Who’s in the room, Listening, and Telling stories

quill pen writing on paper - listening and telling stories

Telling stories and listening. When you take away everything else, that is what we are doing in our lives. Our moments are made up of telling our stories and listening to the stories of the people around us. The listening component isn’t always equal with the telling of our own stories. We don’t have to…

Racism, Storytelling, Listening & Engaging

I’m not going to sugarcoat this one for you. It’s going to be hard. It is hard. For the people who are experiencing racism every day every moment of their lives, it’s harder if we don’t have these conversations. Below you will find resources and writings by POC (People of Color) about racism, allyship, and…

How to Keep People Engaged Right Now

I had a really cool plan for the month but along with everything else, it had to change. I’m sure you can relate. While everyone works to adapt to a different normal and a new approach to staying engaged and being connected, there will inevitably be things that fall through the cracks. The stuff we…

How to get started

Choose Your Own Adventure How to get started and integrate storytelling into your care plans, daily activities, & family life 5 Minute Storytelling Five-minute storytelling is a way to kick start conversations, restart stale relationships, and engage everyone toward a common goal, quality of life and restoring human dignity. (Yes, a 5 minute storytelling moment…

How to Successfully Talk to Women You Should Know

I’m not going to give you a lecture on how women you should know (and women in general) have been absent in the history books. I also won’t lecture you on how under-represented we are when it comes to being recognized for our achievements. But I do want to take the space on this page…