Michelle Perren lives on the traditional and unceded land of the Coast Salish and Lekwungen-speaking peoples known as Vancouver Island, BC. She is rooted in family and community, living in a three-generation home with her husband, mother, two children, a dog and 2 cats. She brings 30 years of professional insight and lived experience, most recently completing her Master of Arts in Leadership focusing on feminist leadership and the intersections of self and systems through arts-based methods and storytelling. Michelle is the Founder and CEO of the Fauxvember Society Women’s Health, focused on women’s wellness across the lifecycle and all dimensions of self. Her work is grounded in the belief that growth is not linear but is a continual cycle of transformation and is committed to advancing self-discovery and self-awareness as foundations for meaningful change.
Join Dr. Theresa Southam and Michelle Perren (MAL) as they guide you through Nancer Ballard’s (2019) Journey of Integrity. Change leaders are invited to participate in self-exploration of their values using experiential, trauma-informed, arts-based and storytelling approaches. We will explore a reflective and relational approach to problem-solving to take a closer look at their underlying desires and motivations and move towards insight through self-awareness and community dialogue. We will use liberating structures to explore and share our creative change frames through journal writing, collaging, and other arts-based approaches. We will support each other in acting or speaking out, regardless of the consequences, because of our commitments to land, spirit, and our intergenerational responsibilities—letting the chips fall where they may. Participants leave with a record their journey and the possibility of communities of practice to explore other journey models.