Online 12-week cohort
Guiding you from pain to purpose & from self-doubt to self-curiosity
Next cohort begins January 2025
There are five basic stories you can be living in at any moment.
The first four start like this:
“I’m not good enough” — The Self-Doubt Story
“I’m the problem” — The Self-Defeating Story
“I’m not worthy” — The Victim Story
“Everything is perfect” — The Avoidance Story
These stories determine how you experience your life. They determine how you think, how you relate to others, how you imagine what’s possible for your future…even how you make daily decisions.
ANY OF THIS SOUND FAMILIAR?
You second-guess just about every decision you make
You want to avoid looking at yourself too long in the mirror
You keep your distance from other people
You feel uncomfortable or even panicky alone (and yes, these last two points can be true at the same time)
You desperately pursue validation and affirmation, usually in the wrong places
You believe other people, usually authority figures, know better for your life than you do
You say harsh things in your own head about yourself
You sit in lots of judgment of others
All your energy and motivation feels depleted
You’ve struggled to care about being healthy
You stay stuck in jobs and relationships that aren't really what you want or need
Yes? Perfect.
Because there’s good news.
You are 100% on the right corner of the internet.
All. Of. This. Can. Change.
It’s the whole reason
Becoming Restoried exists.
The pathway to peace starts here.
Imagine tapping into a regular sense of calm, connectedness, and internal peace each day.
Imagine feeling a grounded sense of confidence and self-belief.
Imagine being able to endure emotional distress (which is inevitable in life) and still make healthy decisions for yourself because you know the truth about who you are.
Imagine saying goodbye to the constant questioning and second-guessing.
Imagine making intentional choices to feed your body, mind, and soul nourishment.
Imagine finding yourself making courageous decisions, pursuing your passions, and achieving your goals with determination.
Imagine seeing your relationships flourish as you radiate authenticity and attract genuine connections.
Imagine experiencing your well-being soar, as living a self-acceptance story brings inner peace and resilience.
You can have this.
I know because I’m living proof.
This is the fifth story:
The Integrated Story.
HOw? step into the restoried roadmap.
The process of becoming restoried starts with getting clear on your Now Story, the one you are currently telling yourself, the one that is no longer serving you.
Then you excavate the Wound Story that created it so you can reveal the lies and false beliefs that you’ve taken on.
Then you enter the in-between space of No Story, learning to let go of the old story but not yet sure what the new one is. And it’s here in this dark forest that you rediscover the truth of who you are and the story you’re living.
From here, you begin to see the New Story unfold as you reconnect to the fullness of your humanity and pioneer new pathways of connection with yourself, your people, and your world.
Every story begins with someone in some place at some time beginning some journey.
This New story of your life begins with you here now
on the journey to being at peace with yourself.
And you don’t have to do it alone.
This online cohort is your onramp to this transformational roadmap.
12 weeks
75-minute group call each week
two call times to choose from (daytime or evening)
16 people max, split into two groups
Live on Zoom + worksheets + short asynchronous videos
Content + Community + Coaching
Next cohort launches…
Early January 2025
Day and time may change depending on availability of participants:
Thursdays, 10am Pacific / 11am Mountain / 12pm Central / 1pm Eastern
Online, Zoom
Looking for private individual coaching?
This is available too!
THE CONTENT
You will look at…
your life through the lens of two extraordinary folktales: The Handless Maiden and The Lindworm
your identity as the protagonist of your life’s stories
the origin story of your sense of purpose
a vision for your future story
a flyover view of your life’s stories from birth to the present
the layers of meaning connected to a specific wound story
the mythic archetypes in your life
forming new pathways of connection to yourself and others
the four pistons for driving a meaningful life forward
What does it cost?
What’s the value of SCRAPING OFF an OLD STORY AND LIVING INTO A NEW ONE?
(Hopefully, you said “quite a bit!”)
Many people invest $3,000-$5,000 or more for highly curated small-group processes.
Organizations regularly hire Michael to work with their teams and pay thousands of dollars per day.
