DUES SIVE NATURA
DUES SIVE NATURA
IN NATURE WE TRUST
IN NATURE WE TRUST`
Find the Story Only You Can Tell
Discover and tell your story. Join Second Nature's first 6-week storytelling club.
Find the Story Only You Can Tell
Discover and tell your story. Join Second Nature's first 6-week storytelling club.
Find the Story Only You Can Tell
Discover and tell your story. Join Second Nature's first 6-week storytelling club.
Second Nature Club is a place to connect, learn, and create a personal story of transformation.
To tell a new story,
is to create a new world.
Begin with your own.
To tell a new story,
is to create a new world.
Begin with your own.
To tell a new story,
is to create a new world.
Begin with your own.
Why join the storytelling club?
When you create, it changes you. Transform the challenges of your past, present, and future into an impactful story.
6
weeks
A clear beginning and end that gives the work shape.
8
prompts
Structured invitations to explore what wants to be said.
12
people
Small group dynamic to foster connection
6
Feedback sessions
Regular reflection to refine your story as it forms.
Container
A six-week online container with a clear beginning and end that gives shape to transformation.
Find yourself
Understand where you are in a larger arc of change, rather than feeling lost or behind.
Learn the patterns
Study timeless storytelling patterns found in myth and recognize them unfolding in your own life.
Practice the craft
Write, create, and receive thoughtful feedback alongside other creatives and truth seekers.
Ground in nature
Reconnect with your true nature and a deep wisdom through nature-based mindfulness practices.
Reframe your past
Make sense of experiences that once felt confusing, fragmented, or painful. Discover your unique gifts inside those painful places.
Share you story
Finish with a story you’re proud of and willing to share, in the medium that feels most true to you.
Why join the storytelling club?
When you create, it changes you. Transform the challenges of your past, present, and future into an impactful story.
6
weeks
A clear beginning and end that gives the work shape.
8
prompts
Structured invitations to explore what wants to be said.
12
people
Small group dynamic to foster connection
6
Feedback sessions
Regular reflection to refine your story as it forms.
Container
A six-week online container with a clear beginning and end that gives shape to transformation.
Find yourself
Understand where you are in a larger arc of change, rather than feeling lost or behind.
Learn the patterns
Study timeless storytelling patterns found in myth and recognize them unfolding in your own life.
Practice the craft
Write, create, and receive thoughtful feedback alongside other creatives and truth seekers.
Ground in nature
Reconnect with your true nature and a deep wisdom through nature-based mindfulness practices.
Reframe your past
Make sense of experiences that once felt confusing, fragmented, or painful. In that process, discover your gifts.
Share you story
Finish with a story you’re proud of and willing to share, in the medium that feels most true to you.
Your host
For years, I told stories that moved millions. But I couldn't tell the one that mattered most: my own.
KYSON DANA
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
—
CHIEF EXISTENTIAL OFFICER
For 15 years I designed for brands like Rivian, Ford, Boosted Boards, Tesla, and Adobe to tell their stories. I've used brand storytelling to launch products and raise millions of dollars. I know how to create narratives that move people, build meaning, and drive change.
But my own story nearly broke me.
After a lifetime of devotion, I quit being Mormon. This theology was my whole worldview, and when it cracked, the sky and the ground disappeared at the same time. I went into freefall.
So I plunged into philosophy and psychology. I needed to understand reality and what was happening to me. I read everything from Descartes to Whitehead and Carl Jung to Joseph Campbell. I looked for patterns. I was lost on a map and couldn't find orientation.
I deconstructed every story I thought I knew to be true. As I did, the narratives that once anchored my life collapsed one by one. I fell into a terrible void of meaningless darkness. I didn't have a way out on my own. I stayed there too long.
…the narratives that once anchored my life collapsed one by one. I fell into a terrible void of meaningless darkness.
Slowly, through therapy, plant medicine, meditation, and spending time in nature, I learned to feel again. I began processing trauma. I let go of the inner critic.
Then I did something that changed everything: I turned my storytelling skills inward. I stopped searching out there and began exploring inside myself. I found my own arc. I turned my pain into art.
