Today, science shows us how stress and trauma impact our physical bodies and even genetics. But there is a layer that science still needs to penetrate when it comes to understanding how narrative therapy and storytelling can support a person’s mental health and inner...
It started like this: a small, white video camera; two Syrian youth facilitators; and twenty-five Syrian youth in the Zaatari refugee camp in 2014. Now, three years later, #MeWeSyria is a team of more than 50 trained Syrian changemakers who have successfully localized...
In life, there are things we cannot control: where we are born; the color of our skin; our parents; or the rapid pace of change in our personal lives and in our societies. On the other hand, stories, by nature, are free. In the face of uncontrollable variables,...
We sat on a bench under the sun conversing amidst sounds of young boys playing soccer and kids running to their next classes. This is seemingly a normal interaction that could be anywhere, like Central Park in New York for instance. But this was not a normal setting...
