Restorative Storytelling Foundation Course
LEARN HOW TO BUILD CONNECTION WITH STORYTELLING
Discover the foundational practices behind restorative storytelling and learn how presence, listening, voice, gesture, and story can transfer the way you parents, teach, lead, create, and communicate
START THE FREE FOUNDATION COURSE
Begin with the core method, then continue into deeper practice, courses and community when you are ready.
THE HEART OF THE WORK
FROM SEPARATE TO CONNECTED
WHY THIS MATTERS
STORYTELLING MEETS
US WHERE WE ARE
And Takes Us Where We Want to Go
 Most of us simply have never been taught what makes a story create real connection. Restorative Storytelling gives you a practical framework for understanding what is happening between storyteller and listener — and how to become more intentional about it.
THE HEART OF THE WORK
FOUR DIRECTIONS.
ONE MOVEMENT TOWARD CONNECTION.
Down — Restorative — Presence
Develop authentic presence and the physical, felt experience of connection with the listener.
Up — Intuitive — Content
Learn to access imagery, insight, meaning, and the deeper content from which stories emerge
You do not need to master all four at once. The Foundation Course helps you understand the system and discover your own way into the work.
Forward — Collaborative — Action
Use storytelling authentically with other people to teach, lead, work together, and create change.
Back — Dimensional — Form
Understand the deeper reality beneath what is happening and how stories shape the way we experience the world.
WHAT YOU WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP
BUILD A MORE INTENTIONAL STORYTELLING PRACTICE.
Become more present while speaking
Listen more intentionally
Recognize what your listener needs
Understand the purpose behind a story
Use voice and gesture more consciously
Shape stories around connection
Recognize different storytelling strategies
Discover your own storytelling signature
WHO IT IS FOR
STORYTELLING IS FOR EVERYONE, NOT JUST FOR STORYTELLERS
Parents
Use stories to create connection, imagination, trust, and understanding at home.
Teachers
Build attention, belonging, and more meaningful learning experiences.
Leaders
Communicate ideas in ways people can understand, feel, and remember.
Writers & Creatives
Explore deeper storytelling principles and develop a more personal voice.
Coaches & Facilitators
Use stories more intentionally to support reflection, learning, and change.
Anyone Who Communicates
Because storytelling is one of the fundamental ways humans understand one another.
ABOUT DAVID
LEARN WITH DR. DAVID SEWELL MCCANN
Dr. David Sewell McCann, EdD has written and recorded more than 1,600 original stories for Sparkle Stories, the children's online entertainment platform he co-founded in 2011.
He created the Restorative Storytelling framework to apply storytelling skills to social fitness, communication, education, community development, creativity, and leadership. His work explores storytelling not simply as entertainment, but as one of the primary ways human beings communicate and create meaning together.
FOUNDER & FACILITATOR
SEE RESTORATIVE STORYTELLING IN PRACTICE.
Watch David introduce the ideas behind the work and what becomes possible when storytelling shifts from performance toward connection.
THE COURSE IS THE BEGINNING
LEARN THE METHOD.
THEN PRACTICE IT WITH PEOPLE.
The Foundation Course gives you the framework. The Practice Circle gives you a place to continue using it.
Inside the Practice Circle, you can:
- Explore 40+ courses
- Follow a personalized learning path
- Join weekly practice
- Access mini-books and video resources
- Learn alongside other storytellers
- Participate in the Restorative Storytelling community
BEGIN WITH THE STORY YOU ARE ALREADY TELLING.
Learn the method. Practice the tools.
Discover what changes when storytelling creates connection.
START THE FOUNDATION COURSE
Learn the method. Practice the tools. Discover what
changes when storytelling creates connection.