I made a film and told my story publicly. It connected ways I never imagined possible. In a short few weeks it was viewed by 300k+ people. I was flooded with messages from others sharing their own stories.
I quickly discovered my story wasn't just mine—it was shared by thousands. My suffering wasn't unique to Mormonism or my culture. It was universal. And so was my story of redemption.
If you feel called to shape your life into a story, I invite you in. I don't know the way, but I'd love to find it together.
I believe it is sacred to tell your personal story of your pain and loss — to recognize how it belongs to an ancient pattern of death, rebirth, and becoming.
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Your host
For years, I told stories that moved millions. But I couldn't tell the one that mattered most: my own.
KYSON DANA
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
—
CHIEF EXISTENTIAL OFFICER
For 15 years I designed for brands like Rivian, Ford, Boosted Boards, Tesla, and Adobe to tell their stories. I've used brand storytelling to launch products and raise millions of dollars. I know how to create narratives that move people, build meaning, and drive change.
But my own story nearly broke me.
After a lifetime of devotion, I quit being Mormon. This theology was my whole worldview, and when it cracked, the sky and the ground disappeared at the same time. I went into freefall.
So I plunged into philosophy and psychology. I needed to understand reality and what was happening to me. I read everything from Descartes to Whitehead and Carl Jung to Joseph Campbell. I looked for patterns. I was lost on a map and couldn't find orientation.
I deconstructed every story I thought I knew to be true. As I did, the narratives that once anchored my life collapsed one by one. I fell into a terrible void of meaningless darkness. I didn't have a way out on my own. I stayed there too long.
…the narratives that once anchored my life collapsed one by one. I fell into a terrible void of meaningless darkness.
Slowly, through therapy, plant medicine, meditation, and spending time in nature, I learned to feel again. I began processing trauma. I let go of the inner critic.
Then I did something that changed everything: I turned my storytelling skills inward. I stopped searching out there and began exploring inside myself. I found my own arc. I turned my pain into art.
I made a film and told my story publicly. It connected ways I never imagined possible. In a short few weeks it was viewed by 300k+ people. I was flooded with messages from others sharing their own stories.
I quickly discovered my story wasn't just mine—it was shared by thousands. My suffering wasn't unique to Mormonism or my culture. It was universal. And so was my story of redemption.
If you feel called to shape your life into a story, I invite you in. I don't know the way, but I'd love to find it together.
I believe it is sacred to tell your personal story of your pain and loss — to recognize how it belongs to an ancient pattern of death, rebirth, and becoming.
Read More
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Meet Kyson
For years, I told stories that moved millions. But I couldn't tell the one that mattered most: my own.
For 15 years I worked with brands as a Creative Director and Designer. I created for brands like Rivian, Ford, Boosted Boards, Tesla, and Adobe to tell their stories. I've used brand storytelling to launch exciting new products and branding to raise millions of dollars for startups and non-profits. I know how to create narratives that move people, build meaning, and drive change.
But my own story nearly broke me.
For the past decade I've lived in California, but I was born and raised in the Rocky Mountains of Utah, Wyoming and Idaho. My family of origin was incredibly religious but after a lifetime of devotion, I quit being Mormon in my late 20s.
Up until then, I had dedicated my whole life to this religion. I had served a two-year volunteer mission in Russia, married in the Salt Lake City LDS temple, and brought two children into the world—fully planning to raise them as devout Mormons too.
However, the emotional pain I learned to suppress began leaking out of me. I started questioning my life choices. My questions quickly snowballed into deep doubts and soon my whole life was falling apart.
…when it cracked, the sky and the ground disappeared at the same time.
This theology was my whole worldview, and when it cracked, the sky and the ground disappeared at the same time.
I went into freefall. It's hard to describe just how all-ecompassing this cosmological view of reality was was for me. I felt like Truman waking up to realize his whole world wasn't what he thought it was.
I plunged into philosophy and psychology. I needed to understand reality and what was happening to me. I read everything from Descartes to Whitehead and Carl Jung to Joseph Campbell. I looked for patterns. I was lost on a map and couldn't find orientation.
