her holistic approach to her clients.
Background
Lynda is a nurse, counsellor and practitioner in manual lymphatic drainage - a specialist form of massage.
Lynda has had a rich and varied life, and her experience, and the challenges she has faced, play in an important part in her story.
The Process
Lynda and I met over Zoom for a conversation lasting around 90 minutes. After visiting Lynda’s website I had an overview of the different strands of her work but I was interested to find out more about how she had come to train in these different fields. I like to see where the conversation leads, so I didn’t approach our meeting with a fixed set of questions in mind.
I began by asking Lynda how she came to train as a nurse, and her answer was a surprise! This led to a fascinating exploration of Lynda’s childhood growing up in Zimbabwe, and her adult life split between Africa and the UK.
The theme of change, and the need to adapt to new challenges and circumstances, emerged very strongly, and this became the focus when I drafted Lynda’s story following our conversation. I used the recording of our Zoom meeting to help me to capture Lynda’s voice in her vivid descriptions of her experiences.
After Lynda had read her draft story, we had a further meeting over Zoom to discuss any changes.
Lynda’s Feedback
‘Clair has done a lovely story about me, she listens carefully to my style of communication and emulates it in her writing of the script so it sounds very much like I have written it.
She magically weaves together a coherent narrative that is both engaging and sensitive.
I highly recommend Clair to her potential social media clients for her skilful way to describing and writing stories for their pages.
Thank you Clair for writing mine.’
Extracts from Lynda’s Story
“My life has taken many twists and turns, and nursing has been a constant throughout. Through two marriages and three separations, nursing has enabled me to support myself and my two daughters. The other constant in my life has been change, and I have often needed to adapt and find the positive in difficult situations. These experiences and challenges have brought me to where I am now and to what I offer.
“I didn’t know how I was going to pay for [the Manual Lymphatic Drainage course] but I decided I would jump off the cliff and build my wings on the way down …
However, I qualified, and began my practice. I believe that once you have this kind of training, the universe will provide you with people to help, and since then, wherever I have lived, I have always found new clients who need my skills. “
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