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Your story and sense of self

There is a magical link between life story and the way we construct our selfhood/sense-of-self and the experience of the world around us. This timeline helps you unpack and deconstruct your own narrative and then craft it into the Heroes Journey it deserves to be – reframe and recreate it to get what it is you […]

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Life is story – are you controling your story?

Life is story. What we know of the world and ourselves is made up of countless stories that we hear, tell to ourselves and share with others. But stories don’t just describe, they literally construct who we are,  our relationship to the world and the way in which the world relates to us. You can see […]

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How to take charge of the story?

Leadership, who should be able to take an objective view of everything that is happening in an organisation, usually become increasingly removed from the inner story circles. And often when they hear the stories, they will have been sanitised and edited because thats what everyone wants leadership to know. By their absence from the day-to-day […]

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Storytelling and your biology

Stories, whether they emerge from external inputs or are generated internally through thought processes, play a significant role in shaping our experiences and biological responses. This process begins in the nervous system, which is intricately connected to both the endocrine and immune systems. Understanding these connections offers a deeper insight into how our thoughts and […]

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Teaching story – the lipstick on the mirror

According to a news report, a certain private school in Brisbane was recently faced with a unique problem. A number of 12-year-old girls were beginning to use lipstick and would put it on in the bathroom. That was fine, but after they put on their lipstick they would press their lips to the mirror leaving […]

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Storytelling and the world of work

At first the idea may seem a little puzzling – what has storytelling got to do with the world of work? Well, quite a lot it seems. Think of this – whatever we know of the world and of ourselves is grounded in story; either stories that we have been told or stories that we’ve […]

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Who are you? Narrative-based Lifeskills workshop

Who-are-you? is a narrative based lifeskills workshop designed for youth in Africa and the developing world ‘If you want to get ahead in life, you need self-esteem, confidence and good communication skills. Think for yourself, be creative. Build good relationships. Be the best you can be. Dream big dreams. Become leaders and entrepreneurs. The future […]