2025 HEC Storytelling Recording 1

Abstract

The art of storytelling is a vital component of oral history, serving as a primary method for preserving and transmitting cultural practices, knowledge, and history across generations. Historically, oral storytelling was the key to maintaining traditions before written language emerged. The oral traditions of storytelling been essential for passing down knowledge in societies without written records. Through interviews and recordings, oral histories capture individual experiences, enriching our understanding of past events. Storytelling exists universally across cultures and ages. Culturally, storytelling bridges cultures by offering insights into diverse perspectives, beliefs, and values. It dynamically connects generations and fosters a sense of community through shared narratives. Today, storytelling continues to connect generations, share personal narratives, and foster community bonds. It fuels the delivery of messages making stories effective tools for conveying information, sharing lessons, and inspiring actions that are relevant for modern times. We used storytelling during and following the health as expanding consciousness dialogue as a way to capture lessons learned and new messages about health as expanding consciousness (HEC) theory to create a shared meaning about theory use in nursing education, practice, and research. This site contains a few recorded stories from participants who attended the 2025 HEC dialogue. Additional stories will be uploaded for future listening