Lived Experience Storytelling - July 2026

The purpose of this training is to expand individuals lived experience storytelling and communications skills to apply both strategically and ethically to their chosen health, social or environmental issue or movement.

In this interactive training you will learn:

• Learn strategic storytelling components including values-based messages, narrative
  structures and language elements to apply to their lived experience.
• Understand ethical considerations and acknowledge their power and agency in their own
  story.
• Critically reflect on their lived experience, and collaborating with organisations, movements
  or the broader social and media landscape
• Develop practical tools to craft compelling and purposeful lived experience stories.

Who should attend

This workshop is designed specifically for people with lived and living experience of health, social, environmental or other issues. It is open to all levels of experience — whether you are experienced in advocacy, working with organisations and movements, or just beginning to consider how your voice and story might contribute to change.

This session is not designed for organisations looking to work with people with lived experience. If you are an organisation wanting to learn more about working with people with lived experience, please reach out to us directly.

When is it next held? 

Our next Lived Experience Storytelling workshop will take place over 3 consecutive Zoom meetings on Wednesday in June 2026:

Session 1: 10am-12pm AEST, Thursday 16th July 2026

Session 2: 10am-12pm AEST, Thursday 23rd July 2026

Session 3: 10am-12pm AEST, Thursday 30th July 2026