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”
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A Digital Storytelling Case Study
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”
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”
Leading Through Stories: Tell Your Story
We have all experienced meaningful moments in our lives that have transformed us. Although each of these stories is unique to us, the impact and lessons we learn are often universal. That is why story creates connection and builds relationships. Sharing these stories gives us the opportunity to not only support ourselves through these experiences,Continue reading “Leading Through Stories: Tell Your Story”
Sharing Our Hearts
Photography and storytelling has been a major part of my own personal mental health and healing journey since becoming a medical mom. By documenting my life through my words and my images, I share what is happening in my world for others to see — our family members and other families. My hope is other familiesContinue reading “Sharing Our Hearts”
What is Digital Storytelling?
Digital storytelling has changed everything I am doing. Recently, I got to sit down virtually with Mike Lang of Common Language DST and pick his brain about all things digital storytelling. Mike is a digital storytelling facilitator, a health researcher and a filmmaker, among many other things. In April of 2021 I took his LevelContinue reading “What is Digital Storytelling?”