Wails Wales Whales helped me learn more fully the impact of chronic pain on every aspect of a person’s life. I highly recommend Laura’s show to all health care providers.
Dr. Richard Kragness, Skyway Chiropractic

Emotionally captivating story vividly presented . . . an intimate story about recovering identity and wholeness.
Leonard Lang, Beard Avenue Press

Wails Wales Whales is a journey of discovery of self through past—connection; present—coping techniques, regaining control and comfort; and future—searching and hope.
Paula Beck, health care communications

Laura pulls you into her everyday struggles with managing fibromyalgia. Her stage presence is compelling and her visual images have color and texture, leaving one with an impression of power, not infirmity. And even though her writing focuses on her experience with pain and physical limitation, she manages to find lots to laugh at. So, finally, the piece is itself a triumph over the disease.
Kate Brennan, health care attorney

I thought your performance was great. I loved how you used Wales as a metaphor for your journey towards recovering.
Nikki LaSorella, community activist

Your story is compelling. I especially connected to the pain part . . . without pain there can’t be healing.
Don Browne, American Express

I would particularly recommend your work to groups dealing with a chronic health concern—not necessarily fibromyalgia alone, but any chronic situation . . .
Ruth V. Jones, retired, community volunteer

The most mesmerizing part of the show was the way Laura moved . . . deliberate, confident, and dramatic. It’s a story of a person who’s been through incredible suffering and loss and is very comfortable with that dark side of her life. She is a great storyteller.
Joe Hesla, St. Paul Public Schools