Diane Currie Sam is an award-winning essayist/writer, educator, and speechwriter and co-librettist/co-lyricist of Olivia O, The Musical.  An emerging playwright and lyricist with a multi-decade career in communications, counseling and educating, she is known for her passion for understanding, deep listening skills and creative writing work. 
 

A natural storyteller, she has written about, taught and developed programs covering critically important social issues like mental health, sustainability, and the prevention of domestic violence. Her work as a counsellor and group facilitator has focused on the power of storytelling for healing and change, and she has led healing-focused storytelling retreats in Canada and Mexico. 

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Her written work has been published in leading international publications including Inc. Magazine, National Post, National Observer, Disney Channel, and Up! Magazine.

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She is a graduate of the University of British Columbia (BSc) and Trinity Western University (MA, Counselling Psychology), and lives with her husband and two sons in Vancouver, BC.