Storia 8: October 25-29, 2024

For the second time in Storia history, a group of all women! Leaders in government, in communities, in tech, in education, in healing, in spirituality, in social business.

The magical mountains of Sintra served up the mists and rains for which they are famous, while the sun only briefly made an appearance, so we lit the fireplace daily and held all the afternoon sessions snuggled up beside it.

As usual, every project evolved by leaps and bounds as the days passed, each iteration of the pitch getting clearer and more evocative and more resonant.

For the ever-hilarious title brainstorm, we were joined by special guest, Storia alum and author, Jon Alexander.

On the final night, one participant led us through a powerful ritual of offerings, delivered in the participants’ spectrum of mother tongues—including Welsh, Hebrew, Irish, Spanish, Polish, and Hindi.

Most photos below thanks to Veronica D’Souza.

Selected Praise:

“So fucking great.”

“I can't remember the last time I felt so energised, challenged and inspired all at the same time - thank you for creating such a safe, inclusive space, and for bringing together an incredible group of women.”

“You are an amazing soul. I could not have been anywhere else to move forward with this.”

“100% a good investment. I am some ways still from my book, but I am twice as serious about it. I got to face into fears within a careful structure—it gave me personal and professional confidence. The joy was a total bonus.”

“Worth every cent. There is a lot of work ahead of us but now we know that the work is. I wish we could come back.”