Moving at the Speed of Trust: A Strengths-Based Analysis of a Participatory Storytelling Project with and for Criminalized Peoples

Kelsey Timler, Emily R. Blyth, Katherine E. McLeod, Kerri Moore, Martha Kahnapace, Patrick Keating, Nicolas Crier, Helen Brown, Elder Roberta Price, Interdisciplinary Studies, University of British Columbia, Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Family Medicine, McMaster University, Megaphone Speakers Bureau, Transformative Health , Justice Research Cluster, University of British Columbia, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, School of Nursing , Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia

Action Research

Published online on December 11, 2025

Abstract

Action Research, Ahead of Print.
In this paper we describe the considerations, processes and resulting insights of a trauma-informed Participatory Action Research (PAR) storytelling workshop which aimed to support healing and dignity through strengths-based writing and storytelling with ...