A full-day interactive experience to explore, reflect, laugh and rewrite what’s possible... and a hilariously healing one woman inspiring comedy show that evening!

What if your best chapter hasn’t been written yet?

The stories we carry shape what we believe, what we expect and what we allow ourselves to imagine. Some stories help us grow. Others keep us rooted in fear, perfectionism, old expectations or versions of ourselves we have already outgrown.

Rewrite Your Story is a powerful, interactive full-day experience designed to help you uncover the stories you are ready to release, reframe and rewrite.

Led by playwright, comedian and keynote speaker Merit Kahn and author, speaker and resilience expert Kylee Marshall, this day blends meaningful reflection, honest conversation, practical exercises and plenty of laughter. You will explore where your stories came from, how they have shaped your choices and what becomes possible when you begin telling yourself a new one.

Through Merit’s signature mix of humor, storytelling and emotional intelligence, you will learn how changing your perspective can change what comes next. Kylee will guide you through powerful conversations about fear, gratitude, courage, perfectionism and using the “dirt” of your life as a place to grow.

Together, Merit and Kylee will help you:

Recognize the stories and beliefs that may be holding you back
Separate what happened from the meaning you gave it
Release fear, perfectionism and expectations that no longer fit
Reframe difficult experiences with greater compassion and possibility
Reconnect with your courage, purpose and next chapter
Leave with a meaningful action you can begin taking immediately

This is not a day of sitting quietly while two speakers talk at you. It is an engaging, supportive experience filled with reflection, conversation, writing, connection and laughter.

You do not have to rewrite your entire life in one day. But you may leave ready to change the next line.

Your Guides

Merit Kahn is a playwright, comedian, keynote speaker and Emotional Intelligence expert who has spent more than two decades helping people change the stories that shape their lives, relationships and results. Her approach combines humor, insight and practical tools that make personal growth feel human, memorable and surprisingly fun.

Kylee Marshall is a Colorado author, speaker and recovering perfectionist. Her memoir, Of Dirt and Wildflowers, explores resilience, courage and finding the space to grow through life’s most difficult seasons. Her interactive work empowers people to release what no longer serves them and move forward with greater gratitude and purpose.

Saturday, September 19

The Art Center | Grand Junction, Colorado

9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Rewrite Your Story Full-Day Workshop

7:00–8:30 p.m.
Optimistic Personality Disorder show

After a day spent rewriting your story, return that evening for Merit’s hilarious and heartfelt one-woman show, Optimistic Personality Disorder. If a TED Talk and a tequila shot had a baby, it would be this show.

Come for the insight. Stay for the laughter. Leave ready for what comes next.