My Story

I'm breathing spirit into the world through story…

Stories are a tonic for the brain. When you tell stories, even about things that were painful, your brain lights up and you experience the energy of love and connection with other people. Through this shared energy, stories create empathy, the bedrock of learning and community. 

In 2008, I had a room-spinning, shake your head in disbelief panic attack that launched me into the magic of storytelling. Before any of this was technologically possible, I saw students around the world laughing and telling stories on their phones; the phones translated, and there was a tent of storytelling connecting them across cultures and time. 

I had no idea how I would do it, but I knew I had to tell my stories and teach others how to tell theirs. Combining my Princeton PhD, two published books, and two decades' teaching and leading innovation in EdTech, I trained with Murray Nossel and Narativ to tell my own stories out loud. 

In 2010, I started teaching storytelling in New York City public schools. I developed the Moments Method® writing process and in 2013 published Write Out Loud. Through the Kaplan-Techstars accelerator in 2014, Jack Scotti, Moshiur Tarafdar and I started Story2, building patented software and courses that make powerful and authentic writing accessible to all people. 

Through Story2 I've built a community of more than a quarter-million storytellers on five continents. I invite you to join us …