Leaving our mark on the future.
Humannatee is a small independent business created in 2024 by me, Anna Tee, a professional with a wealth of experience influencing improved outcomes and experiences for people. I have a dynamic and unique portfolio of knowledge, skills, and expertise, and I am driven by a passion for inspiring others and enabling sustainable change. I am a strong advocate for holding lived experiences at the centre of decision making, and for supporting our voices to be heard. I approach my work with a sense of curiosity, empowering others, and nurturing strong relationships for positive change.
Recording our personal stories can help us to reflect and grow. Telling our story is very different to having a conversation. It encourages deep introspection, helps make sense of pivotal moments, challenges, and achievements in our lives. Reflecting on our life journeys can help strengthen our sense of self and highlight the values and lessons that have shaped who we are.
Humannatee is committed to helping you to make a difference, whether that is in your personal life or for your organisation.
For individuals
Stories offer us a way for us to preserve our memories. Documenting our experiences ensures they are not lost over time, and provides a tangible connection for future generations, offering insight, advice, and inspiration to family members or others who may face similar paths. Our stories can bridge the gap between older and younger generations, creating shared understanding and a sense of continuity.
Sharing our life stories can inspire others to talk about their own experiences, fostering deeper connections and developing mutual respect. Above all telling our story is cathartic. Revisiting and articulating our experiences, especially the challenging ones, can be an empowering process that provides emotional relief, a sense of closure and a deeply meaningful way to honour our life’s journey.
For organisations
Stories can be used to help organisations improve. Hearing the voice of the people using the services of the organisation shares a perspective that is not always seen. This can help organisations to improve what they do, better meet the needs of those using their services, as well as better engage employees with the core purpose of why they do what they do.
Stories are very powerful in developing leadership, they can help leaders to connect with people, recognise biases and prioritise inclusivity. They can advocate for marginalised groups and provide platforms to amplify the voices of those who might be facing inequality, and improve social cohesion through listening to communities who want to be heard.
Storytelling is also a powerful way to hear the voice of the employee, in a space that feels safe to share the good, as well as ideas and concerns, to better connect organisations and align strategic planning with the needs of the workforce. It can encourage diverse perspectives at all levels, ensuring people in leadership roles hear and act on the stories from traditionally overlooked groups.
Guiding you through the options
If you would like to explore telling and recording your personal story, or you want to support someone else to tell theirs, please contact Humannatee to explore your options.
If you are an organisation who would like extra help to support your current story work, or you are interested in starting to collect stories, please contact Humannatee to discuss your specific needs.
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FAQs
What is involved in telling my story?
Humannatee will talk through all of the ins and outs of telling your story and you will have the chance to ask as many questions that you want. You will be able to choose where you tell your story so that you are feeling comfortable and there is an option of telling your story online if that works for you. Telling your story is a bit like talking to a friend, but where they don’t chip in! This is your time and you will talk the most, Humannatee is there to help you, and to encourage you to share. You can stop at any time, and change your mind, and hopefully you will feel you are in a safe space to talk openly. You will be asked to sign an agreement to record that you are happy to tell your story and that nobody has pressured you into doing so. If you are telling your story for an organisation to learn, you can decide if you want your name to be used or if you want to be anonymous. You might feel a bit worried that you will be treated differently after you have told your story, especially if you are sharing something that went wrong. Please be assured that organisations have to agree not to do this, and if nobody talks about the things that need improving, how will anything ever change?
How will my story be recorded?
Humannatee will use a voice recorder whilst you are telling your story. You might feel a bit conscious of this at the start but most people settle into telling their story and forget the recorder is there. Recording your story this way means nobody has to worry about taking notes or remember what is said, it means you can fully engage with your story. This also means that you can keep a copy of your story if you want one, and you can share this with the people who are important to you, if you want to of course! This will be different for each of us, some of us might like to keep it to ourselves, and some might want to share with others. This is the beauty of stories, they are flexible and it is your choice. Sometimes recordings can be turned into digital stories, which is where the audio plays behind still images. If this is an option this will be discussed with you. Humannatee doesn’t use video at this point in time.
How do I know what to talk about?
Humannatee promises that this won’t be a problem. It might feel a bit strange to start with, and you may feel nervous and a bit out of your comfort zone but once you settle into it, it will feel better. Sometimes people worry about where to start, and again, this totally depends on you. The best advice is simply to start somewhere and see where it goes – the beauty of audio recording means that you don’t need to worry about getting the order right as you can jump around as much as you need to. You can also go back to something if you remember it later. Humannatee might ask you some questions during your story but these will only be to check understanding or to ask you to maybe explain something in a bit more detail.
Can I change my mind?
Of course, this is your story and it always belongs to you. If you are telling your personal story to create a memory or a record of your life, then you will have the final copy of the story and can choose what you do with it. If you are telling a story to help an organisation that you have received a service or support from better understand what it is like, you can ask to withdraw your story. But you must know that if they used your story to learn, then it might already have been heard by others. Stories change over time as we all do, which means that our stories change over time too.
If you have any more questions please get in touch.
