Tina Overbury is a Storyteller, Facilitator, and Expressive Arts Therapist (in training) who works with narrative and story structure as a vehicle for human connection. As an artist, she offers visceral storytelling for reconciliation experiences rooted in the principles of restorative justice. She has created pieces for film, the stage, digital storytelling, and in her writing. Most recently, she was published in Poeisis, an academic journal of Expressive Arts and Communication, and her 90 minute solo show, OMYGOD about ‘the women we burned, the babies we buried and Gods we worship’, has screened to global audiences. While her art centres around harmscapes and the imprints they leave, her work is rooted in the healing power of the Arts. Tina brings thirty years of storytelling in theatre, film, and workshop facilitation and is the founder of Live Your Best Story, a deep listening retreat held on Bowen Island, BC, Canada.
- I love the colour Red.
- Story is a devotional practice.
- I write to understand what I think. I listen to understand what I feel.
- You will find me three steps into something before I know what it is and whether I should be there.
- Depth matters to me.
- When I don’t ‘get it’ it’s because I can’t hear it yet.
- The ocean is where I breathe.
- I am a gypsy and I love to dance.
- I speak Artist. I walk Expression.
- God is personal.
- Make me weathered. Storms. Rain. Wind. Silent Snow and Sun.
- I sing for me. I write for you. I stand here to connect.
- Your beauty blinds me.
- I. We. All.
- Being without a voice, doesn’t mean without a story.