Patsy Hatfield Lawson Southern Storyteller, Award-Winning Teacher, Inspiring Speaker on Adaptations to Change “When you listen to someone’s story, you get lost in the story but you soon begin to realize that this is larger than one person, that there are many pieces that speak directly to your experiences, and you end up gaining insight about your self.” --Patsy Lawson
Patsy Hatfield Lawson (of Hatfield-McCoy fame) is a nationally recognized storyteller who has been featured on NPR.Patsy grew up listening to her Mama and Aunt Ruby’s stories on their front porch in Tennessee, and she went on to get her Master’s Degree in psychology and became an award winning college professor. She has presented to everyone from nurses groups to senior centers to engineering conferences.
Patsy recently, February 13,2010, was a guest on Nashville Public Radio. For a transcript of that appearance or to listen to 'Lessons Learned from Love', please visit http://wpln.org/?p=14889 Patsy combines aunique sense of warmth and humor with keen understanding of human behavior to deliver entertaining programs that offer hope and understanding. Audiences lose themselves in images of rural life during the 1950-1970’s connecting to events that help people to become wiser about life and its struggles. You'll see yourself in Aunt Ruby, the family eye sore, and get stuck with Mama as she struggles to handle being perfect.
Audiences leave with a renewed sense of purpose, and a better connection to themselves, their past, and their peers.
One attendee said,“I never realized how telling our stories would help our group form a better bond with each other, and a better understanding of the history of our organization.”
Patsy’s entertaining Southern Stories - delivered with a Dolly Parton, Minnie Pearl style charm - carry a subtle yet important message about the value of connection, and she helps people see that many of our problems are universal.
A recent attendee said, “I came in thinking I would be entertained, and I was, but I also rediscovered humor and the goodness of my own life.”
Patsy's stories are nationally recognized by The Just Plain Folks Organization
