Nurse: Empathy Heals

What we offer

Our workshops combine documentary storytelling with hands-on training to help healthcare professionals develop empathy, resilience, and clearer communication. Each session is led by experienced facilitator. StoryCollab workshops use guided storytelling and reflection to help healthcare professionals process their experiences, connect with one another, and cultivate empathy in practice.

Through our digital storytelling and reflective writing workshops, participants are guided through a structured process of:

reflecting on meaningful experiences
shaping and sharing personal narratives
listening deeply to the stories of others.

This is not traditional training—it’s experiential learning. Participants don’t just talk about empathy—they practice it. Each workshop is facilitated by experienced StoryCollab leaders and can be tailored for healthcare teams, students, or leadership groups and tailored to your team's needs.

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What Participants Experience

Reflection & Meaning-Making

Participants are given time and structure to reflect on the emotional realities of their work—often experiences that are rarely processed in clinical environments. This helps transform difficult moments into insight, clarity, and renewed purpose.

Empathy in Practice

Through sharing and listening to real stories, participants actively practice empathy—for patients, colleagues, and themselves. This builds deeper understanding, trust, and human connection across teams.

Connection & Community

Storytelling creates space for people to be seen and heard. Participants often leave with a stronger sense of connection to their colleagues, reducing isolation and strengthening team cohesion.

Resilience Through Story

Storytelling creates space for people to be seen and heard. Participants often leave with a stronger sense of connection to their colleagues, reducing isolation and strengthening team cohesion.

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partners

Nurse Narratives is an initiative of East Tennessee State University, including StoryCollab, the College of Nursing, the Tennessee Center for Nursing Advancement at ETSU, and the ETSU Research Corporation.

This effort was made possible through the generous support of Ballad Health.

FOR HEALTHCARE TEAMS

Workshops

Partner with StoryCollab to host digital storytelling workshops that build more compassionate teams and strengthen empathy, reflection, and workforce resilience.

What we offer

Fill in your details to request info about workshops.

What Participants Experience

Reflection & Meaning-Making

Participants are given time and structure to reflect on the emotional realities of their work—often experiences that are rarely processed in clinical environments. This helps transform difficult moments into insight, clarity, and renewed purpose.

Empathy in Practice

Through sharing and listening to real stories, participants actively practice empathy—for patients, colleagues, and themselves. This builds deeper understanding, trust, and human connection across teams.

Connection & Community

Storytelling creates space for people to be seen and heard. Participants often leave with a stronger sense of connection to their colleagues, reducing isolation and strengthening team cohesion.

Resilience Through Story

Storytelling creates space for people to be seen and heard. Participants often leave with a stronger sense of connection to their colleagues, reducing isolation and strengthening team cohesion.

join our mailing list

partners