Story Hatchery Review

Who Else Wants To Write Amazing Stories?

Melissa Bickey White (formerly of West Virginia) has opened The Story Hatchery in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

This program sounds so awesome!

Melissa is a very talented young woman and her Story Hatchery program was designed to help children and young adults to improve their story-telling and writing skills.

Melissa says on her web-site, “Children and young adults are bombarded with entertainment options that can often overshadow writing and reading.” Many times throughout my recent self-improvement book, I argue that a person needs to turn off the television and pick up a good book in order to become self-fulfilled.

Melissa also says at her site, “we learn through play, discussion, the arts, games, exercises, and various projects that engage young minds, so students develop a close, harmonious relationship with the written word.”

Her comment reminds me of Recreational Therapy. We, recreational therapists use "play, discussion, expressive arts, games, exercises, and various projects that engage minds" and to bring about therapeutic and healing outcomes for the individual.

I’d argue that there are definitely “healing” and “therapeutic” benefits for the child or young adult who takes one of Melissa’s amazing courses.

Of course, you may read that and think, “But, I don’t need therapy.”

You may not.

I’m certaint that you want to be your best. A course like this could help a person to express themselves, become more self-aware, and learn how to use their leisure time more productively. It could allow for a person to explore her (or his) interests and help them in their path towards self-development and personal growth.

On the spectrum of complete illness to optimal health, courses like this could help a person move to having better well-being.

Please check out The Story Hatchery today at this link:

http://www.thestoryhatchery.com/

Enjoy.

Your friend,

Danny
Recreational Therapist and Humanitarian

P.S. You may want to read a recent blog entry on therapeutic benefits of stories that I had written a short while ago. If so, go here:

http://hiddensecretwisdom.blogspot.com/2009/11/therapeutic-benefits-of-stories-for.html