Stories in Our Roots

#4:  Melissa Knapp didn’t think researching her family history was something she would do until her kids were grown and she needed a hobby to fill her time.  Life doesn’t always go as planned and she is currently working toward two university degrees in Genealogy with several of her children still at home.  In this interview Melissa shares the moment her journey started, the love her great-grandfa...

#3: This week I talked with Cheri Hudson Passey about family history in her life, which started playing a role when she was about 10 years old.  She shares with us the ancestor she looked back on to gain strength when she faced a difficult time in her life.  We also talk about choices her ancestors made that weren’t positive and the project she started to help the descendants of persons who were e...

Welcome to the premier episode of Stories in Our Roots. In this episode I introduce myself, Heather Murphy, and share how looking at my family history differently, even after 25 years, led to a breakthrough in my business and the creation of this podcast.  Hear my story of how looking at my family tree in a different, yet simple, way allowed me to uncover my limiting beliefs about what I could acc...

#2: In this episode Miya Jensen shares how learning about her ancestors, especially those who had hard lives, helped her through a difficult time in her early 20's.  She's learned first-hand that not everything we learn in our family history is positive and tells us her strategies for processing those things.  Miya also shares what she is doing to help others learn their family stories,...

Welcome to Stories in Our Roots.  I look forward to exploring how knowing the stories of our ancestors can make an impact on our lives today. Launching August 25, 2020. Are we connected on Instagram or Facebook yet? Find me @msheathermurphy