{"612001":{"#nid":"612001","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Formative Narratives: The Tree of Life - Exploring Stories that Lead us Back to Our Whole Selves","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Tree of Wisdom\u0026rdquo; stories provide a framework for our life\u0026rsquo;s journey - what wisdom we have gained and who we have become. Using the living, growing, evolving metaphor of a tree, participants engage in a story-guided process to excavate the formative narratives of their lives, and explore and create\u003Cstrong\u003E:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ERoot Stories: Stories of the people, places, and events that ground us and remind us where we have come from and what is important to us.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ELeaf Stories: Stories of where we are headed, what we are reaching for, and the dream and vision stories we would someday like to tell about our lives.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EBlossom\/Fruit Stories: Stories of what makes us unique, and what connects us to our values, beliefs, strengths and passions to make us who we are.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ETrunk\/Branch\/Knot Stories: Stories that mark transformative life experiences that contribute strongly to the formation of our identities. Turning-point moments that influence who we are now and life challenges we are currently dealing with.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThrough these stories, participants emerge with tools to practice self-compassion and resilience.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPlease register to attend this or the Transformative Listening workshops at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/sdie.gatech.edu\/storytellingworkshopsoct2018\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/sdie.gatech.edu\/storytellingworkshopsoct2018\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"\u201cTree of Wisdom\u201d stories provide a framework for our life\u2019s journey - what wisdom we have gained and who we have become. "}],"uid":"34483","created_gmt":"2018-09-26 20:00:01","changed_gmt":"2018-09-26 20:00:01","author":"fsumpter3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2018-10-11T14:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2018-10-11T17:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2018-10-11T17:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2018-10-11 18:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2018-10-11 21:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2018-10-11 21:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1313","name":"Institute Diversity"},{"id":"535141","name":"Staff Diversity"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"176837","name":"SDIE Events 2018"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"26411","name":"Training\/Workshop"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFaith Sumpter\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nfaith.sumpter@vpid.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}