Guest: Elizabeth Shane

Elizabeth is the author of ‘Silhouette of a Songbird’, a poetry book written about her experience of childhood sexual abuse.

She has been with her husband for nearly 20 years and married for 10. They adopted their son who is now 8 and a half, and full of energy. Elizabeth quit her job as an accounts assistant back in 2020 to find something where she could make a positive difference. A week before she left, the pandemic hit! She now volunteers as a befriender for older people in her community, a police support volunteer for the local police station and is working on her next 2 poetry books, as well as raising awareness about her work. In between, Elizabeth manages to squeeze in singing, drama, choir and working towards exams. Her general wellbeing is a work in progress as she suffers from have a number of chronic health conditions which affect her daily that she tries to manage as best as possible.

Elizabeth told us, “I’m obsessed about sheep! Our house is overflowing with as many sheep items as I could possibly fill, not to mention the collection of sheep hats and clothes. I also love writing comedy poems.”

Series 1, Episode 1, Emma-Jane Dempsey, Kildare

The Hope Tree PodcastBy CariJan 23, 2022