An invitation to UNCOVERED: The Secrets We Hide
What parts of your story have you felt the need to keep hidden?
These are the stories of UNCOVERED. The stories of the secrets shame tells us to hide.
But since shame cannot survive when spoken, we’re bringing it to light.
Join us Friday, April 26th at The Bing Crosby Theater at 5pm for 4 short, documentary-style films about people right here in Spokane, sharing their stories with an overwhelming message of hope and inspiration.
Veterans get in for free with a current or expired military ID.
Tickets can be purchased at StoriesUncovered.com/events
And this is a great event to bring teens to!
Dana Divine: A battle with an eating disorder that began in childhood
Dana Divine has lived her whole life with a message on repeat in her mind that so many women struggle with: “If you want to be worthy of love, you have to be thin.”
She is courageously sharing her story about her struggle with an eating disorder that largely started from toxic messages preached at her by her father about women, thinness, and worthiness.
UNCOVERED is 9 days away! Grab your tickets at StoriesUncovered.com/Events
Thank you to our title sponsors:
North Town Insurance
Spokane Media Federal Credit Union
The Emily Program
Inland Northwest Behavioral Health
Thanks also to:
Wendle Ford
Mischke Real Estate Team
UNCOVERED: Healing PTSD from the Vietnam War
Do you know a veteran or are you one yourself?
For the upcoming UNCOVERED: The Secrets We Hide (An evening of stories) on April 26th at the Bing Crosby Theater, veterans can attend the event for FREE.
This has been made possible through a partnership with Inland Northwest Honor Flight
This is a trailer one of the stories premiering that evening. Eric Shelly is a Vietnam veteran. His story is powerful and we want to do everything we can to share it with other veterans.
Reach out to me at [email protected] for more info.
Tickets are also available here: StoriesUncovered.com/events
UNCOVERED Sponsor Shoutout: Spokane Media Federal Credit Union
Shoutout to Spokane Media Federal Credit Union for their support of not only UNCOVERED, but also storytelling.
This video gives a great example of the people and media industries they support through banking and financing needs.
Did you know that if you work in media in any capacity, whether traditional media (TV, Radio, Print) or new media (blogger, podcaster, content creator, YouTuber, etc...) this credit union is here to support YOU!
This credit union has been so intentional with wanting to support UNCOVERED and we are so grateful! Their support has not only helped to cover costs of throwing an event, but also allowing us to hire part-time editing help so we share more stories!
What parts of your story do you feel the need to hide from others, or even yourself?
The only people who can't feel shame according to psychologists are those who completely lack empathy or the capacity for human connection.
So for the most part, we all experience shame, but it's so uncomfortable, we often protect ourselves from feeling it, or even knowing it's there.
Vanessa Wheat can look back now and see how she was in denial to shame… covering up any feelings of inadequacy with people pleasing and perfectionism.
Join us to watch and witness Vanessa's full story at the next premiere screening of three UNCOVERED on April 26th at the Bing Crosby Theater.
Tickets can be found at: StoriesUncovered.com/events
Thank you to our sponsors who make these stories possible including:
North Town Insurance
Spokane Media Federal Credit Union
The Emily Program
Inland Northwest Behavioral Health
Wendle Ford
Mischke Real Estate Team
Jacquelynne Sandoval (@therealestateauntie) lived with a secret for many years. She had a gambling addiction. What initially started out as a fun thing to do to try and win some extra money, spiraled into lies upon lies and losing almost everything.Come hear her full story April 26th at the @bingcrosbytheater! Jacquelynne is one of 3 stories premiering that evening and you being in the audience is such an important part of what we do. Our audience creates the safe space where shame can die once spoken. Our audience creates the space where these stories can have impact and purpose. Come be a part of a room that sets people free to be just as they are and just as you are. This is an event that frees the soul just a little bit more. All are welcome. We are not alone.Tickets available using the link in bio or at StoriesUncovered.com/eventsThank you to our sponsors who make these stories possible: North Town Insurance Spokane Media Federal Credit Union The Emily Program Inland Northwest Behavioral Health. Wendle Ford Mischke Real Estate Team #spokanewa #spokaneevents #shameuncovered #storiesuncovered #uncovered
Bring the veterans in your life to the next UNCOVERED premiere screening event on April 26th at The Bing Crosby Theater
Veterans are free! Reach out for the free tickets made possible by Inland Northwest Honor Flight.
