Community Gathering: Discovering Your Inner Narrative

During the one-hour gathering on Zoom with Dash Donato and Evangeline Welch, you’ll explore a new way of understanding your life: as a story with a beginning, a pattern, and the possibility of a rewrite. Dash, an award-winning filmmaker, writing coach, and Narrative Enneagram certified teacher, will guide you through a fresh approach to self-understanding using the same tools she uses to build compelling characters on screen.

In this session, you’ll explore the “story beneath the story” – an emotional moment that knocks you off balance (the Inciting Incident) and the quick, protective reaction that follows (the Substitute Desire). Through a blend of teaching, humor, and a memorable movie example, you’ll learn how these two moments can shape how you move through the world.

You’ll be invited to try simple writing prompts to uncover your own emotional “plot points,” and then join a supportive breakout conversation to reflect on any patterns that surfaced. No writing experience or type expertise is required. Just bring a notebook and pen along with curiosity, compassion, and a willingness to look at your story from a new perspective.

This gathering is a gentle yet powerful preview of Dash’s four-week online series, Storytelling the Self, [event link to come] scheduled for February 3-26, 2025.

A free benefit to all Narrative Enneagram members, our monthly community gatherings offer a meaningful experience of learning and practice, breakout sessions, and engaging conversations. Become a member for $75 to attend all year and enjoy other member benefits like program discounts, Enneagram resources, and our online community to connect with other Enneagram enthusiasts. (edited) 

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