Village Storytelling Centre VSF16:Storytelling for Health and Wellbeing

There are many well-evidenced benefits of storytelling for our health and well-being. Chaired by our Executive Director, Emma Collins, this seminar explores some of the applications of storytelling in a health setting. Ruth Kirkpatrick is known for her work which goes to the heart of emotional wellbeing and she will share her experience of working Eye to Eye, Mind to Mind and Heart to Heart – Storytelling and Wellbeing. John McCormack of the Scottish Recovery Network runs Write to Recovery, a project which harnesses the power of words to help people with mental health problems experience recovery. He gives us an insight through his presentation You Own Your Story, You Own Your Life, before leading us through The Hero’s Journey. Also hear lessons about partnership working from Lauren Bianchi (The Village Storytelling Centre) and Fiona Sinclair (NHS), one of the Village Storytellers, from our award winning project, Knowing Me, Knowing You, which took place in Gartnavel Royal Hospital’s older people’s wards.

1.30pm – 1.40pm: Emma Collins (The Village Storytelling Centre) – Welcome and introduction
1.40pm – 2.30pm: Ruth Kirkpatrick (Storyteller, Storytelling Allways) – Eye to Eye, Mind to Mind and Heart to Heart – Storytelling and Wellbeing
2.30pm – 2.50pm: John McCormack (Scottish Recovery Network) – You Own Your Story, You Own Your Life
3pm – 3.15pm: Break
3.15pm – 3.45pm: John McCormack & Douglas Mackay (The Village Storytelling Centre) – The Hero's Journey to Recovery
3.45pm – 4.05pm: Lauren Bianchi (The Village Storytelling Centre) – Knowing Me, Knowing You
4.05pm – 4.30pm: Panel discussion, chaired by Emma Collins