I deconstructed every story I thought I knew to be true. As I did, the narratives that once anchored my life collapsed one by one. I fell into a terrible void of meaningless darkness. I stayed there too long. I didn't have a way out on my own.
This theology was my whole worldview, and when it cracked, the sky and the ground disappeared at the same time.
I went into freefall. It's hard to describe just how all-ecompassing this cosmological view of reality was for me. I felt like Truman waking up to realize his whole world was set on a stage. It was a story. It wasn't true.
I plunged into philosophy and psychology. I needed to understand reality and what was happening to me. I read everything from Descartes to Whitehead and Carl Jung to Joseph Campbell. I looked for patterns. I was lost on a map and couldn't find orientation.
I deconstructed every story I thought I knew to be true. As I did, the narratives that once anchored my life collapsed one by one. I fell into a terrible void of meaningless darkness. I stayed there too long. I didn't have a way out on my own.
Slowly, through therapy, plant medicine, meditation, and spending time in nature, I learned to feel again. I began processing trauma. I let go of the inner critic.
Then I did something that changed everything: I turned my storytelling skills inward. I stopped searching out there and began exploring inside myself. I found my own arc. I turned my pain into art.
I made a film and told my story publicly. It connected ways I never imagined possible. In a short few weeks it was viewed by 300k+ people. I was flooded with messages from others sharing their own stories.
I quickly discovered my story wasn't just mine—it was shared by thousands. My suffering wasn't unique to Mormonism or my culture. It was universal. And so was my story of redemption.
It is sacred to tell your personal story of your pain and loss — to recognize how it belongs to an ancient pattern of death, rebirth, and becoming.
Read More
Meet Kyson
For years, I told stories that moved millions. But I couldn't tell the one that mattered most: my own.
For 15 years I worked with brands as a Creative Director and Designer. I created for brands like Rivian, Ford, Boosted Boards, Tesla, and Adobe to tell their stories. I've used brand storytelling to launch exciting new products and branding to raise millions of dollars for startups and non-profits. I know how to create narratives that move people, build meaning, and drive change.
But my own story nearly broke me.
For the past decade I've lived in California, but I was born and raised in the Rocky Mountains of Utah, Wyoming and Idaho. My family of origin was incredibly religious but after a lifetime of devotion, I quit being Mormon in my late 20s.
Up until then, I had dedicated my whole life to this religion. I had served a two-year volunteer mission in Russia, married in the Salt Lake City LDS temple, and brought two children into the world—fully planning to raise them as devout Mormons too.
However, the emotional pain I learned to suppress began leaking out of me. I started questioning my life choices. My questions quickly snowballed into deep doubts and soon my whole life was falling apart.
…when it cracked, the sky and the ground disappeared at the same time.
This theology was my whole worldview, and when it cracked, the sky and the ground disappeared at the same time.
I went into freefall. It's hard to describe just how all-ecompassing this cosmological view of reality was was for me. I felt like Truman waking up to realize his whole world wasn't what he thought it was.
I plunged into philosophy and psychology. I needed to understand reality and what was happening to me. I read everything from Descartes to Whitehead and Carl Jung to Joseph Campbell. I looked for patterns. I was lost on a map and couldn't find orientation.
I deconstructed every story I thought I knew to be true. As I did, the narratives that once anchored my life collapsed one by one. I fell into a terrible void of meaningless darkness. I stayed there too long. I didn't have a way out on my own.
This theology was my whole worldview, and when it cracked, the sky and the ground disappeared at the same time.
I went into freefall. It's hard to describe just how all-ecompassing this cosmological view of reality was for me. I felt like Truman waking up to realize his whole world was set on a stage. It was a story. It wasn't true.
I plunged into philosophy and psychology. I needed to understand reality and what was happening to me. I read everything from Descartes to Whitehead and Carl Jung to Joseph Campbell. I looked for patterns. I was lost on a map and couldn't find orientation.
I deconstructed every story I thought I knew to be true. As I did, the narratives that once anchored my life collapsed one by one. I fell into a terrible void of meaningless darkness. I stayed there too long. I didn't have a way out on my own.
Slowly, through therapy, plant medicine, meditation, and spending time in nature, I learned to feel again. I began processing trauma. I let go of the inner critic.
