A private family story
In their own words.
Not only what happened, but the details, turns of phrase and memories that make the story theirs.
Interviewed & written with care
Kept privately
A private story, professionally written
Turn precious memories into a story you can keep.
Through one thoughtful interview, I capture the details and voice that make the memories personal, then shape them into a beautifully written private story.
From conversation to keepsake.
Every story is interviewed with care, written in the person’s own voice and returned as a private digital keepsake.
Real conversations
Through a relaxed, guided conversation — usually two to three hours — I draw out the memories, details and moments that bring the story to life. There’s nothing to prepare and no need to consider yourself a natural storyteller.
Shaped into a story
I shape the conversation into a real, readable narrative — not a transcript or a template, but a story that retains the voice of the person who told it.
Made to keep and share
A beautifully designed digital story with a selection of photographs, plus the carefully edited recording — kept privately and shared only as you choose.
When a story needs particular care.
Not every personal or family story is straightforward.
You may want to preserve an experience of adoption, separation, reunion, bereavement, or another part of life that’s never been easy to explain.
I spent years interviewing people about profoundly personal experiences for national magazines — asking without intruding, and writing without sensationalising. This isn’t therapy or investigation. It’s your account, created privately and in your own words, and you decide what’s included and who ever sees it.
The Signature Story
One significant story, captured properly.
A relaxed, guided conversation — usually two to three hours — shaped into a professionally written narrative, with a chance to review the story before it's finished and one revision included.
More extensive stories, involving additional interviews or a longer span of someone's life, are also available.
£1,500
Get in touch
- One 2–3 hour conversation
- Approximately 2,500–3,000 professionally written words
- Several photos or documents supplied by you
- A beautifully designed digital keepsake (PDF)
- A carefully edited recording of the conversation
- One revision, and a review before completion
The experience behind every story.
I'm Cath. I spent the first part of my career interviewing and writing about people for national magazines, working on the features desks of Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, LOOK and Top Santé, while also writing for Condé Nast Brides and the Saturday Express magazine.
Journalism taught me to listen properly: to notice the detail someone mentions in passing, ask the question that opens up a memory, and shape a conversation into something worth reading.
My work has included stories of family, identity, loss, reunion and extraordinary searches for loved ones. I now bring that experience to stories created privately for individuals and families.
I'm based in Central Scotland and work with people locally and across the UK.
Is there a story you don't want to lose?
Tell me a little about the person, memory or experience you'd like to preserve. You don't need to know exactly what the finished story should look like yet.
Your enquiry is confidential. I will not share or publish your story or contact anybody mentioned in it without separate written permission.