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Irene Allison

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Irene, a former technical communicator, author and teacher, practiced for years in France, Italy, the UK, and Canada, and taught in the Writing and Publishing Program at Simon Fraser University, a program from which she also graduated.

Today Irene writes stories about healing from the heart.

She has a Post Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing from Humber College (Toronto) and has attended both the Arvon Institute (Scotland) and UBC's Booming Ground (Vancouver).

These days, after a stint of living on the remote edge of nowhere, Irene is happy to have returned from the wilderness to settle with her mountain-man-husband on a lovely (and mostly civilized) Canadian island where there's not a single predator in sight!
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"The Courage Behind Compassion"

What would your life feel like with a little more compassion?

It was a pleasure to have an interview with Dorit Sasson.

She wrote:

"Irene Allison of the upcoming June She Writes Press debut, Stay Breathe with Me that she wrote with her mother just shared one of the most profound stories of courage I'd ever heard that supports our broken medical/care system.

She shared a great quote, "Courage is not Read more of this blog post »
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Published on April 04, 2016 16:14 Tags: art-of-care, compassion, courage, healing, healthcare
Average rating: 4.13 · 16 ratings · 7 reviews · 1 distinct work
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The camaraderie and support of the female characters, especially Omie, Kate, and Phoebe, among others, portrayed through the intricacies and hardships of farming life in the early 1900s, shows with touching clarity how women he
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" Wow, I suggest you try reading and understanding what Dr. Mate wrote instead of posting what you did. "
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Stunning, insightful, informative ... brilliant!

The connection between psychology, emotion, and illness is a vital one that anyone practising medicine needs to understand. A patient is an injured storyteller with precious wisdom to share. Listen to
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Majenta Hello, Irene! Thank you for contacting me and for your nice message. I hope you are well and having a great week and....decent weather for February. :) Congratulations on your book! Happy reading, writing, and everything else. Blessings!
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