Have you ever heard yourself say “I don’t know why I’m crying right now” or “Sorry, I didn’t think I’d get all emotional about this”? It can be so embarrassing and frustrating, right? Whether you are asking people to fill out a questionnaire or collecting their story, it can happen to anyone and there are simple steps you…
I believe if you are asking someone to tell you their story you automatically take on a duty of care to ensure you do all you can to DO NO HARM. As a digital storytelling workshop facilitator, narrative therapist and video producer I approach my work with curiosity. Curiosity in what this person sitting next to…
When I met Ron, his grief over the death of his wife three years prior was raw and paralysing. He was unable to mention her name without the grief completely engulfing him. This was not okay with him. He was often told it was time to ‘get over it’, ‘move on’ and people grew impatient…
I’ve been working with a lot of people in the retirement and aged care sectors and I’m hearing common themes: It is considered best-practice for coordinators to delve into people’s lives as a tool for giving individual care Delving into people’s lives is seen as best-practice CDC (particularly during coordinator/client meetings) Coordinators (and other workers) are…
Over the last few years I’ve worked with various government departments and independent service providers here in the ACT as they navigate their way towards the NDIS system – by facilitating digital storytelling workshops seeking stories around questions including “What makes a better life for you?” and “What does ‘home’ mean to you?”. Each organising…
I have worked with a lot of beautiful, caring people who have found the benefits of reflecting on their own self-identity stories to be LIFE CHANGING. By stories I don’t mean we are going to make online videos or snappy youtube clips – this is about the internal narrative we tell ourselves in our heads…
Jennifer Thompson, Head Story Seeker & Founder of Engaging Solutions, who supports people to find their voice and be heard, speaks with THE Rural Woman Co-Founder Rebel Black. Jennifer and Rebel dive into the topic of truth, using story telling as a guide. Jennifer combines Strengths Based Community Development with Narrative Therapy and Digital Story telling…
Events are happening around us all the time – even when nothing is happening, ‘nothing’ is happening. From the minuscule, everyday event to the epic it’s all happening around us and has been doing so since we were born. But it’s not the events that make up our life stories – it’s the meaning we…
I was fortunate enough to attend COTA Australia’s National Policy Forum 2015 and listen to what the amazing list of speakers and fellow delegates had to say. My mission as always – to listen for clues around current dominant stories and learn whose stories need to be heard. Below you will find a few of…
” Beware of the “safe” questions!” I’d like to share with you a story that relates to being very careful around the idea of having safe questions, and not being prepared for strong emotional responses at all times. I remember an actor being asked once, a very seemingly safe question about his career. He was…
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