Our

STORY

The mission of Quiet Storm is to guide the storytelling process.

The purpose is to help bridge creative potential.

The vision is personal and collective growth.

We are storytellers with a purpose.

We Value

Personal and collective healing
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Resilience, Awareness, Collaboration

In 2020, Danielle Ramirez wanted to bring women together to tell their stories. After googling the term, "Being Wichita Women" most of the search results included articles detailing violence against women. It was time to change the narrative. In 2022, the Being Wichita Women book was published including stories from 30 local women exploring trauma, adversity, resilience and healing.

This was more than a book - - it was an experience. Since 2020

We distributed over 1,000 copies
Donated over $7,000 back to local non-profits and businesses from sales
Translated the book to Spanish and support the work of SER Empowerment Circles
Sold online and locally at Left on Read, Reverie Roasters, The Hereafter and Watermark Books
Available for free at the Wichita Public Library and other libraries across Kansas!

That landmark book project birthed a deeper purpose: Quiet Storm Services, which was established in 2022.

Since then, founder Danielle Ramirez has been privileged to do the work she loves. Quiet Storm has grown its list of partnership-published books, collaborated meaningfully with people and groups across the state and world and has continued to grow, slowly and surely, and now offers a colorful array of services including...

Hybrid Publishing
Fundraising Support
Journaling & Creative Sessions
Writing Retreats
Consulting & Coaching
Story / Manuscript Development
Breakthrough Storytelling Duo
Lasting Legacy Program
FREE Recorded Readings
Book Talk Tuesday
Live Interactive Sessions

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Meet the Founder

What makes Quiet Storm unique?

Trauma-informed services & books
Certified in Mental Health First Aid
Meets IBPA Hybrid Publisher criteria

What does it mean to be trauma-informed?

Six Principles of Trauma Informed Care

1. Safety

Throughout the organization, staff and the people they serve feel physically and psychologically safe.

2. Trustworthiness and transparency

Organizational operations and decisions are conducted with transparency and the goal of building and maintaining trust among staff, clients, and family members of those receiving services.

3. Peer support and mutual self-help

These are integral to the organizational and service delivery approach and are understood as a key vehicle for building trust, establishing safety, and empowerment.

4. Collaboration and mutuality

There is recognition that healing happens in relationships and in the meaningful sharing of power and decision-making. The organization recognizes that everyone has a role to play in a trauma-informed approach. One does not have to be a therapist to be therapeutic.

5. Empowerment voice, and choice

Organization aims to strengthen the staff, client, and family members's experience of choice and recognizes that every person's experience is unique and requires an individualized approach. This builds on what clients, staff, and communities have to offer, rather than responding to perceived deficits.

6. Cultural, historical, and gender issues

The organization actively moves past cultural stereotypes and biases , offers culturally responsive services, leverages the healing value of traditional cultural connections, and recognizes and addresses historical trauma.

Source: Centers for Disease Control

What are IBPA Hybrid Publisher criteria?

IBPA's Hybrid Publisher Criteria points to functions that a reputable hybrid publisher is expected to perform.

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Publishing Champions

Two sources of inspiration for Quiet Storm are Row House Publishing & Microcosm Publishing.

Row House Publishing is “Raising the Volume on Voices That Matter and publishing books at the intersection of literature and social justice."

Microcosm Publishing describes itself as having "a reputation for teaching self-empowerment, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom, influencing other publishers large and small with books and bookettes about DIY skills, food, zines, and art."