I have given this talk countless times and it is one of my favorites because it resonates so beautifully for so many people. My favorite social worker of all time was Virginia Satir. I first "met" Virginia in 1997, when I was introduced to her poem, I AM ME. I AM ME is a manifesto of self-acceptance, self-compassion and authenticity. I was absolutely captivated by her spirit and wanted to learn as much about her as possible. Almost 20 years later, I was given the opportunity to do a week long intensive on Satir's work and was introduced to her "self-esteem" toolkit. The toolkit includes a magic wand, a wisdom box, a heart, a courage stick, a key of possibility, a yes/no medallion and a magnifying glass. All of the "tools" are considered inner resources that we can call on whenever we need to come back to ourselves. I was completely fascinated and could not wait to incorporate this work with clients and I also got super excited about what seemed to be a nod to the Wizard of Oz. I would later come across, Jean Houston's book, The Wizard of Us. I could not get enough of the rich metaphors, archetypes and wisdom about self-discovery, the power of storms to transform us and HOME.  Several months later, I was asked to do a talk at the Inspiration Lab Conference in Wilmington, NC about overcoming storms as our community was beginning to heal from the devastation of Hurricane Florence. I wove together Satir and Houston and Lisa and this is where I landed.