Then I did something that changed everything: I turned my storytelling skills inward. I stopped searching out there and began exploring inside myself. I found my own arc. I turned my pain into art.
I made a film and told my story publicly. It connected ways I never imagined possible. In a short few weeks it was viewed by 300k+ people. I was flooded with messages from others sharing their own stories.
I quickly discovered my story wasn't just mine—it was shared by thousands. My suffering wasn't unique to Mormonism or my culture. It was universal. And so was my story of redemption.
It is sacred to tell your personal story of your pain and loss — to recognize how it belongs to an ancient pattern of death, rebirth, and becoming.
What others are saying
In a short period of time, Kyson's stories have garnered 10K comments of grief and healing. When we share, we come together.
In a short period of time, Kyson's stories have garnered 10K comments of grief and healing. When we share, we come together.
"I saw [Kyson's film] twice. Once by myself and then I brought Zaya to watch it as well as it touched me deeply. Honest, sincere, touching."
"I saw [Kyson's film] twice. Once by myself and then I brought Zaya to watch it as well as it touched me deeply. Honest, sincere, touching."
"I saw [Kyson's film] twice. Once by myself and then I brought Zaya to watch it as well as it touched me deeply. Honest, sincere, touching."
Maurizio & Zaya Benazzo
Directors of 'The Wisdom of Trauma' with Gabor Mate. Founders of the Science and Non-Duality
"We have been so moved by Kyson's art, his work, and his voice. It is no small thing to create such beauty—the deep kind that resonates, stirs, moves, and heals."
"We have been so moved by Kyson's art, his work, and his voice. It is no small thing to create such beauty—the deep kind that resonates, stirs, moves, and heals."
"We have been so moved by Kyson's art, his work, and his voice. It is no small thing to create such beauty—the deep kind that resonates, stirs, moves, and heals."
John & Margi Dehlin
Founders & Hosts of Mormon Stories Podcast
"It is rare that you come across somebody with as much talent as Kyson Dana. We've had projects publicly featured and awarded because of his great work."
"It is rare that you come across somebody with as much talent as Kyson Dana. We've had projects publicly featured and awarded because of his great work."
"It is rare that you come across somebody with as much talent as Kyson Dana. We've had projects publicly featured and awarded because of his great work."
Garth Pratt
Ex- Apple Creative Director / Filmmaker
I cried watching your video because I felt like I was watching my own life story. I felt seen for the first time.
@atitlan1222
This isn’t just a story about a mission; it’s a story about the human soul trying to survive. I finally feel understood.
@sladapple33
I am a veteran diagnosed with PTSD. Your video touched me deeply.
@carlonayres8419
Wow! I’ve been home 35 years and tonight I finally allowed myself to grieve. Thank you for your willingness to share. You have truly given me a long awaited gift!
@tamimaldonado-mancebo3966
You really have a knack for telling a story that is mesmerizing. Speak the truth always.`
@conorferguson
Thank you. I havent cried since my mission but that changed tonight.
@jordangold7562
This resonates so deeply for me, inspirational in more ways than I can say. I'll now be posting some of my own stories too.
@cactusforvrr
You’ve articulated the 'quiet' trauma that usually stays buried. Hearing it out loud is life-changing.
@gradup74bron
Watching you share your experience and the way you’re healing gives us so much hope.
@atitlan1222
It’s like you reached into my brain and pulled out the thoughts I was too afraid to think.
@undselving
I had no idea I needed this. ❤
@stegopotamus
You put into words things I have buried so deep.
@bcamero82
This is the most raw and inspiring autobiographical documentary I've honestly ever seen. Heart opening.
@AlchemyRising
I’ve spent years trying to explain this feeling to my therapist. I’m just going to show them your video instead.
@nuefarmerw08
What a powerful sharing of your story. It makes me want to share my own"
@xalaxie
There is goodness out there. This gave me hope.
@webconcierge3753
This documentary feels worthy of HBO — it’s exceptionally well produced. Thank you for sharing your story and talent for telling that story.
@richardthoms88
What a powerful sharing of your story. It makes me want to share my own"
@xalaxie
I am a veteran diagnosed with PTSD. Your video touched me deeply.
