Welcome to The Story Behind My Stories — the video podcast where crime fiction meets authentic experience. I'm Helen Taylor, your guide through the tangled web of my crime fiction stories and my real-life experiences in off‑the‑path locations.Readers of my crime fiction novels often tell me “It feels like I'm there” and “The places and spaces feel authentic.” That's because they are.Here, I usually share how I ended up in the places my novels are set, how and why I chose to use those experiences in DI Goodwin’s investigations around the world and at home in Surrey.But in this special Author Season, I’m sitting down with authors who have their own powerful stories behind their stories whether fiction or non‑fiction. We explore the real-life inspirations, lived experiences, and personal journeys that shaped their writing.Please subscribe, follow, or comment - it means the world to an indie author.In this episode, Kirsty Judd joins me to share the real-life experience as a victim survivor of domestic abuse and how her personal journey let to a career in helping others in similar situations. How horses, specifically Cairo, helped her and her daughter and how that led to her initiative The Bridlepath. It's a powerful listen with lots of information.Resources:Please visit www.helentaylorauthor.co.uk to learn more about Helen and her books and experiences as well as the new series of books that expand on this podcast with personal photos and diary excerpts.Get the latest from Helen Taylor at https://helentaylorauthor.comOr for all links go to https://linktr.ee/helentaylorauthor

Listen to Season 4 Episode 8 - This Charming Man (not) of this podcast for the episode where I speak of my experience of domestic violence. https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/R7Y6mwALn5bTo learn more about Kirsty Judd and her experiences, initiatives and books connect with her or buy the book here:

Wild to Wonderful on Amazon:

https://amzn.eu/d/02mwkWbx

Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B0FL1XXK71?ingress=0&visitId=3e94c0f8-6d7b-42c2-aca6-b154adb4aff7

The Bridle Path Initiative:

https://thebridlepath.co.uk

Substack:

https://substack.com/@kirstymartine

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirsty-judd-thebridlepath

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