The Storyteller’s Yellow Pages with Lisa Joworski

What if a two-minute story could change how a care team sees you? We dive into the power of short, first-person narratives to bring dignity, clarity, and warmth back into healthcare, especially in dementia care where behaviour, memory, and language can obscure the person beneath the chart. Lisa Joworski returns to share how Capturing Essence For Care has evolved from interviews into a connector hub for life story methods, linking digital storytellers, guided autobiographers, videographers, and families who want practical ways to preserve identity.Episode Key Messageswhy capturing essence improves care and communicationwhat digital storytelling is and why ownership stays with the storytellercreating clear elevator pitches and scripts that set expectationsmany paths to story including music, photos, writing and family podcastsbuilding a connector hub for life story resources across methodsBeth’s digital story, Story Slam and the impact of public sharing, Capturing Essence for Care Ep 21advocacy links to Waiting Room Revolution and practical workbooks, Capturing Essence for Care Ep 16 VR training for person-centred communication and reading environments, Capturing Essence for Care Ep 17using AI for drafts while keeping the human voiceprompts that unlock memory such as tattoos and scarsupcoming projects and finding one’s voice with assertivenessOther Links MentionedRead this episode's blog postWatch Lisa's digital storyListen to Lisa's original Co-Created episodeGet your ticket to the April 30th 2026 Story SlamAbout Our Guest Lisa Joworski works in Therapeutic Recreation and is a Life Story Resource who brings together storytellers, artists, musicians, advocates, people living with dementia, healthcare practitioners, and life story experts. Each conversation of her Capturing Essence for Care podcast offers insights and practical approaches for the beautiful ways we can honour our own stories and the stories of those we love—not just for memory's sake, but for the fullness of living and for the care we may one day need. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.