Welcome
Making Sense Of Our World
Asking "why" about our direct experiences with the world.
each word Mikhail Bakhtin tastes of the context and contexts in which it has lived a socially charged life
Sociality
Temporal & Spatial
Individuals act within certain narratives.
an earlier story Arthur W. Frank (2010) works to hold people to a particular understanding of their lives
Uncertainty
Actualities & Possibilities
Uncertainty demands frameworks and processes that can move beyond the fragmentations, reductions, and causal explanations that are all too often privileged in our world.
human needs Abraham Maslow (1968) we communicate to meet a range of human needs
Trauma
Narratives Of Selfhood
Early attachment experiences echo their stories through our bodies, nervous systems, and relationships as we grow and develop.
trauma Peter Levine a loss of connection
Narratives
Inquiries & Performances
Our narratives are how we co-create and share meanings with others as we navigate our experiences in and through the temporal, spatial, and social realities of our world. Moving beyond what has been psychologized, what has been institutionalized, and those who have been granted a certain status.
experience John Dewey (1938) continuity and interaction enacted in situations
Stories
Listening & Storytelling
Focusing on storying our bodies and minds toward the possibilities of creating new experiences with others and our world.
narrative ground Walter Fisher (1987) we need to be able to articulate and offer a public account of the good in which we believe and that propels our communicative action in public and private life
Credits:
Created with images by Zofia - "Handwriting text What'S Your Story Question.,Concept meaning asking someone to tell me about himself Messages object location yellow banner frame metal board billboard yellow" • opu - "Child peeking through wooden planks black and white" • tang90246 - "Maslow hierarchy of needs for human"