T.R.I.S.H. Story Lab

A media literacy and storytelling initiative grounded in the power of storytelling to create collaborative and healthy learning spaces.

“Today, young people are growing up in a society saturated with visuals... So, how are we teaching them to construct and deconstruct images? To think critically about those images in the same way that we teach them to think about the text that they read and write?”

Trish Jagger

What Does T.R.I.S.H. Stand For?

Teaching, Restorying, Imagining, Sharing, Hope

T.R.I.S.H. was created to center storytelling as a powerful site of inquiry, critique, connection, and healing. We work at the intersection of media literacy, narrative justice, and feminist pedagogy, offering creative and critical spaces to explore how stories shape our world — and how we can reshape them. Whether we're working with educators, students, activists, or organizations, our approach weaves together digital storytelling, guided autobiography, and imaginative inquiry to support meaningful, hope-driven change.

Trish collaborates with individuals, schools, nonprofits, companies, and for-profit organizations seeking meaningful ways to integrate media literacy, digital storytelling, and digital well-being into their organizations’ culture and work.

Whether you're a team leader, educator, or creative professional, I offer tailored workshops, consulting, and research services that support your goals.

Available Workshops

  • Digital Storytelling: Where Pedagogy Meets Poetry

    A workshop for cultivating voice, media literacy, and creative reflection in the classroom.

    In a world shaped by stories — from TikTok to textbooks — this hands-on, heart-centred workshop helps educators explore digital storytelling as a tool for transformative learning. Grounded in feminist and culturally responsive practices, participants will engage with personal narrative, media critique, and creative expression to foster student voice and agency.

    Participants will gain:

    A working knowledge of digital storytelling as critical literacy

    Tools for integrating narrative and media analysis in the classroom

    A draft of their own digital story or storyboard

    Strategies to support student voice and vulnerability

    Resources to scaffold storytelling projects across learning contexts

    Ideal for: Educators (grades 7–post-secondary), curriculum designers, and education leaders.

    Format: Available as a one-day intensive, a multi-session series, or customized PD.

  • Digital Wellbeing: Cultivating Healthy Media Habits

    In many educational settings, technology is often approached through a lens of fear, focusing primarily on risks and limitations. This workshop invites educators to embrace a relational and strengths-based approach to technology use. By fostering critical thinking skills and nurturing healthy, respectful connections with digital tools, students and children can learn to navigate technology safely and responsibly. Participants will explore strategies to support young learners in developing balanced, informed relationships with technology that empower them as thoughtful and confident digital citizens.

    Participants will gain:

    Understanding key concepts of digital wellbeing, media literacy, and healthy relationships with technology.

    Awareness of positive and negative aspects of media (social media, news, gaming).

    The ability to recognize bias, misinformation, and manipulation in media.

    Knowledge of how critical media literacy is to digital wellbeing.

    Critical thinking skills to navigate online content.

    Ideal for: Educators (all grades), parents, and anyone looking to build healthier media habits.

    Format: Available as a multi-session series or customized PD.

  • Scroll, Click, Repeat: Gender, Power, and Identity in the Digital Lives of Youth

    How are digital platforms shaping how young people see themselves—and each other?

    This co-ed workshop invites educators, caregivers, and youth allies to examine the gendered narratives, power structures, and identity cues that shape young people’s online experiences. From TikTok trends and YouTube influencers to gaming forums and Instagram filters, youth are engaging with a digital ecosystem filled with both connection and contradiction.

    Participants will explore:

    How gender roles and expectations are (re)produced across social media, gaming, and influencer culture

    The rise of online misogyny and the manosphere—and its impact on boys’ and girls’ beliefs and behaviours

    How girls and gender-diverse youth are negotiating hypervisibility, beauty ideals, and digital performance

    The emotional and social toll of “likes,” comparison culture, and online harassment

    Stories of youth resistance, creativity, and agency through digital storytelling, activism, and community-building

    This interactive session will include case studies, media examples, and tools to support critical conversations with young people about their digital lives. Drawing on feminist pedagogy and media literacy frameworks, this workshop offers pathways toward empathy, resilience, and digital wellbeing—for all youth.

    This session can also be adapted for adult-oriented or intergenerational audiences.