Christine with Tom, a Storied Lives storyteller. (Replica able seaman's uniform loaned courtesy of The War Museum of Ottawa.)
Welcome to the Storied Lives site!
My name is Christine Novy. I am a Registered Psychotherapist of Ontario, Canada, with a formative training in drama therapy. For the past 20 years I've used story-making and the arts to assist people of all ages, and from diverse backgrounds, to explore and share personal stories in new ways. I began my career with the very young. At that time, story-making was a vehicle for children to make sense of difficult life experiences and to engage creatively and playfully with problems. More recently, I've been exploring creative ways for older adults, including people who are living with dementia and their families, to tell and share stories from their lives in fellowship with others. Connecting lives through stories and the arts is an uplifting, collaborative activity for young and old alike. The Storied Lives site was born out of a desire to share this good news story!
