A 60-MINUTE INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP WITH MICAELA BLEI

Finding Your Stories: A Storytelling Brainstorming Workshop

FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH AT NOON EST

 

You want to share about your life - in writing, with friends, onstage. But you might feel like the stories you have are too big to tell, too small to matter, or just plain not interesting enough.
Let’s fix that!


In this fun, generative workshop, storytelling expert Micaela Blei will take you through powerful brainstorming exercises on paper and out loud (tested on seasoned storytellers AND reluctant teenagers!) to find moments and memories that are worth exploring, and to find the meaning and depth in the stories you’re already telling.

This workshop is for midlife women who want to find new stories to tell, write or otherwise share. Come ready to fill your notes app!

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You'll walk away with a web of story ideas, and tools for finding even more. And you’ll remember - or learn - that you have stories worth telling.

We'll explore:

  • Tools for generating story ideas and being GENTLE with yourself, when you feel stuck or blocked
  • How to tell if a story is a STORY - and how you might make it one
  • Setting boundaries on what you want to share, while being (and feeling) honest
  • How to tell which stories are ready for prime time and which ones need more time/processing

 

 

Meet your instructor

Micaela Blei

Micaela is a Portland, Maine-based storytelling expert, memoir author, and educator who has appeared on This American Life, The Moth Radio Hour, and other major platforms. A two-time Moth GrandSLAM champion and founder of The Moth's Education Program, she developed storytelling curriculum used worldwide and provides workshops for organizations ranging from universities to corporate teams. Her Audible Original memoir "You Will Not Recognize Your Life" became a word-of-mouth hit. She's currently working on her full-length, “coming-of-middle-age” memoir for HarperOne.
 

Two options to join us.

THIS WORKSHOP

ONE-TIME PAYMENT OF

$30

Get the Zoom link and join us live—a recording with handouts will be emailed following this workshop.

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THE PAUSE MEMBERSHIP

MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF

$49

Get access to this workshop as well as all other guest instructor workshops each month, co-working, forums, and a video library.

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The Pause:

A creative community for midlife women

The Pause is a creative community for midlife women who feel something shifting and want space to explore what comes next. It is a place to write, reflect, connect, and create alongside other thoughtful, engaged women who are asking bigger questions about this season of life. There is room here for honesty, reinvention, and the kind of conversations that do not always happen in everyday spaces. We prioritize our craft along with ourselves, nurturing our intuition and wellness alongside our writing practice. If you are craving depth, momentum, and real connection, you belong here. 

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