Eric Shelly’s story of finally finding healing for PTSD after serving in Vietnam is one of three 30min, documentary-style UNCOVERED films premiering that evening.
Doors open at 5pm, screening starts at 6pm.
Tickets available using the link in bio or at StoriesUncovered.com/events
Thank you to our sponsors for making these stories possible:
North Town Insurance
Spokane Medja Federal Credit Union
The Emily Program
Inland Northwest Behavioral Health
Wendle Ford
#spokaneevents #spokanewa #uncovered #storiesuncovered
UNCOVERED October 2023 Premiere Screening Highlights
Join us at our next event on April 26th at The Bing Crosby Theater!
Tickets will be on sale soon at StoriesUncovered.com/events
There will be 4 new stories released addressing losing a loved one to suicide, gambling addiction, a Vietnam veteran's battle with PTSD, and eating disorder/body image struggles.
Highlights from our last UNCOVERED event in October 2023!
Thank you for everyone who has been a part of UNCOVERED by either sharing your story or showing up to witness them!
Mark your calendars for our next event April 26th! Tickets will be on sale in a few days at this link: StoriesUncovered.com/events
A huge thank you to our sponsors who are making this possible:
North Town Insurance
Spokane Media Federal Credit Union
The Emily Program
Inland Northwest Behavioral Health
Wendle Ford
Inland Northwest Honor Flight
Video shot, produced and edited by Katie Scrimgeour
I want to introduce you to the most recent sponsor coming alongside UNCOVERED.
Spokane Media Federal Credit Union is supporting not only the work we do, but the work of every Media professional and media creative in our region.
When President and CEO Sarah Dahmen explained to me why Spokane Media Federal Credit Union wanted to support UNCOVERED, she explained that they believe in the power of stories to build community and that SMFCU was intentionally trying to support and reach new media professionals as well as those in traditional media rolls that SMFCU had already been supporting since 1938.
It was a huge moment of feeling seen as a storyteller and solo media professional. In the world of seeking sponsorships, often times, sponsors aren’t interested in partnering with you until you’ve reached a certain level. To have SMFCU already see the power of the stories we’re trying to tell and choose to stand beside us, it’s a big deal and I truly hope the media professionals in Spokane see that by becoming a member of SMFCU, we are actually supporting ourselves and those in similar industries, because this Credit Union, gives back to US and they want to see us thrive.
Whether you are a content creator, podcast host, writer, publisher, actor, director, videographer, journalist, storyteller, work at the paper mill, for a magazine, etc… Spokane Media Federal Credit Union is here to serve the media workers and creatives in our region.
They are not only here to serve our financial needs as creatives and media professionals, they want to see us succeed.
Storytelling has a power that’s unrivaled to bring people together, to build community, and most importantly, to help us realize we’re not alone in our struggles and that we’re more alike than different. Spokane Media Federal Credit Union understands that at their core.
🎥: Hamilton Studio
Sharing a funny little reality with you all…One of the lessons I’ve had to take to heart along the way with UNCOVERED is to not wait for perfection and to make the most with what I have.There have been so many moments I’ve had to do this, from buying inexpensive video equipment that most pros in the business would laugh at, to hanging pieces of fabric from the local fabric store on clothes drying racks to set up my back drops for interviews, to sticking interview subjects in front of large windows when I didn’t have a light kit… and this! Using blankets to record better audio for my voiceovers.Don’t wait. Start today! Make the most with what you have. I guarantee you’ll get much farther than you think if you just take action.And if you haven’t bought tickets to UNCOVERED yet, what are you waiting for?? Consider this your personal invitation. Click the link in my bio or go to StoriesUncovered.com/events
UNCOVERED is not a platform that pushes a particular faith, religion etc...
HOWEVER, one of my favorite questions to ask people willing to share, is what their spiritual journey has looked like since uncovering their secret or their shame. The reason I ask this is because it's a common theme I've noticed, that many people start to experience a connection to something greater like they never have before after uncovering their shame, and that fascinates me.
