Posts Tagged ‘eldercare’
Epic Storytelling Interviews: The Art of Getting the Conversation Started
If you’re reading this, there’s a pretty good chance that someone close to you — may be your parents or grandparents — wants to share their story with the world. You may be hesitant about interviewing them because it might seem like an intimidating process. But, recording these memories and conducting the interview can be…
Read MoreWho’s in the room, Listening, and Telling stories
Telling stories and listening. When you take away everything else, that is what we are doing in our lives. Our moments are made up of telling our stories and listening to the stories of the people around us. The listening component isn’t always equal with the telling of our own stories. We don’t have to…
Read MoreResources, Restoring Human Dignity, & Lawnmowers
This week’s blog has been really hard to write. I’m just going to start there. I’ve started writing it at least 8 times and then furiously smashed the delete button back to a blank page. What I want to do this week is to share my network that I’ve curated and documented over the last…
Read MoreHow to build rapport with your storytellers
Jumping into conversations with complete strangers can be nerve-racking, hard, and just downright scary. I’m not going to tell you that this work of working with others to tell their stories is always easy. What I am going to do is offer suggestions, advice, and my own experiences to help you along the way. In…
Read More5 Reasons to let go of your expectations
Hey there, we need to talk. No, you’re not in trouble, but we do need to chat about something a little sticky. I want to talk to you about expectations, and why letting them go is totally in your best interest, especially when it comes to working with other people. When we get tied up…
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