The Tell Better Stories Workshop
An on-demand workshop for change-makers ready to share their lived experiences with more safety, authenticity, & impact.
You are a knowledge-bearer. You care deeply about your communities and the fate of the entire world. But you’re tired of mainstream messaging tactics that undermine the depth of your knowing and the dignity of your audience.
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 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 FRAME — 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.
What people are saying.
“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!.”
Regina Anaejionu, Publishing Coach & Founder
“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?”
Jasmine Teo, Psychotherapist & Counsellor
“I couldn't recommend or be more grateful for this workshop and all that was taught, shared, and learned in this space (even as a replay) here today!!! I am a writer/artist/creative and soul adventurer filled with so many stories, lived experiences, teachings, and so much that I want to continue and to actively give out to the world, for the betterment of all and aligned in right relationship to the whole, and what brought me to this workshop was to gain more knowledge on how to do this in a better way, that benefits us all collectively!
I have been following Dr. Joey Yung-Jun Liu on Instagram for a while now and completely resonated so deeply with her work and wanted to participate in one of her workshops and I feel so blessed to have come across this gift! I was hopping to take from this workshop tangible tools in crafting my stories and where to start in that process and I got that and so much more!
One of my biggest takeaways, as there were so many incredible gems, was that our stories are not for sale and that the timing in which we unfold them and share, gets to be decided by us alone. It was really healing to have that part of my journey validated, as one of the "limitations" of my process has been "not putting it out faster/to share all of my story now nor needing to defend the current phase of my life" when I've been in this sacred chapter of deep story work and healing, truly trusting in my timing, in my own way, and in my own pace. Truly thank you for that gift alone!
This workshop did help me accomplish more than one thing that was extremely valuable for my mission and how I am going to proceed forward in all aspects of my life, especially in my writing, new creative endeavors, and how I continue to choose to show up, in my everyday life! Thank you so much! This has been such a gift, one that I know will ripple out for everyone's benefit! Thank you again!”
— Carrisa Lynne, Writer/Artist/Creative
Get instant access.
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
劉永真
Hi, I’m Joey.
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.
