By: Award-Winning Actor Brenda Adelman

I grew up in Brooklyn with a Jewish ‘wanna-be’ Italian father who taught me how to drive a Cadillac at six and how to shoot a gun at ten. My Bohemian artist mother took me traveling with her all over the world and read Shakespeare to me as a bedtime story.

In 1995 my father, whom I adored, shot and killed my mother. Within a month he moved in with her sister, my aunt, and married her.

My life and my work are about sharing the power of forgiveness.

I’ve shared my story on stages worldwide. I have a one-woman show where I‘ve done 200+ interviews on multiple platforms.

You too can tell your story in a variety of formats and time segments. You can make your story impactful and memorable.

The craft of writing and presenting requires courage, plus creativity, tapping into your inner guidance, and developing your style.

In my SHOW Method, there are four steps.

S –Share your Sacred Story

It doesn’t have to be BIG like mine – however, it must be authentic and aligned with your life message.

H- Healing Your Story

You can’t tell your story if you are hiding parts of it. If you haven’t done the emotional work to heal or you are overly emotional, you will be too scared to share it.

O- Overcoming Obstacles

There is a structure to heroic storytelling. Set up the story by introducing juicy characters (you being one of them) and then clearly define the obstacles the protagonist faces.

W- Wow the audience

Show them how you made it or are making it to the other side of the circumstance. In this step of my method, you share your story ‘in the world’ to get notes. For example: in a class, with a coach, with an editor and/or director so you can get feedback and do the rewrites and rehearsing to make it the best story it can be and make you unforgettable.