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Jacqueline Ann Christodoulou

Freelance writer and research psychologist

Storytelling and its importance in our lives

The importance of storytelling in our lives cannot be underestimated. Our central scripts of existence are told through narratives of everyday life, those of others and narratives imposed both implicitly and explicitly by institutionalised power.

Therefore, storytelling can be used as a tool to resonate between people and organisations.

Rather than focusing on storytelling as a tool for entertainment, the workshops focus on how storytelling contributes to the construction of identity and different ways this is operating in society. The natural benefits of this are the ability to recognise and construct communicative stories. This is not storytelling to genre or market, but narrative analysis which resonates with our selves and society.

If you would like a storytelling workshop in your organisation, please contact me at info@rosics.com for more details.

Research Interest

I am particularly interested in undertaking research in the following areas:

My research focus bridges the personal and the social - and provides an explanatory model for the interpersonal relationships we encounter along the way.

If you are commissioning a research project, please contact me to arrange a consultation - I will be happy to help.

Methodology

Qualitative, holistic methodology is the basis of my working practice and our methods are narrative in nature. This means that I listen to stories of lived experience and interpret these narrative accounts in a way that reflects the context of the personal, interpersonal and situated landscape.

Data Collection

This involves the construction of a non-hierarchical interview situation where the power dynamic is equally balanced. The advantage of this method of data collection is that in situations such as the workplace or surgery setting, the power dynamic is complex and unequal because of professional hierarchy.

This non-hierarchical, balanced environment brings better communication and research has shown that in this situation more information-rich data is possible.

Breaking down barriers

The contents of the interview are transcribed and investigated for themes which are problematic, either in individual cases or across the organisation. Recognition of these themes exposes negative beliefs and barriers that stand in the way of solutions nd identify commonalities amongst unique narratives. Exploring these provides alternative positive understandings and leads to a more person centred, mindful practice.

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