As a first-generation American Lisa struggled for decades to learn the story of her family history because accessing records in Mexico was difficult. 

In this episode Lisa shares:

• The immigration stories of her grandparents and parents
• How losing everything in a hurricane as a child motivated her to keep memories close through journaling
• How to make family history part of your life even if you can’t access records

 About Lisa:

Lisa Coffey has pursued her family history for most of her life. After nearly forty years of searching, she began to find online records of her ancestors, which has been a great blessing to her entire family. Lisa is passionate about recording and sharing family stories and is studying how storytelling affects mental health with a narrative psychologist. Her own habit of journaling, which began at the age of 8, has reinforced to Lisa the need of keeping records, as well as using journaling as a tool for emotional and mental well-being. Lisa has been happily married for nearly 39 years and is the mother of four children and grandmother to one.

 Episode Sponsor:

 Episode sponsored by Heather Murphy's signature 1:1 service, Resilience in Your Roots.

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