Unstory™ Your Self! (for Educators)- How Your Inner Stories Influence Your Wellbeing at Home and at School

Course Overview
We are all, by our very nature, storytellers. In the ways you communicate your thoughts with others, in what you tell yourself, or in how you navigate change, interpersonal dynamics, and your own fears, whether you realize it or not, you are a master at the art of story. By developing a deeper understanding of the nature of story, and how stories affect your life, both positively and negatively, you can gain greater clarity and break free of any patterns or unhealthy dynamics that seem to keep you stuck. Using journaling, mindfulness, storytelling, creativity, and guided journeying, this course will give you an opportunity to explore your own deeply held stories, as well as help you to see and navigate the web of stories around you, to create a healthier life and school environment, and a more authentic, freer you.

This course is for all educators of all grade levels.

Learning Objectives
1. Participants will identify their own stories which are keeping them stuck, or in thought patterns that may be restricting growth personally and professionally.
2. Participants will explore the web of stories that others may be carrying around them and help to unravel the dynamics at home and at school.
3. Participants will learn strategies to support themselves and their colleagues to rebalance the narratives creating interpersonal conflicts and unhealthy patterns.
4. Participants will gain more clarity and a greater sense of freedom from the power their constrictive stories are having on their lives.