Becoming Restoried
what story are you living?
Your life needs a new story.
A story that empowers you, connects you to purpose, and moves you forward with clarity and confidence.
Becoming Restoried is the Istoria Institute’s life-changing journey for people yearning to uncover and unlearn limiting narratives and transform them into stories of purpose, agency, and connection.
Whether you join a 12-week virtual cohort or dive deep in a solo intensive, this is your path toward clarity, healing, and a life lived on purpose.
You’re Stuck in a Story That No Longer Serves You.
Every day, you tell yourself stories to make sense of your life. And right now, some of these stories are holding you back.
Stories of self-doubt, unworthiness, victimization, or avoidance can quietly shape your life, leaving you stuck, disconnected, and uncertain about the path forward.
You might feel trapped by thoughts like:
- “I’m not good enough.”
- “If I'm not wanted, I'm not worthy."
- "I’ll never move past this.”
- “I don’t deserve happiness.”
These stories create fog, keeping you from seeing your purpose clearly and leaving you lost in the noise of self-doubt.
the longer you stay stuck, the harder it gets.
The stories you carry shape your choices, relationships, and your entire sense of self. Staying stuck means staying small—playing life safe, sidelining your purpose, and missing out on the clarity and confidence possible.
Left unchecked, limiting stories fuel disconnection, dissatisfaction, and a nagging feeling of “Is this really all there is?”
But here’s the truth: you don’t have to stay stuck.
RESTORY YOUR LIFE. RECLAIM YOUR POWER.
Becoming Restoried offers a transformative path to:
- Clarity — Understand the stories you’ve been living and how they’ve shaped your choices.
- Empowerment — Shift from limiting beliefs to an integrated, purpose-driven narrative.
- Connection — Build deeper relationships with yourself and others through your authentic story.
Step out of the dark forest and into the clearing.
the path forward
whether you prefer to stay home and online or meet in person and dive deep, we have a solution for you.
Virtual
12 week Group Cohort
Over three months, you’ll be guided through the Restoried Roadmap—a process that blends powerful frameworks, live coaching, and a supportive community to help you rewrite your life’s story.
What You’ll Get:
- Weekly 75-minute live coaching calls (via Zoom)
- Asynchronous learning with videos and worksheets
- A tight-knit community of like-minded individuals
- An exclusive Slack channel for regular communication with the cohort
- Practical tools to restory your life and move forward with confidence.
Investment: $897. Payment plans available.
in person
the solo intensive
Spend 1-3 days in a fully immersive experience with Michael McRay—Head of the Istoria Institute—designed to accelerate transformation, resolve inner conflicts, and map out the next chapter of your life.
What You’ll Get:
- 1:1 personalized coaching.
- Experiential, hands-on processes using storytelling, somatics, and creative exploration.
- Tools and clarity that often take months to achieve in traditional settings.
Investment: $2,000/day.
Meet your Guide
Michael McRay
Head of Istoria Institute
Creator of Becoming Restoried
Michael McRay is a nationally recognized storytelling expert and trainer, sought-after experiential coach, and dynamic keynote speaker. He is the Head of the Istoria Institute; the founder of the life story experiential coaching practice Becoming Restoried; and is the founding host of Tenx9 Nashville (“ten by nine”), Nashville’s longest-running monthly storytelling event — 11+ years, 100+ consecutive events.
Michael has authored multiple books, including the 2020 award-winning I Am Not Your Enemy: Stories to Transform a Divided World, and the upcoming books:
- The Wild Way: A Field Guide from the In-Between
- Becoming Restoried: Turning Our Experiences of Pain into Stories of Purpose.
- Narrative Intelligence: The New Superpower for the Age of Imagination with Harris III
His facilitation and story prowess have attracted organizations ranging from big tech, to TEDx, to NASA.
His list of credentials is long—with certifications and training in experiential coaching, mediation, public narrative, integrated somatic trauma healing, conflict coaching, and more. And yet, beyond all these lines on a resumé, Michael’s greatest credential is his own human experience of turning his pain into purpose. Out of a story of self-loathing, self-harm, and attempted suicide, Michael has spent a decade healing, digging deeply into what’s buried in his own past so that he can live with radiant contentment.
And now he helps you learn to do the same.
Not sure which path is for you?
Schedule a free 15-minute clarity call with a member of the team to find out!