Rise to the Surface: A Live Story Mining Mini Dig Experience - 2 Part Gathering Aug 15th & Aug 29, 2026
There's a version of you that never quite got the chance to surface.
Maybe you came to your relationship young - before you'd figured out what you believed, what you wanted, what you were like when no one was watching. Maybe the years when a person usually gets to become herself got swallowed by someone else's control, someone else's chaos, someone else's version of who you were supposed to be.
You've survived. And now there's a quieter question underneath the surviving: who am I, actually?
This event is a live, guided experience of The Mini Dig - Story Mining's self-reflection journey for women unearthing their true selves after, or within, an abusive relationship. It's not only about what you find. It's about learning to tell it - in your own words, at your own pace, to someone who's holding space for exactly that. It's small, it's intimate, and it's held by someone who has been exactly where you are.
I'm holding this gathering because I wanted to offer something special to celebrate the kickoff of The Mini Dig as the first offering under the Story Mining umbrella. This live gathering commemorates its birth and release while introducing it - and me - to women so they can experience The Mini Dig for themselves. If working directly with me, live, in a small group, is something you've been curious about - this may be the moment for it.
HOW IT WORKS
Gathering One · Saturday, August 15 · 2pm Central
We begin together. Regina introduces herself, her story, and the Story Mining method. Then we open The Mini Dig as a group - you'll move through the first reflection guided by Regina's voice, in real time, with space to breathe. You'll leave Gathering One having already begun.
In between
Two weeks on your own You'll move through the remaining six reflections of The Mini Dig at your own pace, in your own way - a notebook, a voice memo, quiet thought. There are no right answers and no conclusions you're required to reach. You go as slowly as you need to.
Gathering Two - Saturday, August 29 · 2pm Central
We reconvene. This is the heart of the gatherings - a witnessed telling of what surfaced, what surprised you, what you're still sitting with. This is where the story you've been quietly excavating for two weeks becomes one you get to speak out loud, in your own words, to someone who's holding space for exactly that. Regina holds the space as guide. You share only what feels right to share. Nothing is required, and everything is welcome.
A few gentle things to know before you register:
- This gathering takes place securely via Zoho meeting. Your camera is entirely optional - you're welcome to keep it off throughout. This is your space.
- Gatherings are not recorded. What happens in this room stays in this room.
- The group is intentionally small - no more than six women. Enough to feel held, small enough to feel safe.
- If the price is a barrier, reach out before you decide not to come. No woman is ever turned away for cost.
Spots are limited to keep the group intimate. If something in this feels like it's for you, it probably is.
Your privacy is protected
- No account is required to register.
- What appears on your statement is neutral and non-identifying.
- Your information is never shared or sold.
- Need different way to register? Reach out - regina@storyminingguide.com
If you're in immediate danger or crisis, please reach out to the National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233, or text START to 88788. You are not alone.
This is a beginning, not an ending. Come as you are. We'll dig from there.
Unearthing the gold in you. - Regina