Webinar: The Power of Story – Navigating the Mental Maps We Create
March 18, 2025, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM Eastern
This workshop is the second part of our two-part webinar series on The Power of Story, building on the foundation of how narratives shape our lives. In the first session, we explored how the stories we tell ourselves influence our emotions, decisions, and interactions. Now, we take the next step: understanding how these stories form the mental maps we use to navigate the world—and how we can reshape them when they lead us astray.
Our mental maps help us interpret experiences and find our way through life’s challenges, but they aren’t always accurate. When we feel stuck, overwhelmed, or uncertain, it’s often because the map we’ve created no longer serves us. In this session, we’ll explore how to recognize, adjust, and rewrite these internal frameworks to navigate emotional landscapes with greater clarity and resilience.
Through interactive discussions and practical exercises, you’ll learn how to shift your internal narratives and become a more intentional guide of your own journey.
Key Takeaways:
- How mental maps are shaped by the stories we tell ourselves
- The role of these maps in navigating emotional challenges and life transitions
- Techniques for identifying and adjusting limiting narratives
- Practical tools to create a more adaptable and empowering mindset
Join us for this transformative session as we continue our exploration of the power of story and learn how to navigate our inner world with intention and awareness.
This webinar is presented by the TAPS Institute for Hope and Healing®.
Presenter
Jesse Tubb
Jesse Tubb served 28 years in the U.S. Army and is the founder and creator of GRIT Adventures, an experiential learning outdoor program that utilizes adventure racing as a vehicle for teaching valuable life skills. Through this program, teams and organizations gain a greater understanding of their own capabilities, develop resilience, perseverance, conflict resolution skills, mindfulness, self-awareness, and learn to work effectively with others. Jesse is a certified Life and Engagement coach, ACC ICF certified coach, a Mental Fitness coach through the Positive Intelligence program, served as a Master Resiliency Trainer in the Army and is an endorsed mental fitness coach with the U.S. Adventure Racing Association. He holds a Resilient Building Leadership Professional-Trainer (RBLP-T) Certification, trained with the University of Pennsylvania Resilience Program, and completed the Mindfulness Mentor Training program through Cloud Sangha with Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield. As a member of the advisory board for TAPS (Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors), he provides workshops on developing emotional and mental resilience for the families of fallen service members. He has spent the last 17 years competing in various endurance sports around the world. His accomplishments include competing in the 2019 Eco Challenge, an 11-day race in Fiji filmed on Amazon Prime, winning both the 2018 U.S. Adventure Racing Association National Championship and the 2022 24-hour Adventure Racing National Solo Championship, and numerous podium finishes in ultra marathons and triathlons.
About the TAPS Institute for Hope and Healing®
The TAPS Institute for Hope and Healing® is positioned to be the national and worldwide leader in training and education for bereavement professionals, bereaved individuals, and grieving military, veteran and civilian families. The Institute serves as a resource and training center, providing a hub for high-quality collaboration among professionals working in the field of grief and loss.
The Institute is where practical information on coping with loss are accessible for all who seek current strategies, the most effective tools, and best practices for supporting those who are grieving and those who serve the grieving.
The Institute provides workshops, seminars, panel discussions, and more to educate caregivers, mental health professionals, clergy, funeral directors, casualty officers, the bereaved themselves, and so many others on the best ways to travel the grief journey.
TAPS Institute for Hope and Healing® is located at TAPS Headquarters, 3033 Wilson Blvd., Third Floor, Arlington, VA 22201
Email us at Institute@taps.org or give us a call at 800-959-8277 (TAPS) with any questions.