About the Event
What does myth have to do with mental health? More than one might imagine. The Hero’s Journey was described by Joseph Campbell as a way to understand the similarities he noticed in folklore and mythologies throughout history and worldwide.
On April 19th from 6-8 pm EST, IDHA and facilitators JoAnn Dorio Burton, CPRP and Kristin Becker, LCMHCA are hosting a workshop that explores the Hero's Journey as an empowering way for individuals and practitioners to conceptualize life experiences in ways that are person-centered, de-stigmatizing, and cross-cultural. This event expands upon themes covered in the November 2020 IDHA workshop "How to Convert Your Life Into Legend".
Joined by storyteller and previous IDHA presenter Audrey Dimola, the trio will traverse the stages of the Journey (including Departure/Separation, On The Road/Initiation, and Return/Transformation), discuss how to engage the Hero's Journey in your life and practice, and explore how to invoke specific myths to deepen resonance and internal explorations in the way that only the Old Stories can-- with the rich example of the Grail Legend that centers around Parsifal, the Wounded Fisher King, and the courage to ask the necessary questions.
Register* in advance via Eventbrite to join. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing Zoom information about how to join, along with a reminder email a few hours before the event. Automated closed captioning will be provided, and the event will be recorded and shared with all registrants.
*There is a suggested $10 donation for this event, but no one will be turned away. This event is designed for a multi-stakeholder audience. The workshop is designed to bridge the mental health needs of the "clinician" and of the "client.”
Please note: IDHA is a small organization that strives to meet the accessibility needs of our community to the best of our ability. Our events are by suggested donation to ensure we can provide closed captions on our events and other programs, though we strive to never turn anyone away. We appreciate donations of any size for those who have capacity to give. If you have any questions about access, please email us at contact@idha-nyc.org.
Presenters
JoAnn Dorio Burton, CPRP, is an educator, trainer, consultant and author and works as the Community Programs Coordinator at Windhorse Community Services, in Boulder Colorado. She is a longtime advocate of community mental health, clubhouse programs, and psychiatric rehabilitation. In collaboration with Kristin Becker she created Hero’s Journey: Path to Well-being (formerly Hero’s Journey of Recovery) based on the work of Joseph Campbell. She has a BA degree in Therapeutic Recreation and Sociology, (concentration Social Work) from Lehman College, CUNY and attended the Transpersonal Counseling Program at Naropa University. In 2018, JoAnn received the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner Award.You can find out more about her Hero’s Journey workshops and trainings at www.herosjourneyworkshops.com
Kristin Becker, LCMHCA is a licensed clinical mental health counselor in Asheville, NC. She has counseled youth aged 4 through 17 in both school and wilderness settings. She met JoAnn Dorio Burton in 2014 at Windhorse Community Services where they developed their framework inspired by the shared experiences of those undergoing mental health challenges and the work of Joseph Campbell. She continues to incorporate this framework into her work with youth.
Audrey Dimola is a born-and-raised NYC artist, storyteller, and dancer adventuring in myth, ecological wellness, and wild body dreaming. She carries lived experience of neurodivergence, altered states, and past mental illness diagnosis; the Hero's Journey, and working with the Sacred Aliveness in Story, quite literally saved her life. Audrey is a lifelong writer/poet and multidisciplinary performer and has nearly a decade of experience as a celebrated event curator, organizer, and sacred space-holder working creatively in diverse communities. She holds a Certificate in Ecotherapy from the Earthbody Institute and facilitated the November 2020 IDHA event, "How To Convert Your Life Into Legend: Inside the Hero's Journey."