“In the midst of taking a storytelling class, magic happened… As I am creating my story, I am the one healing and going through a huge transformation…. both naturally and deep within.” -MM All good things must come to an end. (Even good stories.) My online storytelling class, “Tell Your Story, Transform Your Life: The …Read More
Category: Storytelling
Welcoming the Other ~ Jim Brule
I recently took an online storytelling workshop with Jim Brule called “Welcoming the Other.” What could that be about? What does that have to do with storytelling? Through this interactive workshop, I experienced the power of story to transport me into the experience of “the other” and awaken empathy and compassion. This is transformational storytelling. …Read More
Every story is a personal story
“It doesn’t matter about being born in a duckyard, as long as you are hatched from a swan’s egg.”~ Hans Christian Anderson, The Ugly Duckling When asked about writing his autobiography, the author Hans Christian Anderson said, “I already have … The Ugly Duckling.” The story of a baby swan who grows up in a …Read More
Storytelling Class moves online, Register Today, starts May 20th
I was teaching in the classroom when the email rippled across campus. The campus is closing due to the pandemic. All classes will be moving online. I was so surprised and inspired by the success of the online transition that I am offering a new online class this summer for the general public. Join the …Read More
Transforming a story idea into a story
“Every traditional storyteller … has shown above everything else that intense urge to share with others what has already moved him [or her] deeply.” ~ Ruth Sawyer, The Way of the Storyteller As I began to explore my memories of moving from Jamaica to the United States at 6 years old, I also began to …Read More
“The Teacher” heals me, online storytelling class
“I start off as a nerd in elementary school (I know that’s hard to believe), and then I become the person I am today.” I say with a smirk on my face that my friend could hear over the phone. “What do you think of this as an idea for a story?” She laughed, “Ok, …Read More
How do you find stories to tell?
Jacob wrestles with a dark shadow all night long fearing for his life. Only when the sun rises and first light appears, does he realize that he is wrestling with an angel. In telling personal stories, I have felt like Jacob in this Bible story. There are some stories that are vulnerable and difficult. However, …Read More
Tell Your Story, Transform Your Life ~ Join the storytelling transformation
Tell Your Story, Transform Your Life Storytelling changed my life, and it can change yours. Storytelling is the art of connection. In a touch-deficit world, stories touch us deeply. Stories touch our emotions, change our minds, and inspire our spirits. We do not forget stories because stories make us feel. “I’ve learned that people will …Read More
Pandora’s Box ~ Finding Hope
So we’ve opened Pandora’s Box, now what? The Greek myth of Pandora does not end with the fateful opening of the box that contains “disease, war, pestilence, and all the afflictions of man.” The story goes on with a message of hope. As with all ancient stories that travel the world told from person to …Read More
Sacred Storytelling Event, Sun Apr 5, 2020
Sacred Storytelling EventSunday, April 5, 20201 – 4 pm (EDT; New York) Sacred Stories are stories that inspire us, remind us we are not alone, and connect us in our universality of emotion and experience. We will have live and pre-recorded stories. Our pre-recorded stories will be from those storytellers who are no longer with us in body, …Read More