Storytelling is everywhere these days. Even California Closets promotes its product by asking, “what’s your California Closet story?” We make sense of the world through stories. Of course the more powerful stories, the ones that change how we think of ourselves or understand the world, go far deeper than the organizers in our closets. Still, like a well organized closet, the structure, intent and narrative arc of a story are critical elements in shaping the meaning your story will leave with its audience. Figuring out the elements of your story also helps you make meaning of what happened and integrate it into your life moving forward.

At CPN, we know that narratives have the power to inform and heal – the voices of families and clinicians telling their stories is at the core of CPN. But shaping and telling a powerful story takes time, work and practice.  CPN’s team of Bloggers in Residence, author Ann Schrooten, and podcaster Effie Parks explore the When, Who, What, Why and How of finding and telling your story.