Creative Retreat

​"Rachel Fowler PCC, CNTC, CRTC and Kate Beales led us gently through Sensory Storytelling for Well-Being, a session that explored story structure through the sense of sight. Kate opened by saying we were there to have some warmth in our hearts. And that's exactly what happened.

In that short time together, I touched something tender and joyful — the bright, uncomplicated energy of my childhood dreams. Two remarkable women nudged me there with the simplest of prompts. Me, who has such a grown-up talent for making simple things complicated.

For the last exercise, Kate invited me to speak in Ukrainian if that felt more comfortable, what mattered to her was that I move through my story in whatever way felt most natural to me. I chose English because I wanted her to follow my journey. But the invitation itself meant a lot to me.

If you work in communications and are giving everything to your brand, I hope you find your own moment like this one. Something that reminds you that your stories belong to you, too.

Thank you, Rachel and Kate, for your warmth, your craft, and the space you created."