Suitcase Stories Unpacked   Wednesday,  November 14th at 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern Suitcase Stories® is a traveling live performance series that features foreign and U.S.-born residents sharing refugee and immigrant stories. Since 2017, nearly 3,500 people in Massachusetts and New Hampshire has seen … Continue reading →

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Cheryl Hamilton

Distilling Hope with Beth Ohlsson Wednesday,  October 10th at 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern Beth Ohlsson is a person in long term recovery who just happens to be a storyteller. “Distilling Hope” combines her love of a good story with her lived experience as a performer, … Continue reading →

Beth Ohlsson

Surviving Trauma Through Story with Dorothy Cleveland and Barbara Schutzgruber Wednesday,  May 16th at 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern Stories of personal trauma exist throughout the centuries in many forms. No matter where you are in the world, abuse happens. In researching Tale Type 706 … Continue reading →

Dorothy Cleveland and Barbara Schutzgruber

Climate Despair: Can Storytelling Offer a Path Toward Light? with Judith Black Wednesday, April 18th at 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern Anyone who reads climate science can see the writing on the decaying and broken sea walls, the flooded streets, the draught-stricken, … Continue reading →

Judith Black

Love, Loss And The Stories We Tell with Laura Packer Wednesday, March 14th at 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern If you love, you will grieve. Whether you lose a job you loved, a relationship you cherished, a person who made your heart sing, or … Continue reading →

Laura Packer

Silk and Honey: Enchanting Stories of Love and Wealth with Luisah Teish Join us as author, storyteller and healer Luisah Teish shares with us folktales drawn from the romantic traditions of the African diaspora. Explore deities, ancestors, and spirits of … Continue reading →

Luisah Teish

Listening Beyond Privilege: Reaching across Culturally Constructed Boundaries to Hear, Honor and Preserve One Another’s Stories with Milbre Burch and Berkley Hudson Wednesday, January 17th at 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern Growing up White in the racially-segregated, Jim Crow South, storyteller Milbre Burch and journalist Berkley Hudson have … Continue reading →

Milbre Burch and Berkley Hudson

Storycare with Dan Yashinsky Wednesday, December 13th at 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern   After three years of working as the storyteller-in-residence at Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Dan Yashinsky has developed an approach he calls “storycare.”  It means creating times and spaces throughout the healthcare environment where stories can … Continue reading →

Dan Yashinsky

Voices of Our Ancestors: Remembering “A Power With” Through Story & Song with Gemma B. Benton November 15th, 2017 at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific Receive an email reminder Much like a thumbprint, our voice is a unique expression of identity and belonging. … Continue reading →

Gemma B. Benton

Boo-Tickle Tales: Stories that Teach Kids Resilience Sherry Norfolk and Lyn Ford October  18, 2017 at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific Receive an email reminder Audio Preview Not-so-scary stories for young children can serve a deeper purpose of immunizing children from fear, encouraging creative … Continue reading →

Sherry Norfolk and Lyn Ford

Storytelling In Times Like These The focus of this teleconference is on storytelling as a pivotal instrument to spark interest in social change. Storytelling is an integral part of our consciousness. In the best of times it is sent forth to … Continue reading →

Onawumi Jean Moss

Putting Down the Burning Coal Transforming anger into forgiveness through story. Through the lens of several folktales, personal stories and case studies, Elisa will illustrate the impediments to forgiveness, particularly looking at the many functions of anger. She will also … Continue reading →

Elisa Pearmain

The brain is a powerful tool that signals all systems within the human body. Can we direct those messages? Scientists are constantly looking at how the body shapes attitude and how attitude shapes the body. As a storyteller and healing … Continue reading →

Lorna Czarnota

Lee Ellen shares from her experiences as educator and arts administrator for the Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service in Ithaca, NY., and specifically how she utilizes storytelling to educate the community and reach the populations in crisis, and support those … Continue reading →

Lee Ellen Marvin

Linda’s work in therapeutic recreation with people living with Alzheimer’s disease and with their caregivers has led her to focus on the healing aspects of Story in recent years. This teleconference includes conversations about Story for the domains of Professionals, … Continue reading →

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