“There are two exercises that I really wanted to build on: The Six-Word Reason exercise and The Story Map. The Six Word Reason exerciseis going to be something that I will 100% use in my courses.”

Sharing your personal stories to advocate for change is very different from telling tales around a campfire to scare your friends or to get a laugh.

One way to obstruct a community's future is to deny or erase its past.

Social Tinkering recently engaged Living Proof Advocacy to explore how community members’ stories from lived experience could help advocate for stronger social connections, and we asked their director, Jeanette Langston, about the experience and the organization’s work. 

No stories of interest? Think again.

No stories of interest? Think again.

The Mental Health Advocacy Fund carries forward the legacy of The Stability Network by enabling us to offer pro bono support to advocates and organizations who are using personal stories from lived experience to advocate for mental health.

We are thrilled to announce the successful completion of the inaugural cohort of ALL VOICES, our free eight-week professional development program open to individuals from groups currently underrepresented in communication and related fields.