The latest episode of our podcast, “Unveiling the Power of Personal Narratives: A Deep Dive into Digital Storytelling,” delves into the fascinating realm of digital narratives. Esteemed guests Cindy McDonald, Kristie Oswald, and Kathleen Shearer share their unique experiences and perspectives, highlighting the profound moments that inspired their stories and the art of crafting theseContinue reading “Leading Through Stories: Unveiling the Impact of a Story Screening”
Category Archives: Digital Storytelling
Leading Through Stories: LIVE from Kids Brain Health Network
In a world where healthcare is a complex maze to navigate, particularly for parents of children with unique health conditions like Rett Syndrome, the power of digital storytelling comes into sharp focus. This form of communication has emerged as an incredibly powerful tool, enabling empathy, understanding, and shared experiences within the healthcare community. Melanie Birch,Continue reading “Leading Through Stories: LIVE from Kids Brain Health Network”
Leading Through Stories: Empowering Rare Disease Families
In the world of healthcare, storytelling has become an integral tool for communication, advocacy, and education. This becomes even more crucial in the realm of rare diseases, where each family’s journey is unique and laden with profound insights and experiences. Our recent podcast episode features Krystle Schofield, a Common Language Digital Storytelling facilitator, who offersContinue reading “Leading Through Stories: Empowering Rare Disease Families”
How Heart Beats Used Digital Storytelling to Increase Impact with Kristy Wolfe Stories
Kristina McGuire is a healthcare provider, Congenital Heart Disease parent, and digital story creator. She has volunteered with Heart Beats Children’s Society of Calgary for more than eight years since receiving support from the organization shortly after her son’s birth. She currently serves as the non-profit’s board secretary. “Heart Beats was a lifeline for myContinue reading “How Heart Beats Used Digital Storytelling to Increase Impact with Kristy Wolfe Stories”
A Digital Storytelling Case Study with Rocky Mountain Adaptive
Removing Barriers Transforms Lives & Creates Lasting Legacy Before creating their digital stories, Rocky Mountain Adaptive was seeking a powerful tool in stakeholder communications and advocacy. Creating digital stories added dimension to their marketing and communications strategies and allowed them to connect with their stakeholders in a deeper, more meaningful way. When founder, Jamie McCulloch,Continue reading “A Digital Storytelling Case Study with Rocky Mountain Adaptive”
The Big Reveal – The Journey of a First-Time Storyteller (Part 3)
Since posting Part 1 and Part 2 of The Journey of a First-Time Storyteller on my blog, I’ve had several conversations with people who want to learn more about digital storytelling. Much like Tina Antrobus, who was featured in those earlier blogs and whose digital story was screened recently at artsPlace, they’re curious to learnContinue reading “The Big Reveal – The Journey of a First-Time Storyteller (Part 3)”
A Story Comes to Light: The Journey of a First-Time Storyteller (Part 2)
“One day I saw it, a coyote on my path. We stared at each other for a time. I felt a connection,
such beauty and life in its eyes. I whispered, “Where do I go from here?” Image and words by Tina Antrobus
Holding Space and Holding Hearts: The Journey of a First-Time Storyteller (Part 1)
Storytelling is how we connect as humans. It’s how we share information with one another, and it crosses all boundaries: cultural, generational, and traditional. Digital storytelling is a lasting means of capturing, communicating, and preserving some of the most important events and details of our lives. Kristy Wolfe works with Tina to create her digital story. Photo credit: Alexis McKeown
Five Reasons Why You Need a Digital Storytelling Facilitator
When was the last time you told someone a story, or heard a story that impacted you in a profound way? We have all had amazing experiences that have changed our lives. Sometimes telling stories about those experiences has a huge impact on others, and sometimes those stories cause a ripple effect of change inContinue reading “Five Reasons Why You Need a Digital Storytelling Facilitator”
Guest Blog: Rett Syndrome Awareness
In honour of Rett Syndrome Awareness Month, my good friend and fellow medical mom, Melanie Birch has written a guest blog. Last spring, our family spent four weeks helping teach our daughter, Ella, how to ski. Her instructors were from an incredible organization called Rocky Mountain Adaptive. To be clear, they did the teaching. OurContinue reading “Guest Blog: Rett Syndrome Awareness”