Life is like a story, with transitional phases and many ups and downs. Yet, storytelling could act as an influential role in helping us to make sense of our life experiences, navigate challenges, and shape our passion and purpose in life.

In this workshop, Ms. Steph Ng, a researcher, mental health advocate, and founder of the Body Banter, shared her personal experiences of navigating eating disorder in her teens and how this experience shaped her passion in learning more about Psychology and pursuing further study in Linguistic. Storytelling is a smooth outlet for emotions, and participants were offered opportunities to reflect and understand their thoughts during the process. Facing setbacks is not something to be afraid of, all participants learnt a lesson from this “Chapter”.

By the end of the workshop, Steph also shared some practical tips for participants to practice storytelling beyond the workshop. These tips include keeping a daily/weekly journal, keeping voice memos of noteworthy events in everyday life, and organizing monthly “reflection circles” with friends.