PhD research: life storytelling in palliative care
In July 2023 I submitted my PhD thesis. I received a joint industry scholarship from La Trobe Uni and Eastern Palliative Care Inc. (EPC) to research EPC's highly successful Biography Program. I have developed a series of resources about my research which can be watched or listened to. They include presentations I've given (some live, some recorded), podcasts I've co-hosted, and those I've been a guest on.
You can find a playlist of 'Karly's PhD Research on YouTube here.
You can find the limited podcast season I co-hosted 'Once Upon A Story' Podcast here.
Below is some specialised information about a special bonus Once Upon A Story episode, titled "Bonus Episode, Karly Reading Extracts of Research Poetry & Quotes from PhD Thesis".
There is a Bonus Episode of the podcast, of Karly reading selected excerpts of research poetry ( I & They Poems) and interview quotes included in my PhD Thesis titled Witnessing the Theatre of Life: The EPC Biography Program and Storytelling in Palliative Care.
Please note, these quotes included in the thesis for a variety of reasons and do not necessarily represent the totality of the Biography Program or my thesis. I've included them as examples of the research poetry forms & to demonstrate how sections of the thesis may be performed.
Act One
Time: 0.0 - Interview Excerpt from Storyteller Flossy: The Biography Program Bringing Me Back to Who I Am
Time: 0.30 - I Poem Excerpt from Volunteer Biographer Greg: Facilitating Conversation
Time: 1.25 - I Poem Excerpt from Storyteller Dorothy: Diagnosis
Time: 2.00 - Interview Excerpt from Carer Patricia: The Biography Program as Spiritual Connection
Time: 3.00 - Interview Excerpt from Carer Mark: A Difficult Death
Time: 3.45 - Interview Excerpt from Volunteer Biographer Lauren: Stories of Illness
Time: 4.20 - Interview Excerpt from Staff Member Lucy: Listening
Time: 4.50 - Interview Excerpt from Volunteer Biographer Bernard: How We Speak
Act Two
Time: 5.30 - I Poem Excerpt from Storyteller Chris: What it Means to Tell My Story
Time: 7.38 - I Poem Excerpt from Volunteer Biographer Greg: Facilitating the Biography Program Process
Time: 8.56 - Interview Excerpt from Volunteer Biographer Kevin: Why Volunteer
Act Three
Time: 9.28 - Interview Excerpt from Volunteer Biographer Bernard: The Storyteller’s Voice
Time:12.18 - I Poem Excerpt from Carer Diane (Version Two)
Time: 12.36 - They Poem Excerpt from Carer Diane (Version Two)
Time: 13.06 - I Poem Diane: Carer to her husband, William
Time: 16.36 - They Poem Carer Diane: William/He/Him
Time: 19.00 - I Poem Excerpt from Storyteller Peggy: Friendship
Time: 19.30 - Interview Excerpt from Volunteer Biographer Bernard: Storyteller Transformation