SHARING: our stories, our selves, our success

On December 6, 2013, in commemoration of Canada's National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, the first edition of SHARING: our stories, our selves, our success was launched. The anthology featured 24 writers, a group of women with different yet very similar stories to tell ... stories of pain, struggle and courage; healing, hope and vision ... whatever guided each woman on her journey to healing and wholeness, on all levels. Publisher Lisa Browning, of One Thousand Trees, was overwhelmed by the response to the project. "It was incredibly healing for the writers who courageously shared their stories, but equally healing for all those who read those stories." In response to requests and suggestions from writers and readers, One Thousand Trees published a volume of men's stories in November 2014. There is an old belief that men are not willing or able to share themselves in a vulnerable way. You will be surprised and deeply moved by the pages of this book, in which seventeen men share their personal stories with openness, honesty, and integrity. One Thousand Trees is honoured to be offering this third volume, the second anthology of women's stories.