About this Event
Join us in Penzance for an unforgettable evening of connection, community and powerful personal story sharing!
🎤 Scroll down for November's line up!!
WHAT TO EXPECT
You’ll hear 3 people share personal stories to spark inspiration, possibility & spread joy. From making bold changes or simple shifts that transform life to discovering a new purpose or passion. The magic is in the pivotal moments they will share with you.
What you experience from each story, is unique to you. This evening is about authenticy, connection and stories that make us human. It isn’t about polished speeches or perfect performances. This is what creates space for something special to unfold. Zoe personally invites and curates the line up each month bringing together a unique mix of voices and experience.
SNAPSHOT
✨Listen to 3 people that live in Cornwall
✨Each share a 15 minute, real life, personal story
✨Opportunity to ask questions
✨Come with friends or solo & meet others
✨New line up each month
🎟️ Book your ticket now and be part of something special …. Inspiring Stories Kernow.
TIMINGS
Doors open: 7.00pm grab a drink at the bar before
Intro & Stories 7.30pm Ballroom
Interval: Drinks, chat & mingle
Stories continue …
Event Ends: 9.30PM Bar stays open so feel free to linger
Whether you’re looking for inspiration, connection or simply a heart-warming night out, it’s the place to be on the first Thursday of every month!
We can’t wait to WELCOME YOU (BACK 😉)
Tickets are non refundable and non-transferable. EventBrite fees are included in the ticket price and as such paid by me the organiser out of the advertised ticket price. If you don't attend for any reason, your ticket price, less fees will be donated to the charity of the month.
Zoe Swan.
Host & Curator, Inspiring Stories LIVE
Ginnie Betts is currently competing in the World SUP Championships in Sabaudia, Italy. She lives in Ludgvan.
Her story title is: Paddling Through the Unknown
Ginnie will share how the requirements of ocean paddling–fitness, resilience and responding to the ever-changing patterns of the ocean, helped her through a (stage 1) breast cancer diagnosis she never saw coming and a mastectomy. Plus, re-qualifying for Team GB in July 2026 while still undergoing immunology treatment.
Ginnie will also share how she embraces the beauty of her scar post mastectomy in a society obsessed with women’s aesthetic conformity.
A bit about Ginnie
Ginnie is a multiple British National SUP Champion and one of the UK’s leading female paddle boarders. In her 40's she discovered her passion for the sport & now competes in the 50+ category.
She’s a single mum to three teenage sons of Nigerian/Cornish heritage and her life is a tripod of motherhood, sport and work in planning and infastructure.
Ginnie grew up in Praa Sands. And returned to live in Cornwall after time away at university, travelling round Central, South America, living in Birmingham & working in Policy Consultancy.
You can find Ginnie here:
@Ginnie_Betts Instagram
Laurie Gutteridge is a USUI Holy Fire Reiki I, II, Art & Master and a Circle Facilitator also trained in the art of grief tending. She lives in Launceston with her partner and son.
Her story title is: My Dad’s Passing & The Gift Within It
Not long after becoming a Mum, Laurie experienced the privilege of saying goodbye to her Dad. She had cared for and loved him until the end. In the crossing of this threshold, she will share the paradox of grief and gratitude. And of loss and eternal pain.
Laurie will explore how this moment became such a catalyst for her journey back to herself & back to a deeper relationship with the natural world.
A bit about Laurie
Laurie is an intentional space holder, guide & holistic practitioner. She works within the fields of energy, silence & grief to hold and walk with people on their journey & through threshold moments, both personal and within their business.
You can find Laurie here:
lauriegutteridge.com
https://www.instagram.com/lauriegutteridge_/
Sophie Osborne is a Youth Worker, Play Energy Coach, Artist and Therapeutic Play Facilitator. She lives in St Ives.
Her story title is: The Power of Play
Sophie will share how two life threatening illnesses instilled in her a devotion to living life through a lens of Play. And how she embodies Play as a way of being, to be fully self-expressed and to create art, purpose, spaces, and ultimately life, as Play.
Sophie will share stories from her various Play installations. Including Pink Paint Vintage, a vintage shop in St Ives that was a celebration of the 60s, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s, through playful design, vintage fabrics and decades of music. As well as her ongoing art practice, which honours process as the medium, inner rebellion, and Play as the outcome.
A bit about Sophie
Sophie works with adults through Play Energy workshops, artist collaborations and sharing toolkits of resources to unlock Play Energy, based on her training and study in the Neuroscience of Play.
She works with children and young people in schools, colleges and communities using Jungian sand tray, therapeutic art and compassionate connection to support and empower.
Sophie also uses experience of her own neurodivergence as well as parenting a neurodivergent child to advocate against access barriers for neurodivergent young people in the community and beyond.
She works across the UK in a multifaceted way sharing her core belief that Play is the most powerful tool, portal and vehicle for healing and expansion.
You can find Sophie here:
@playenergycoaching Instagram
@fadedthoughtspoetry Instagram
Your Host Zoe Swan @Zoe.Swan Instagram
Zoe Swan lives in Newlyn with her husband Brian and beagles Maltie & Rasmus. She is inspired daily by the many and varied stories she hears people share about their lives in the county.
Zoe has 25 years plus of curating events and was previously the co-host of Inspiring Talks Brighton. Zoe is a former, multiple award-winning senior lecturer in law, qualified barrister, kundalini yoga teacher, health coach and holder of closing ceremonies.
Zoe’s believes everyone has a story that can inspire others & that’s why she created Inspiring Stories Live. To bring together community through the sharing of authentic personal stories.
Event venue & nearby stays
Union Hotel, 59 Chapel Street, Penzance, United Kingdom
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