Workshop in discovering and owning our stories
For Anamchairde and friends
When: Sunday 8th November 2026 from 10.15 to 4pm, with an optional Eucharist at 9.30am
Where: Jesuit Centre Milltown Park
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Overview
Is the story you are living out of too small for your soul’s desire?
What God, what family, what social/ cultural historical story is framing your reality? Is it supporting you or restricting you? Are you a multi storied person or a person of one story? What story melds best with your core values? Are there new stories emerging in you?
The workshop will explore the power of story in shaping our identity.
We make sense of our lives through story: Stories we tell ourselves and stories others tell about us.
Presenter: Therese Hegarty
Therese Hegarty began as a primary school teacher working in a school in West Tallaght, for 24 years, supporting children who were struggling socially and emotionally at a time when unemployment was 80% and heroin was making itself felt. In order to make herself more effective, she trained as a systemic family therapist at Mater hospital/UCD and set up a practice in west Tallaght for 20 years. During that time, narrative therapy became central to her work, so she travelled to Australia to study with Michael White who was a seminal thinker at the time. She now gives workshops in narrative therapy to health care professionals and organizations throughout Ireland.
What to Expect
The workshop will include a brief presentations, journaling exercises, structured interviews, and group sharings.
The day will begin with an optional Eucharist celebration 9.30 am
The workshop will begin at 10.15 am and end at 4 pm.
Bring your own lunch.
Tea/coffee/biscuits will be provided.
Payments and Refunds
Tickets must be booked in advance via the website. Cash will not be accepted on the day.
Refunds on request up to 7 days before event.