Stories of Hope: A Value-Centered Approach to Storytelling

Content
3 modules

Instructor
National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Released
29 Aug 2025

Price
Free

Description

Discover the transformative power of storytelling through a framework grounded in personal values, resilience and intentional reflection. Designed in partnership with Joseph Green of LMSvoice, this self-paced course will guide you through a process of uncovering meaningful life experiences, shaping them into powerful narratives and learning how to share them with confidence and purpose. Whether you're in recovery, advocacy, youth work or community engagement—your story is a gift. Learn how to share it.

This project is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $1,500,000 with 100% funded by CDC/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, CDC/HHS or the U.S. Government.

Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Identify personal core values that have shaped their lived experience.

  2. Recognize the structure and components of a transformative story.
  3. Write a story that centers on a five-second moment of change.
  4. Integrate values-based storytelling into personal or professional introductions.
  5. Provide and receive constructive storytelling feedback.
  6. Adapt stories for different audiences and storytelling purposes.
  7. Use storytelling as a tool for advocacy, connection and healing. 

Certificate

By completing/passing this course, you will attain the certificate Stories of Hope: A Value-Centered Approach to Storytelling

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Stories of Hope Workbook
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