The Therapeutic Poet in conversation with Dr. Paula Croxson on memory and storytelling.

Today on The Therapeutic Poet podcast I am joined by neuroscientist, science communicator and storyteller Dr. Paula Croxson. Paula is also an open water swimmer regularly swimming marathons, a flautist with the band Marlowe Grey, senior producer of the science based storytelling platform Storycollider and, she is also my cousin!

We started with my poem ‘As I stood on the shore of my memories.’ We spoke about how memory are changes that happen in our brains based on our experiences. Paula explained how memory can be explicit and implicit, supported by different parts of the brain, but all parts of the brain are interconnected. 

Memories go through a complex process to be formed and reformed. I think it’s a fascinating area to understand as it clearly influences our daily behaviour, whether we are aware of it or not. Paula also shared how memory is malleable and can be changed through storytelling. You can find out more about Paula at www.paulacroxson or at www.storycollider.org

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