By © Mary Louise Chown, BA, BEd, BFA Aphasia takes your words away…. and what do words do? Well, they give you a chance to transmit your knowledge, express your feelings, and share your heritage and history, so other people will learn from you. Language does much more for us than meeting our simple needs…this […]
Life Participation through Storytelling: How People with Aphasia Come Alive with Stories
DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING ©Lani Peterson “There’s no way you’re gonna make me do this thing. No way.” I looked out across the seated group of eight adolescent girls. Their high school guidance counselor had referred them to this after school “Finding Your Voice” storytelling workshop. Most of the girls were
DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Another Man’s Shoes © Naomi Baltuck Most kids are teens before their parents sit them down, usually just before the first date, for that awkward talk about the unfortunate consequences of the careless exchange of body fluids. I had that talk with my kids before the first
DIVING IN THE MOONHONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Listening Beneath The Weather:A Storytelling Strategy For Healing In Haiti © Laura Simms This winter in Manhattan, on a day when the snow had all but melted after a storm, I was walking behind a mother and her six year old daughter. We were crossing an avenue, slipping
DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING i remember home (old stories) © Kwanza Msingwana back home doing flips in the rain rolling in the sand sliding in the mud happy as a chicken bathing in dust giddy with joy playing with toy cars made from bottle tops wires cornstalks and sticks. now screw
DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Stories That Spark Reflection © Faye Mogensen For some of us, hunting for stories is both a passion and a necessity. Having stories in hand is vital for performance and workshop requests – but that’s not all. When feeling challenged by new situations, having a story to
DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Evil In The World Today © Kate Dudding Every time there is yet another terrorist attack, I draw comfort from this story. People say there is a lot of evil in the world these days. Mr. Rogers said, “When I was a boy and I would see
DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Sharing And Creating Stories In A Mental Health Recovery Centre © Lillian Rodrigues-Pang Once a week I offer a storytelling workshop at a local mental health recovery centre. For one hour I share a range of traditional stories from around the world with whoever is able to
Sharing And Creating Stories In A Mental Health Recovery Centre
DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Paperman Jack And The Origami Mommy © Megan Hicks “Forget not to entertain strangers, for some thereby have entertained angels unaware.” New Testament, Hebrews 13:2 That happened to me in the 1980’s. It almost DIDN’T happen because I thought it was just going to be another obscene
Paperman Jack And The Origami Mommy
DIVING IN THE MOON HONORING STORY, FACILITATING HEALING Story Shaping the Grief © Susi Wolf I use Story as a healing tool within all walks of life. Women in crisis. Prisons. Individuals cowering under the tyranny of domestic violence. Those hollow-eyed survivors of every drug known to mankind. The sick – the weak –
