Pauline Grogan
A personal road to resilience through music after life-changing injuries.
Compelling, shocking and full of wisdom, “miss adventure” is Pauline Grogan’s extraordinary life story.
Despite being trapped in a body tormented by chronic neuropathic pain, Pauline’s deep belief in affecting positive change for others is woven throughout her story, as she connects with taxi drivers, medical specialists, neighbours, former students, old friends and mentors.
Miss adventure demonstrates the power of music as therapy to bridge generations, soothe chronic pain and assist in the treatment of dementia and stroke.
Pauline wrote a song for her friend Colleen, whose stroke had left her unable to recognise many of those around her. During one weekly visit, Colleen suddenly stirred, scrutinised Pauline’s face and in a clear voice said, “It’s you, it’s you, it’s you.”
“I realised I had witnessed an extraordinary shift in her: she was present to me in the music, then was gone when it ceased. Something bigger than us had happened”.
“Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards.” Soren Kierkegaard