Transformative Power of Stories
SPOTLIGHT
Shawn Achor The Happiness Advantage
Get Happy & Do It Soon, cause it’s awesome! Shawn Achor and the Happiness Advantage A famous presentation on TED, Shawn is an author and speaker known for his advocacy of positive psychology. His his energy for the material and enthusiasm pushes...
Tell The Stories That Scare You Most
Tell The Stories That Scare You Most by Amanda Fink Mandell Multi-hyphenate creator Michaela Coel is inspiring us all to dig a little deeper. When Michaela Coel’s name was announced as the 2021 Emmy winner in the category of writing for her hit HBO show, I May Destroy...
Back to School Scaries
Back to School Scaries As we wrap up the last few warm, sunny days of summer my mind can’t help but wander to my “back-to-school scaries.” This past weekend, spent with good friends in Newport, RI, included boxes arriving full of back to school supplies;...
SEPTEMBER 11, 2021
On the 20th anniversary of September 11th, we remember. Storytelling for Change is proud to share our first piece created for MFAN. MFAN is making a huge difference in the lives of military families: from addressing food insecurity and housing challenges to connecting them with local resources. Music donated by Citizen Music.
Call for Entries – Kid Art Needed
Call for Entries Military Family Advisory Network & Storytelling for Change Calling all Kahlos, Picassos and Pollocks…. Storytelling for Change is proudly working with one of our most favoritest charities; the Military Family Advisory Network (MFAN) to share...
Art Work Terms & Conditions
MFAN Call for Entries Terms & Conditions AGREEMENT FOR USAGE AND CLEARANCE This Agreement is made between Storytelling for Change ( “Producer”) and the parent/guardian of the artist; creator of the submitted artwork (“Owner”) as of May 2021 with respect to the...
GOOD TROUBLE IN GEORGIA
I recently sat down with one of the two founding members of the Georgia Troublemakers, Damon Sgrignoli, to hear a little bit about the good trouble and change that they are making in Atlanta, Georgia this election year. The impetus of the Georgia Troublemaker’s...
Ten Years On
10 Years On A hard story to keep telling: Haiti’s Legacy of Suffering If the Ancient Greeks are credited with creating tragedy, modern Haiti has evolved it to art. On this anniversary we remember our friends living in the Pearl of the Antilles and we send them...
Love Into Action
Love Into Action One Couple Facing MS Together The story that inspired our merry band of misfits. The motion graphics ‘sizzle reel’ is a teaser to a longer story about a couple we love (and you will too) Ben Galpen was diagnosed with Primary Progressive...
Hit Pause for Newport
Hit Pause for Newport A community voice for restraint A deeply personal issue for us. Alana observed a host of rapid changes to the town we live in: Newport, RI. The city is a natural treasure and an important historical and cultural community. However, there has...