For over two decades I've been leading workshops that blend storytelling, reflection, and practical tools to nurture interpersonal peace and strengthen relationships. These experiences are designed to create space for connection, personal growth, and healing-both within ourselves and within the communities we touch. Whether exploring individual journeys or collective transformation, each workshop aims to deepen our shared understanding of peace, fostering harmony on both a personal and global scale.
Here are a few samples of my workshops. Many of them weave together my experiences in Diplomacy and International Relations with my extensive career as a Mental Health Counselor and Family Life Consultant.
Personal Growth And Personal Peace
"Journey To Yourself" | 3-hours
Self-discovery through poetry and personal storytelling
"Strength: Stories for Survival" | 3-hours
Find internal resources to survive this wild world
"The Archer Archetype" | 2-hours
Values-Based Goal-Setting
"Washing in the Waves of Loss" | 2-hours
Grief, loss, and life's unmet expectations
"Rituals for Personal Peace" | 2-hours
A sacred return to Self
Relational Peace (Home, Parenting, Relationships)
"Little Red Balloon: Child Development Centered Discipline" | 2-hours
Developmentally guided activities for those caring for 3-5 year old children
"The Tiger's Whisker: Caring for Pre-Teens" | 2-hours
Strategies for shifting from extrinsic to intrinsic reinforcers
"Bird in Hand: 'Everything You Need' to Talk to Your Teenager" | 2-hours
Empowering teenagers to become responsible adults
"Returning to Ithaca: From the Battle to Home" | 1-hours
A workshop for men, fathers, and mentors
"The Path of Penelope, a feminine hero's journey" | 1-hour
A workshop for maidens, mothers, and Manifestors
"The Linden Tree and the Oak Tree" | 1-hour
A workshop for couples who want to stay together
"The Tiger's Whisker" | 1-hour
Step-parent Strategies
"Co-Parenting: Crossing the Waters with Grace" | 1-hour
Navigating separation and divorce when children are involved
Cultural, Social, and International Peace
"Peace in a Global Mirror: Lessons from the Inside Out" | 2-hr
Intrapersonal dialogue and intercultural relations
"Security Dilemmas: What Fear Teaches us About Peace" | 2-hour
How fear builds walls to peace, and how nations rebuild trust
"Gathering Stories: Rituals for Building Communities" | 2-hour
Like a gathering of sticks, there is strength in togetherness
"A Circle of Voices" | 2 hour (length depends on group size/purpose)
An Organized talking circle
"Peacekeeping Historically" | 2-hours
Focusing on peacekeeping strategies from High Medieval Europe
"Maps to Modern Mediation for Cultures in Conflict" | 2 hours
A group discussion that may lead to a Formal Resolution Circle