For a fraction of the cost, you get access to his seasoned facilitation, original frameworks, wealth of wisdom, and more.
2025 cohorts will pay $1,497 per person. But for the inaugural 2024 cohorts, you receive all the same benefits for
only $897/person.
what does your investment get you?
12 weeks of powerful, individual and group processing with highly sought-after facilitator and coach, Michael McRay.
You get close-up, intimate interactions with the founder of Becoming Restoried. Michael has not only created the Becoming Restoried process; he has lived it. From healing from sexual assaults and attempted suicide, to learning to genuinely like himself, to reimagining a fulfilling life after divorce, Michael has done and is doing the deep work of becoming restoried himself. You get the benefit not only of his facilitation and coaching but also of his personal stories of walking the very path you’re undertaking. Michael is regularly paid 4-5 figures for facilitation and coaching. You get that same level of engagement for a fraction of the cost. You can read more about Michael below.
($5,000 minimum value)Accessible, online structure tailored to deliver clarity, insight, and hope within a schedule that works.
In-person retreats are wonderful experiences, and yet, they are not always accessible because they require multiple days away from home and responsibilities. This online structure of 1-hour weekly Zoom calls with asynchronous learning through videos, podcasts, and worksheets allows you to receive the same content, community, and coaching you’d get during a retreat. Except here, you don’t have to find childcare, take PTO, or spend extra money on travel. Plus, you get the added benefit of stretching out this supportive community across three months instead of a single weekend.
($700 minimum value)An understanding group of sincere humans walking the same path, with the same pain points, you are.
In the end, nothing compares to the healing power of community. What truly makes this focused cohort so special is the intimate connection you develop with the other people there. As the saying goes, the shortest distance between two people is a story. And in this cohort, the stories each person tells bring us within warm proximity to each other, allowing us to bask in the illuminating light of our shared experiences.
(Priceless)
That's a total value of at least $5,700.
Apply now to experience this for only $1497 $897.
Meet Michael MCray.
Michael McRay is an expert facilitator and certified experiential coach. He’s the author of multiple books, including the award-winning I Am Not Your Enemy. His writing has received praise from internationally acclaimed authors, like Ishmael Beah, Pádraig Ó Tuama, Raja Shehadeh, and National Book Award winner Colum McCann.
Michael’s story and facilitation experience and expertise are sought after by all types of organizations—from NASA to VMware and Cigna to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
Michael holds a Master’s in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation, as well as training certifications in Public Narrative, Conflict Coaching, and Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy.
His list of credentials is long. 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. This journey took a new turn when his 7-year marriage ended. He now navigates a healthy co-parenting relationship with his former spouse as they raise their young child in two loving homes.
Don’t miss this opportunity to work with Michael on the process of restorying the stories that no longer serve you.
HARRIS III
speaker, storyteller, and bestselling author of The Wonder Switch.
“I get the privilege of curating one of the world’s premier gatherings for storytellers. After 6 years of events and 100+ speakers, Michael remains one of our top-rated and most-loved speakers. That’s why we have continued to partner with him not only as a speaker, but a go-to coach for our community.
He’s quite simply one of the best there is.”
FAQs
IS THERE A PAYMENT PLAN OPTION?
It’s built-in actually. You’ll be charged $299/month each of the three months.
I CAN’T MAKE IT TO EVERY SESSION. IS THAT OKAY?
Group cohorts offer an intimate and connective space for participants to move through the process together. Because of this, it’s important for you to be consistently present each week. However, things come up of course — but I ask that you attend at least 10 of the 12 sessions, in an effort to foster group cohesion.
DO I NEED TO BE ON VIDEO FOR THESE CALLS?
Yes. As we engage in this sensitive work together, it is crucial to see and connect with each other fully. Therefore, I ask that your camera be turned on. Of course, there may be moments where you have to step away briefly, and that is okay.
IS THERE “HOMEWORK” IN BETWEEN SESSIONS?
Yes. Each week will have follow-up videos and worksheets to take you into the work. The calls will focus on coaching.
