By Joan Stockbridge It is a pleasure to offer this report and curriculum for posting on the Healing Story Alliance website. When Gail and I received the $650 grant from NSN in 2003 to develop and document a transferable curriculum, we hoped that many people would be able to make use of the curriculum as […]
Curriculum: The Women’s Empowerment Program in 2008 Details »
Last year, people raved about the showcases at the Connected Conference. So, we are doing them again this year! We invite you to gather a group of storytellers together to address the theme “Creating Tomorrow” from various perspectives. How will your stories help create tomorrow? Propose your idea here.
Connected: Creating Tomorrow – Call for Showcases Details »
Told by Tom Sparough Listen to story My story is humorous, visually stunning, and truly uplifting. It blends the skills of juggling and storytelling. It is a bit strange to listen to it without seeing it, but in some ways that makes it better, more imaginative for the listener. For me the story answers the
Told by Patricia Coffie Listen to story Family stories are the stories I tell and this one had been in the making for a long time. Two Rivers Story Spinners in Des Moines, Iowa arranged a retreat to be led by Jim May in an Iowa farmhouse. Jim and the other participants worked with me
A Pretty Good First Year Details »
ABC News | December 28, 2019 By Hakyung Kate Lee The country has launched a program to nurture female seniors as storytellers. SEOUL, South Korea — Park Jeonghee, 64, donned a traditional Korean dress embroidered with tiny flowers and sat down in front of a class of preschoolers. Children gathered around her, their eyes twinkling
South Korea trains grandmothers to become professional storytellers Details »
National Storytelling Network “The National Storytelling Network brings together and supports individuals and organizations that use the power of story in all its forms.We advocate for the preservation and growth of the art of storytelling.” Mission Statement – NSN Bylaws NSN Call for Proposals Georgia 2025 National Storytelling Conference July 17-20, 2025Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw,
Oprah.com February 2018 Summary Sharing a personal story is similar to a group therapy session. The teller is reducing her psychological burden AND the listeners can have a physically healing experience. According to Nancy Morgan, writing clinician and director emeritus of the arts and humanities program at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center in Washington, D.C.,
Why Sharing Your Personal Story Can Offer Real Health Benefits Details »
2-3 minute stories about the best chocolate you’ve had or the origins of your favorite bar! Join NSN Secretary, Erin O’Neil, for a unique lunch session!
Lunch Fun: Chocolate Stories with Erin O’Neil Details »
Co.Create, Fast Company (New York, NY), December 18, 2012 Summary: With its new Storytellers campaign, The American Red Cross gives a voice–and a camera–to the people who have been helped by the organization. A New Yorker whose home was ravaged by Hurricane Sandy, a Michigan teenager whose Red Cross CPR training helped him save a
The Heart of Storytelling: The American Red Cross Lets Real People Tell Their Stories Details »
by Rosann Kent (and Sarah Moore). When I wanted to understand the role of recall in the aging process, I did what any self-respecting journalist would do: I interviewed the experts. I talked to psychiatrists and psychologists who specialize in memory, researchers who study the mind-brain connection, as well as the pioneers of reminiscence and
The Rising Is in the Telling: Learning from My Elders Details »