I know it can be a taboo topic in and of itself but I also feel like the journey of connecting to our spiritual side is super personal for every individual and it can be extremely vulnerable to share.
My intention with UNCOVERED is to create a safe space for these stories, where we can share the most vulnerable parts of our journey and have it received without judgment, comparison, or control.
Brianne Davis is one of the upcoming storytellers sharing her journey of recovery from sex and love addiction and I just love this beautiful part of her story she chose to share.
Her full story will be released this coming Friday, October 27th at The Bing Crosby Theater.
Tickets available at StoriesUncovered.com/events
Melanie Warman and KHQ Leslie Lowe have a story that will inspire us off to dust off those old dreams and take a chance.
These two ladies are so inspiring both in their vulnerability and their courage.
Come join us October 27th at The Bing Crosby Theater! Doors open at 6pm and the program starts at 7pm.
Tickets available using the link in bio or at StoriesUncovered.com/events
Help us spread the word by tagging the friend you think would love to attend as well!
These stories are all about uncovering our shame and our secrets and stepping into our fullest potential, without dimming our light.
UNCOVERED: Secret Life of Brianne Davis
Brianne Davis has been in recovery from sex & love addiction for over 12 years & talks about her story in depth in her book, “Secret Life of a Hollywood Sex and Love Addict.”
Her UNCOVERED story is will premiere at our next event, October 27th at the Bing Crosby Theater.
For those unfamiliar with sex & love addiction, or those who question it, this is a great explanation of the addiction from @phoenixprogrammes :
“Being addicted to something means to obsessively do something that makes you feel rewarded or happy, & to continue to do it despite there being damaging consequences.
Sex & love addicts are searching for something outside of themselves – a person, relationship, or experience – to provide them with something they feel they are missing. They will use romantic or sexual experiences to “fix” themselves so they contemporarily feel emotionally whole.
Classed as emotional intimacy disorders, sex & love addiction are not measured or diagnosed in quantity, quotation, (i.e., not by how much or how often) but by how the behavior adversely impacts on the addict or those around them.
As with any addiction, the patterns of behavior are compulsive & out of control, & continue time & time again despite there being negative consequences. Some sex & love addicts seek out emotional & physical fulfillment from others, even when its hurtful or even dangerous to them. Others have obsessive thinking around the avoidance of sex and intimacy. As with any addiction over time the behaviors and thoughts get progressively worse, eventually leading to the loss of relationships, finances, or even their profession.
All sex & love addicts have underlying emotional problems and/or have suffered from trauma. Nearly all of them experience a lack of self-esteem & lack of self-love. Sex and love addicts have learned to escape painful emotions such a shame, fear, depression, & anxiety with the intense rush of sex, love, or romantic fantasy.” - PhoenixProgrammes.com
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Join us at the next UNCOVERED premiere screening October 27th
Chef Katie Chin will be one of the 4 stories released on October 27th at The @bingcrosbytheater .
We hope you will join us!
Katie’s story actually starts with her mother, Leann Chin, who grew up to build a restaurant empire, even having Sean Connery invest in her restaurant.
But even though Leann was able to build an extraordinary life, the darker, painful parts of her story were never spoken about , and therefore, Katie and her siblings didn’t share their feelings either.
Katie has decided to break the cycle that shame silenced her family to follow for generations.
Join us October 27th. Tickets available at StoriesUncovered.com/events or using the link in bio.
#storiesuncovered #uncovered #spokaneevents #spokanemedia #spokanewa #spokanestories #ownyourstory #shareyourstory #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #youarenotalone
Join us for Leslie Lowe and Melanie Warman's stories! October 27th at The Bing Crosby Theater
Words can’t quite describe how proud we are of this mother-daughter duo for refusing to be silenced by shame any more with the struggles and challenges they’ve faced.
Melanie Warman is a published author and the story behind how that happened will inspire everyone to go do the thing they’ve been dreaming about.
