Reviews of Storytelling Therapy training in 8 one-hour one-on-one sessions provided by Dr. Eric Miller (PhD in Folklore, MSc in Psychology), Director, World
Storytelling Institute. 1) Review, August-Sept
2021. 2) Review,
July-August 2021. 3) Review,
June-July 2021. 4) Review,
April-May 2021. _______________ 1 Review by a person who underwent the training in August-Sept 2021 -- I am writing this review about the 2 months training
program on Storytelling Therapy with heartfelt thanks to Dr. Eric Miller. It was an amazing experience for me during these 2 months
of training. It was a well-structured program, an organised way of
learning while also experiencing the methodologies of the process myself. The training covers topics such as: 1) Working with one's personal Life Story. 2) Using metaphors for therapy. 3) The "Active Imagination" activity. 4) Role-playing with characters we connect with. 5) Creating a transformational story for oneself. There are many life lessons one can learn by attending
this wonderful program. I thank Dr. Eric for facilitating these 8 sessions and for
the knowledge transfer. I strongly recommend this program for anyone who wants to
create a better story of their life and share it with the world -- and also to
help others to do so. Dr. Eric Miller is a ONE STOP SOLUTION for the same. Regards, Madhan Kumar _______________ 2 Review by a person who underwent the training in July-August 2021 -- I joined the Storytelling Therapy course with an aim to change
my inner narrative. I had a very harsh
inner critic whose unforgiving comments really contaminated my mental
space. Dr. Eric Miller is a very
genuine human being and a perceptive counsellor and that was a blessed
combination to have in my corner. His
method of therapy is very simple and the effectiveness of the therapy lies in
that simplicity. Each live session was followed by an assignment that
brought out a tremendous shift in my perspective. This helped me to silence the negative
mental chatter and to look inwards with a more analytical frame of mind. By bringing out a stronger and clearer
narrative, I learned to read my thoughts with clarity. The best imagery I can come up here is,
Storytelling Therapy, by turning on the light made me realise how much
darkness had subdued my innate sense of living. The excitement of unlearning and relearning about myself
resulted in some very lengthy emails to Dr Miller but he would patiently read
both my emails and the attached file of assignments and give relevant
feedback. His personal observations as
much as the insights gained from the therapy itself were excellent
scaffolding for building a stronger and clearer inner dialogue for me. I went to therapy confused and came out
focussed and determined. It's not a
small transformation. The entire
course is designed to make one think clearly and supply one with the tools
necessary to navigate towards a successful future, be it personal or
professional. _______________ 3 Review by a person who underwent the training in June-July 2021 -- I greatly benefited from the experiential Storytelling
Therapy training. We tell narratives
about ourselves, to ourselves and to the world. This training enabled me to create a
positive, transformative narrative in contrast to my earlier self-defeating
version that I was projecting myself onto.
It was an empowering experience.
I appreciate and extend my gratitude to Dr Eric for walking me through
this wonderful transformation. _______________ 4 Review by a person who underwent the training in April-May 2021 -- The Storytelling Therapy sessions with Dr. Eric Miller
were in many ways a first for me. I
started the sessions with a view to experience healing therapy and by the end
I feel equipped to revisit memories invoking pain or hurt, and deal with them
in ways that are cathartic. The steps
of the therapy sessions, devised scientifically, helped introspection while
the act of writing down incidents and feelings of the past and present was
liberating. It was also a huge
learning experience in terms of the articles, stories, research papers, and
videos shared and discussed. Ideally,
I would recommend each of us go through this process sooner rather than later
in life to be able to heal and grow joyfully. _______________ Additional info about the training is here. <end>
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