Vital Stories
Vital Stories facilitates spaces where women can boldly share their untold stories. We use somatic and creative practices to explore our complexity, embrace our unique narratives, and be who we really are. From this foundation of connection in community, we then explore how sharing our stories and artwork can inform, influence and inspire collective action.
Why Stories and Creativity?
Art and stories are powerful. Stories reveal the truth for each one of us, show us what is possible, and give us strength and courage—especially when the stories are our own. Stories and art impact others. Stories offer resonance so that those who have also been marginalized know they’re not alone, and they offer a deeper understanding of systemic oppression to those less familiar with marginalization. We believe the stories and creative expression of marginalized women are critical to inspiring the social and planetary changes humanity is being called to steward.
Why Somatics?
Our bodies are the foundation of who we all are. They hold our stories, our creativity and the keys to healing. The more aware we are of our bodies, the easier it is to access our stories, our artistic capacity, and to liberate our essential selves.
Why Us?
We are two multiracial women who met in 2022, saw that we had similar philosophies, and decided to explore working together.
We learned that we have different backgrounds but key similarities—including the experience of not belonging and how this disconnected us from ourselves and others. We decided to embark on a creative journey of storytelling, somatics and creative practices to help us find wholeness together.
We spent over a year testing various methods and supporting each other in deep healing by breathing, moving, writing and sharing. We are turning our writing into a book about our experiences living between worlds and the strategies we have used—and continue to use—to empower ourselves.
As coaches, healers, and writers, we are committed to creating a world where everyone can thrive.