Owning Your Story, with Victoria Carrington Chávez and Rebellion Collective
What if your messiest chapter is your most valuable asset?
Most of us were taught to control our narrative: manage how we're perceived, hide the messy parts, and perform the version of ourselves that's most palatable.
In the process, we shrink ourselves. We trade authenticity for approval and hide the very experiences that shaped us.
The result? We become known for what we do while feeling disconnected from who we are. And living as only a fraction of our story is exhausting.
Owning your story is different.
It's the practice of becoming the author of your own life and embracing every chapter of your story. It's learning how to speak from the middle of the journey, not just the polished ending. It's finding language for the pivot, the reinvention, the identity shift, and the season that doesn't fit neatly into a headline yet.
In this 90-minute interactive workshop, Victoria Carrington Chávez - international TEDx speaker, Narrative Strategist, and Founder of Lilac & Aspen will guide you through the distinction that changes everything:
Controlling your story is about managing perception. Owning your story is about creating connection.
YOU'LL LEAVE WITH:
The distinction between ownership and performance, and a way to hear the difference in your own voice
• Language for the in-between chapters — the pivots, reinventions, and next chapters that don't have a tidy headline yet
• A working practice you can take into how you talk to yourself, how you show up in your work, and how you tell your story to the world
• Permission to iterate, honoring courage over confidence and becoming over perfection
THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR:
The cycle breakers. The mid-career rebels. Those brave enough to blaze their own trails. The founders, coaches, creatives, and thought leaders who are tired of editing themselves into someone they're not. If you're standing at an inflection point between who you were and who you're becoming, this workshop is for you.
When we speak from a place of authorship, authenticity, and autonomy, our stories become magnetic. Instead of chasing opportunities, we begin attracting aligned clients, meaningful connections, and opportunities that reflect who we truly are.
The clearer we become about our own story, the easier it is for our people to recognize themselves in it.
Because the most compelling stories aren't about fitting in.
They're about having the courage to become who you were meant to be.
Free for members of the Rebellion Collective.
$50 for the public: half a tank of gas, a meaningful next chapter.
ABOUT VICTORIA
Victoria Carrington Chávez is an international TEDx speaker, Narrative Strategist, and Founder of Lilac & Aspen. She guides founders, creatives, and thought leaders in turning their stories into strategic assets that increase visibility, strengthen authority, and attract aligned opportunities.
A 2025 Center for Women & Enterprise Rising Star Award recipient and Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women: Black in Business scholar, Victoria has partnered with organizations including NicheFire and The Rebellion Collective. Her TEDx talk, Embracing My Multiracial Identity, explores the power of embracing your identity, owning your story, and defining yourself beyond labels, expectations, and inherited narratives.
Watch her TEDx: https://youtu.be/YEvYB2d8nq8
ABOUT THE REBELLION COLLECTIVE
The Rebellion Collective is a membership community and coaching practice for mid-career professionals navigating burnout, layoff, career and identity misalignment, and relationship challenges. We believe that in a system built for extraction, reclaiming your Capacity, Sovereignty, and your narrative is an act of Rebellion.
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Workshops like this are part of how we foster that.
RECORDING
This workshop will be recorded. The recording will be available to Rebellion Collective members and ticket holders for up to 3 months after the live workshop.