Asha Kiani wasn’t scared, and she didn’t cry when her mum passed away from cancer. She reflects on how managing her mum’s illness and reading her eulogy at 12 years-of-age taught her life lessons that some people never learn in a lifetime.

This story was told at Barefaced Stories in Perth, the theme of the night was BRING THE PAIN, 29 July 2021 at The Rechabite Hall.

PLEASE NOTE: The following story contains material that may be triggering to some audiences. If any tricky feelings arise for you we recommend contacting Lifeline Australia on 13 11 14 for Crisis Support & Suicide Prevention.

See Asha's story on YouTube here.

Storyteller: Asha Kiani www.ashakiani.com

Barefaced Stories are told live onstage in Western Australia, and is Australia’s leading homegrown live storytelling event.

Podcast Host & producer:Andrea Gibbs

Facebook:@BarefacedStoriesPerth

Instagram:@BarefacedStories

Twitter:@BrutallyFranko

SPONSOR:Old Young's Distillery

Intro MUSIC BY:Odette Mercy & Her Soul Atomics

Outro music by: Cody Francis

Asha Kiani wasn’t scared, and she didn’t cry when her mum passed away from cancer. She reflects on how managing her mum’s illness and reading her eulogy at 12 years-of-age taught her life lessons that some people never learn in a lifetime.
This story was told at Barefaced Stories in Perth, the theme of the night was BRING THE PAIN, 29 July 2021 at The Rechabite Hall.
PLEASE NOTE: The following story contains material that may be triggering to some audiences. If any tricky feelings arise for you we recommend contacting Lifeline Australia on 13 11 14 for Crisis Support &amp; Suicide Prevention.
See Asha's story on YouTube <a href="https://youtu.be/OJ8L3GhfC04?feature=shared">here</a>.
Storyteller: Asha Kiani <a href="http://www.ashakiani.com">www.ashakiani.com</a>
<a href="http://www.barefaced.com.au">Barefaced Stories</a> are told live onstage in Western Australia, and is Australia’s leading homegrown live storytelling event.
Podcast Host &amp; producer: <a href="http://www.andreagibbs.com">Andrea Gibbs</a> 
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/barefacedstoriesperth">@BarefacedStoriesPerth</a>
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/barefacedstories/">@BarefacedStories</a>
Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/brutallyfranko">@BrutallyFranko</a>
SPONSOR: <a href="https://www.oldyoungs.com.au/">Old Young's Distillery</a> 
Intro MUSIC BY: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/odettemercyahsa/">Odette Mercy &amp; Her Soul Atomics</a>
Outro music by: Cody Francis

Barefaced Stories is a platform for those who surrender to the chaos of being human.  Raw, honest, self-aware – our storytellers wear their bloody beating hearts on their sleeves and are some of the bravest folk you’ll see.

Stories are told live onstage, without notes in Australia.

Barefaced Stories is a platform for those who surrender to the chaos of being human.&nbsp; Raw, honest, self-aware &ndash; our storytellers wear their bloody beating hearts on their sleeves and are some of the bravest folk you&rsquo;ll see.
Stories are told live onstage, without notes in Australia.

BAREFACED STORIES

REFRESHINGLY HONEST. BOLD. AND BRUTALLY FRANK.

You wouldn't believe what happens in a state that's four times the size of Texas but with less than 3 million people rattling around in it. All that space, where no-one can hear you scream, or laugh, or cry. Shit happens here (with a very Australian accent). Barefaced Stories are the true stories told by people raised under a chroma blue sky, on powdery white beaches, in aqua-clear waters and occasionally, deep down in the dirt - some are humourous, some are sad and some downright perverse.

Created in 2010 by performers Andrea Gibbs and Kerry O’Sullivan (“the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers of Australian storytelling” – Richard Fidler ABC Radio), Barefaced Stories is honest, risk-taking, refreshing entertainment that hits the spot.

www.barefaced.com.au

REFRESHINGLY HONEST. BOLD. AND BRUTALLY FRANK.
You wouldn't believe what happens in a state that's four times the size of Texas but with less than 3 million people rattling around in it. All that space, where no-one can hear you scream, or laugh, or cry. Shit happens here (with a very Australian accent). Barefaced Stories are the true stories told by people raised under a chroma blue sky, on powdery white beaches, in aqua-clear waters and occasionally, deep down in the dirt - some are humourous, some are sad and some downright perverse.
Created in 2010 by performers Andrea Gibbs and Kerry O&rsquo;Sullivan (&ldquo;the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers of Australian storytelling&rdquo; &ndash; Richard Fidler ABC Radio), Barefaced Stories is honest, risk-taking, refreshing entertainment that hits the spot.
www.barefaced.com.au

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