@carlonayres8419
You’ve articulated the 'quiet' trauma that usually stays buried. Hearing it out loud is life-changing.
@gradup74bron
Watching you share your experience and the way you’re healing gives us so much hope.
@atitlan1222
There is goodness out there. This gave me hope.
@webconcierge3753
This documentary feels worthy of HBO — it’s exceptionally well produced. Thank you for sharing your story and talent for telling that story.
@richardthoms88
Thank you. I havent cried since my mission but that changed tonight.
@jordangold7562
I had no idea I needed this. ❤
@stegopotamus
This isn’t just a story about a mission; it’s a story about the human soul trying to survive. I finally feel understood.
@sladapple33
This is the most raw and inspiring autobiographical documentary I've honestly ever seen. Heart opening.
@AlchemyRising
I’ve spent years trying to explain this feeling to my therapist. I’m just going to show them your video instead.
@nuefarmerw08
This resonates so deeply for me, inspirational in more ways than I can say. I'll now be posting some of my own stories too.
@cactusforvrr
Wow! I’ve been home 35 years and tonight I finally allowed myself to grieve. Thank you for your willingness to share. You have truly given me a long awaited gift!
@tamimaldonado-mancebo3966
It’s like you reached into my brain and pulled out the thoughts I was too afraid to think.
@undselving
You really have a knack for telling a story that is mesmerizing. Speak the truth always.`
@conorferguson
I cried watching your video because I felt like I was watching my own life story. I felt seen for the first time.
@atitlan1222
You put into words things I have buried so deep.
@bcamero82
I cried watching your video because I felt like I was watching my own life story. I felt seen for the first time.
@atitlan1222
You put into words things I have buried so deep.
@bcamero82
I’ve spent years trying to explain this feeling to my therapist. I’m just going to show them your video instead.
@nuefarmerw08
This resonates so deeply for me, inspirational in more ways than I can say. I'll now be posting some of my own stories too.
@cactusforvrr
What a powerful sharing of your story. It makes me want to share my own"
@xalaxie
Watching you share your experience and the way you’re healing gives us so much hope.
@atitlan1222
Wow! I’ve been home 35 years and tonight I finally allowed myself to grieve. Thank you for your willingness to share. You have truly given me a long awaited gift!
@tamimaldonado-mancebo3966
There is goodness out there. This gave me hope.
@webconcierge3753
It’s like you reached into my brain and pulled out the thoughts I was too afraid to think.
@undselving
You really have a knack for telling a story that is mesmerizing. Speak the truth always.`
@conorferguson
I had no idea I needed this. ❤
@stegopotamus
This isn’t just a story about a mission; it’s a story about the human soul trying to survive. I finally feel understood.
@sladapple33
This is the most raw and inspiring autobiographical documentary I've honestly ever seen. Heart opening.
@AlchemyRising
I am a veteran diagnosed with PTSD. Your video touched me deeply.
@carlonayres8419
You’ve articulated the 'quiet' trauma that usually stays buried. Hearing it out loud is life-changing.
@gradup74bron
This documentary feels worthy of HBO — it’s exceptionally well produced. Thank you for sharing your story and talent for telling that story.
@richardthoms88
Thank you. I havent cried since my mission but that changed tonight.
@jordangold7562
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What is Second Nature?
How does storytelling help with healing?
I'm still healing. Am I a good fit?
Do I have to share my story publicly?
Is this a religious community?
Are Christian or religous people welcome?
I haven’t experienced religious trauma—is this still for me?
Is it safe to share my story here?
I’m not a filmmaker. Should I join?
What are the dates?
How much does it cost?
When and where will we meet?
Why do I have to apply?
Who gets selected?
What is Second Nature?
How does storytelling help with healing?
I'm still healing. Am I a good fit?
Do I have to share my story publicly?
Is this a religious community?
Are Christian or religous people welcome?
I haven’t experienced religious trauma—is this still for me?
Is it safe to share my story here?
I’m not a filmmaker. Should I join?
What are the dates?
How much does it cost?
When and where will we meet?
Why do I have to apply?
Who gets selected?