The TELL BETTER STORIES workshop

An on-demand workshop for change-makers ready to share their lived experiences with more safety, authenticity, & impact

Telling better stories is how we heal our world.


You are a knowledge-bearer. You care deeply about your communities and the fate of the entire world.

For so long, you've been working in imperfect systems, hoping that you can contribute to refining those systems, making them more humane & just for yourself and others.

But it's not enough. Things are more broken than ever.

You know there's a better way.

Your heart still wants to serve and collaborate for better worlds.

But you're wary about pivoting, about stepping into a new leadership role, about trying something different.

You want to protect your nervous system and your energy. But you don't want to cut off your impact.

You wish you had a clearer path to knowing how to contribute, how to offer your inner wisdom, who to share it with, and where to even begin.

What if I told you it begins with examining our stories--both those that we are being told & the stories we tell ourselves and others?

What if on the other side of telling better stories -stories that heal & liberate- we create our way to those better worlds we dream of?

The TELL BETTER STORIES WORKSHOP is now on-demand & includes:

WORKSHOP VIDEO REPLAY

Watch at any time, at any speed!

WORK-ALONG WORKBOOK

Including 5 better story prompts

DOWNLOADABLE SLIDES

With frameworks & examples

TRANSCRIPT WITH AUDIO

An easy way to find what you need

You sense there's a better way to tell your story...

You're tired of:

  • Mainstream marketing tactics that feel manipulative and inauthentic

  • Surface-level storytelling that doesn't honor the depth of your experiences

  • Feeling pressured to "share everything" before you're ready

  • Stories that trigger rather than heal

  • Narratives that uphold harmful systems rather than create change

This workshop is for you if:

You're a heart-led leader, knowledge worker, or creative and you:

  • Have important work to share but feel hesitant about putting yourself out there

  • Want to make an impact while staying true to your values

  • Seek deeper, more authentic ways to connect with your audience

  • Care about creating safe, inclusive spaces in your work

  • Are ready to shift paradigms through better storytelling

So what makes better storytelling?

Better stories create transformation on three levels...

🌀 SHARE TRANSFORMATIVE KNOWLEDGE

  • Lessons from lived experience

  • Values & visions for collective futures

  • Cultural ways & wisdom

🔖 EMPOWER BOTH STORYTELLER & AUDIENCE

  • Honor nervous system safety

  • Create belonging

  • Liberate authentic expression

🌾 CATALYZE COLLECTIVE CHANGE

  • Shift mindsets & spark healing

  • Cultivate deeper relationships

  • Guide aligned action-taking

The Workshop Journey:


🌿 Connect - Ground with other heart-led leaders and reconnect with the visions that call forth your stories


🔍 Problem-Pose - Examine harmful storytelling in our contexts and reframe sensitivity into superpower


🏗️ Better Frameworks - Learn prerequisites for better storytelling and visualize frameworks that keep stories sacred while sharing impactfully


✨ Better Stories - Explore culturally-responsive, inclusive, liberatory outcomes and experience guides for 5 types of better stories


🤝Workshop & Share - Write in community, in safety. Share when called. We'll hold space for you.

The paradigm shift: From harmful to helpful stories...

Here's what we're changing...

👋🏽 MOVING AWAY FROM...

  • Stories that commodify success and wealth

  • Stories that promise "fail-proof" formulas

  • Stories that create pressure and comparison

➡️ MOVING TOWARDS...

  • Stories that demonstrate your core values

  • Stories that share wisdom from lived experience

  • Stories that imagine & invite collective liberation

💫 IMPACTING THROUGH...

  • Authentic connection with aligned audiences.

  • Vicarious learning that builds real trust

  • Collective reimagining of better futures

What people are saying...

about the TELL BETTER STORIES workshop:

Regina A., Publishing Coach & Founder

"It was so eye-opening, perspective shifting, just so helpful. It's really something that you have to spend some time with and think about, which I love. There's layers to the work... I loved everything from the start with the acknowledgements & agreements, the invitation you made to us. I really liked the 'do now, do later' design of the follow-along... I loved the story internalization cycle – that's just so important to know. I found myself taking three pages of notes!"

Jasmine T., Psychotherapist & Counsellor

"As a third-generation Singaporean-Chinese who moved to Melbourne... being away from Home has made the question of 'what is Home' come to the foreground... Joey's Tell Better Stories workshop... gave me a starting point to shape the story I want to tell - to my Self first, then considering how to use my story to connect with and advocate for the community that I serve... I love how Joey emphasizes the importance of checking in with our nervous system before sharing... I can't recommend Joey's workshop enough, whether you're wondering 'who am I' or 'how can I use my stories for good?'"

Amber B., Workshop Strategist & Founder


"I loved your framing around the sacredness of stories, and how we can be "good" storytellers. Loved the handout. Top tier. Those story types and frameworks are😘👌🏽. And your personal stories (obviously). Also the energy ritual you did 🫶🏽. I liked having time in small groups at the end. You probably need more time, cuz I can't imagine you sharing less content/context."

WORKSHOP AGENDA

Here's what we'll explore together:

  • Intention setting & community-building rituals

  • What makes better stories (a radical, paradigm-shifting take)

  • How "bad storytelling" causes harm

  • Reframing imposter syndrome

  • Prerequisites for safe, impactful storytelling

  • The Sacred Story Work Framework

  • Examples & outcomes of better stories

  • Writing workshop & gentle sharing space

  • Community celebration rituals (no pressure to participate)

GET INSTANT ACCESS

When you register, you'll receive:

✨ The 2-hour workshop replay covering:

  • Why mainstream storytelling isn't serving us

  • How to identify & heal from harmful narratives

  • The Sacred Story Framework for telling better stories

  • 5 Story Prompts to get you started

✨ Interactive Materials:

  • Work-along workbook with writing exercises

  • Downloadable slide deck

  • Searchable transcript with audio

Hi friend, I'm...

Joey Yung-Jun Liu, Ph.D.

I can’t remember when I first started calling myself “storyteller” but I know my email signature has read “Learner - Adventurer - Storyteller” since my Hotmail days.

I started telling stories to keep the peace. Whether I was telling stories or pulling stories out of my family members, there would be moments of deep joy & connection in otherwise chaotic surroundings.

Storytelling as coping matured into storytelling as healing when I deepened my practice in narrative self-inquiry (research) and creative self-expression (spoken word poetry).

My studies in decolonization & Kundalini yoga helped me anchor the practices of my story work in: coming home to my body, healing my nervous system, and finding my sovereignty – rooted in joy-making, creativity, and communion.

Along the way, storytelling as connection, as belonging, as liberation became the throughline in my travels around the globe, my teaching in classrooms, my speaking on mics, becoming a wife & mother, and, now, the work that connects me to you.

Story work allows me to free myself & others continuously. I hope you get free too.

HOW THE ON-DEMAND WORKSHOP WORKS:

  1. Click the "GET FREE ACCESS" button below

  2. Enter your email

  3. You'll be instantly redirected to the workshop replay page with all materials

  4. You'll also receive an email with your workshop link for easy access anytime

START YOUR BETTER STORYTELLING JOURNEY TODAY

This workshop evolved from Dr. Joey's years of teaching storytelling in classrooms, communities, & online spaces. While testimonials for this specific workshop are still being gathered, the frameworks and teaching approach have already helped hundreds of change-makers find & love their voice.

Want to share your experience with us after the workshop? This link will take you to our feedback form!

Questions? Email [email protected]