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Summary

A Mile in My Shoes – A Monthly Storytelling Night Full of Empowering Stories

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Ever wondered how someone else sees the world? What life is like for other people? Come to our monthly storytelling nights for a night of empowering stories as we wriggle our toes into other people's shoes and take a walk in them.

We are taking a short break until after the summer!

7 May marked the final storytelling night of our fourth (!) academic season. Thank you all for listening to our amazing storytellers. Thank you, dear storytellers, for sharing your personal, heartfelt, funny, and often vulnerable stories.

We are pleased to announce that we will be back in September for another year of storytelling. Until then, we wish you all a wonderful summer filled with laughter, connection, and the creation of many more stories.

Next Show — 10 September 2026

🕗 20:00–22:00
📍 Theater De Wilde Wereld

About A Mile in My Shoes

A mile in my shoes is a collaboration between Wageningen University and EEH productions, and consists of a series of storytelling events and workshops around diversity & inclusion topics. Even as children, people learn about the world, themselves and others through the stories they are told. Stories convey personal experiences, values, emotions and can forge connections among people. They allow you to connect with a person, the storyteller, and give insight into their life.

Share your story

Do you want to share your story? You are welcome to join one of the upcoming workshops to learn how. You might surprise yourself and tell your story during a show! All will be met and handled with the delicacy and respect that everyone’s story deserves.

New workshops will be planned from September 2026 onward. If you are interested, please sign up and we will send you an email as soon as new workshops have been planned.

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Resources & Support

During 'A Mile in My Shoes' storytelling nights, you will hear true stories from people in the WUR community. These stories can be entertaining, thought-provoking, emotional and moving. If any of the stories trigger something you need support with, please know that Wageningen University offers various forms of guidance for students.

Student Dean
The student deans advise and assist students confidentially with questions concerning areas such as: studying with a disability, study delay due to special circumstances, (temporary) termination of enrolment, financial matters, advice, complaints, or conflicts.

Student Psychologist
The student psychologist can help you with personal issues that can lead to study delay or with study-related health problems. You can come to us with family problems, study stress, insecurity, anxiety or gloominess.

Student Life Coach
Talk with an experienced life coach about life. These are short consultations. A conversation with a good listener may just take a load off your mind. There are life coaches who specialise in grief & mourning.

For a more extensive list of guidance that we offer, and an overview of who to contact for what, please go to the webpage: Student Guidance, Find your Way.

A Mile in My Shoes