Offerings
The Gift of Our Stories seeks to support you in capturing your stories in whatever way works best for you. There are several ways to work with Lisa.
Writing your story: Through a series of facilitated small-group sessions, Lisa guides participants through the process of writing their life stories. The structured approach provides creativity tools, motivation, and accountability, helping to move you from wanting to share your stories and life lessons to actually doing so. You can find more information here about the workshop series.
Guided Autobiography (GAB) is an approach to writing life stories developed by James Birren, the founder of the School of Gerontology at the University of Southern California. He began working with small groups in the 1970’s to help participants write stories of their lives. Over decades, his approach has benefitted thousands across the world to capture their unique history.
Guided Autobiography:
- Provides resources, accountability and support
- Involves writing manageable two-page stories, one at a time
- Uses priming questions and creativity exercises to spur memories from the past
- Employs major themes – family, money, work, spirituality, and many more – to provide structure
- Uses appreciative inquiry to help writers find their unique voice
- Provides writers with a completed group of their stories at the end of every GAB workshop series
- Is a powerful experience of creation and connection
Telling your story: Through a series of sessions (in person or on-line), Lisa will interview you, expertly drawing out your memories and stories. She will help you expand and illuminate important moments and chapters of your life. She will provide recordings of the conversations and/or written transcripts.
Story gifts: Family and friends can work with Lisa to create a story gift for a loved one. Incorporating input from conversations with family and friends, as well as pictures and memorabilia of a loved one, she will create a video or physical story book that captures the essence of the person you seek to recognize and honor.