KHQ Leslie Lowe is Melanie’s mom and the most beautiful thing about her sharing alongside us her daughter is the realization it brings to all of us to be open and honest with our kids and choose to seek healing OR… stay silent for another generation and watch the same cycles repeat.
Join us October 27, 2023 at The Bing Crosby Theater for the next premiere screening of UNCOVERED!
Doors open at 6pm and the 4 short documentary-style films will start at 7pm.
Tickets can be found at StoriesUncovered.com/events or using the link on our bio.
#spokaneevents #spokanewa #spokanestories #spokanemedia #shareyourstory #ownyourstory #youarenotalone #uncovered #storiesuncovered
How do you love yourself? Own your story.
How do you love yourself? Own your story.
Why are we so passionate about sharing stories at UNCOVERED?
This quote from Brene Brown says it all:
“When you don’t own your story, you stand outside of it, hustling and pretending for your worthiness. When you own your story, you get to write the ending.”
Writing your own ending looks like finally giving yourself permission to live the life, shame wanted to convince you could never be possible.
Writing your own ending looks like finally realizing that the struggles and the experiences you’ve gone through don’t actually have to define you.
Writing your own ending looks like loving yourself enough to know you’re worthy of embracing and sharing every part of who you are, without dimming your light.
Now, this does not mean that the only way to share your story is to share it with the world or to put it out there in an extremely public way. For some people, that works, but for others, it can feel way too scary. If that’s the case, sharing your story can look like just finding one person you trust, and perhaps that’s a therapist, and sharing it with them. And then, down the road, if you ever feel ready, share it with another person, and then maybe another.
The point is, when you keep those parts of yourself locked up, determined to hide it forever and never let anyone know, you are keeping yourself from ever fully understanding self-love, from ever understanding your purpose even amidst your pain, from ever understanding just how truly worthy you are, and from ever understanding that it’s incredible that you get to be you, and that your story is amazing and yours alone.
This clip is from a longer conversation on the Integrated Mindset podcast with @realheidisawyer of @integrated.mindset. Full episode here: https://tr.ee/lWY0AC343j
#uncovered #shameuncovered #ownyourstory #shareyourstory #shame #spokanewa #spokanestories
October is Domestic Violence Action Month and I have an important documentary screening the YWCA is putting on to tell you about!
Tomorrow evening there will be a screening of the documentary A Better Man, which looks at accountability, healing, and breaking cycles of violence. The YWCA will also be hosting a debrief after the film.
Please tag and share with any friends who this could be informative or healing for.
View the trailer here: https://abettermanfilm.com/
When: Thursday, October 5, 2023 | 6pm – 8pm
Where: Magic Lantern Theatre, 25 W Main Ave #125, Spokane
Cost: Free and open to the public (registration required)
Questions: [email protected]
Has it become more safe to dim your light?I LOVE this conversation with Heidi Sawyer of @integrated.mindset on the ways shame stops us from living as our truest and fullest selves.Heidi and her husband have so much wisdom they share on their podcast (our episode is linked in my bio).But this 70 second clip right here basically sums up UNCOVERED and why I’m so passionate about helping people share the parts of their stories shame has told them to hide. Speaking out the parts of our stories that make us feel unworthy actually allow us to see we’ve been worthy all along and in fact, we can become grateful for the struggles and failures. Once we can embrace the dark shadows, that’s when we finally start giving ourselves permission to embrace our golden shadow - living to create the life that sets our soul on fire because we’re finally expressing and sharing our gifts and talents with the world!Grab your tickets for the next UNCOVERED premiere screening event on October 27th at The @bingcrosbytheater! If you’re not sure what UNCOVERED is, think of it like going to the movies, except you will be watching 4 short documentary style stories from people in our community and beyond, sharing their stories and their secrets that shame once told them to hide. Why are they sharing? So we can all realize we’re not alone, so we can crush the stigmas that keep so many silent and suffering in isolation, and so we can all start stepping into our golden shadow!No more dimming the lights! It’s time to shine!Tickets available at StorkiesUncovered.com/events or using the link in bio.#uncovered #shameuncovered #storiesuncovered #shareyourstory #ownyourstory #youarenotalone #spokane #spokaneevents #spokanebusiness #bingcrosbytheater
