The Hero's Journey
Mckenzie Prisock
The Return
Call to Adventure
I found out how to graduate highschool, go to college, get a career, and still learning solutions to everyday problems. I slowly learned how to cope in better ways and used a reference of what not to do in my life to make something more for my siblings. My sister is grown now and my brother is 11, but I talk to him daily and chose to only go to school an hour away so I could still protect him. I am still going through obstacles daily and more than mentioned, but it's all helped me to help my family have an example. My cousin in another state plans to go to college because I did it. It's a rare thing for my family, so my journey shared is what led me to here.
The hero returns to the ordinary world with a solution to benefit everyone
My call to adventure would be stepping up to raise my siblings while my mother was in prison repeatedly and their and my dad's either in jail or hours away not wanting to help.
The hero is presented with a problem
The Reluctant Hero
When the adventure is presented the hero is reluctant to act
The Resurrection
The hero comes from the unique world, changed from experience-Sometimes enduring an ordeal again
From an early age I was raising my sister and myself while my mom was struggling with addictions. Around eleven is when I had to start missing school to stay at the hospital for weeks with my younger brother who had RSV or attending school functions. In highschool is when I grew a struggle to choose to focus on my future or raise my siblings.
After my mother was out of the picture for a few years, my siblings began to calm down and everyone was able to get a healthy routine. I learned how to help my sister and support my brother. I found a balance for school, family, and work. I saw an example of what not to do and keep aiming for better, refusing to let myself fall into the same family cycle of drugs, abuse, and jail.
The hero finds someone who gives helpful advice
The Road Back
The hero isn't safe yet, can still be pursed by venegful forces
Mentors
My road back wasn't easy. I was falling behind in school and ended up getting a stomach disease due to too much stress and not eating appropiately. My sister was falling into a bad group of frineds and doing drugs and self harm. I couldn't stop her from partying at 13, but it became harder to handle. I became overpwoered with mental struggles.
I was very fortunate to have a lot of mentors throughout my journey. My grandparents were always trying to help and being there when they could, but they had to work fulltime to support my siblings and I. I had teachers who would let me stay after school to catch up on work that I missed and would end up being my biggest help and support.
This is the moment the hero goes out of their comfort zone and begins the adventure
After surviving death or extranious siutations the hero takes the treasure. Whethere that's knowledge or expereince
The hero must encounter allies and enemies and pass test to prepare for the adventure
Seizing the Sword
The hero faces extranious siutations, even death sometimes to obtain the objective
Crossing the Threshold
I knew after that experience with my mother and family who didn't prevent anything, that I would protect my siblings from then on. I didn't care about the grades in highs school and attendance, but just about my siblings getting to experience an easier life. I used the knowledge of abusing drugs to prevent me from gaining drug addictions and trying to steer my siblings in that same direction.
I knew I couldn't abandon my siblings to worry about a better future for myself. I had to start caring for them every morning, afternoon and night. I would be the one to check medications and homework. This was just the beginning.
The Ordeal
Test, Allies, and Enemies
My mother struggled with addiction heavily. She sold drugs and was abusive. The cops wouldn't intervene, but one day she was arrested for selling drugs. She was facing 16 years and took it out on me until I got a knife held to my throat and the neighbors called the cops from witnessing her kicking me on the ground outside in the face repeatedly until I had a black eye. This situation was detrimental to me and scared me to think my siblings would have to endure anything like I did growing up and in that moment.
Throughout school I had to hear everyone call me a "coke-head" because my mother was in prison for that and I've always been a slim lady, but having to raise my two siblings also caused me to miss a lot of school. Two siblings with behavioral issues that scream and yell just becuase they have to wake up and demean you jsut because you're the first person they see made me contemplate repeatedly, is this worth it? Missing the bus to make sure my siblings had gone to school or someone to look after them. The mornings of screaming, breakdowns, exhaustion, worry and much more was just the beginning.
Circle sector diagram
Mckenzie Prisock
Created on November 3, 2023
Start designing with a free template
Discover more than 1500 professional designs like these:
View
HR Organizational Chart
View
SWOT PRO
View
Branching diagram
View
Fishbone Diagram
View
Puzzle Diagram
View
Gear Diagram
View
Square Timeline Diagram
Explore all templates
Transcript
The Hero's Journey
Mckenzie Prisock
The Return
Call to Adventure
I found out how to graduate highschool, go to college, get a career, and still learning solutions to everyday problems. I slowly learned how to cope in better ways and used a reference of what not to do in my life to make something more for my siblings. My sister is grown now and my brother is 11, but I talk to him daily and chose to only go to school an hour away so I could still protect him. I am still going through obstacles daily and more than mentioned, but it's all helped me to help my family have an example. My cousin in another state plans to go to college because I did it. It's a rare thing for my family, so my journey shared is what led me to here.
The hero returns to the ordinary world with a solution to benefit everyone
My call to adventure would be stepping up to raise my siblings while my mother was in prison repeatedly and their and my dad's either in jail or hours away not wanting to help.
The hero is presented with a problem
The Reluctant Hero
When the adventure is presented the hero is reluctant to act
The Resurrection
The hero comes from the unique world, changed from experience-Sometimes enduring an ordeal again
From an early age I was raising my sister and myself while my mom was struggling with addictions. Around eleven is when I had to start missing school to stay at the hospital for weeks with my younger brother who had RSV or attending school functions. In highschool is when I grew a struggle to choose to focus on my future or raise my siblings.
After my mother was out of the picture for a few years, my siblings began to calm down and everyone was able to get a healthy routine. I learned how to help my sister and support my brother. I found a balance for school, family, and work. I saw an example of what not to do and keep aiming for better, refusing to let myself fall into the same family cycle of drugs, abuse, and jail.
The hero finds someone who gives helpful advice
The Road Back
The hero isn't safe yet, can still be pursed by venegful forces
Mentors
My road back wasn't easy. I was falling behind in school and ended up getting a stomach disease due to too much stress and not eating appropiately. My sister was falling into a bad group of frineds and doing drugs and self harm. I couldn't stop her from partying at 13, but it became harder to handle. I became overpwoered with mental struggles.
I was very fortunate to have a lot of mentors throughout my journey. My grandparents were always trying to help and being there when they could, but they had to work fulltime to support my siblings and I. I had teachers who would let me stay after school to catch up on work that I missed and would end up being my biggest help and support.
This is the moment the hero goes out of their comfort zone and begins the adventure
After surviving death or extranious siutations the hero takes the treasure. Whethere that's knowledge or expereince
The hero must encounter allies and enemies and pass test to prepare for the adventure
Seizing the Sword
The hero faces extranious siutations, even death sometimes to obtain the objective
Crossing the Threshold
I knew after that experience with my mother and family who didn't prevent anything, that I would protect my siblings from then on. I didn't care about the grades in highs school and attendance, but just about my siblings getting to experience an easier life. I used the knowledge of abusing drugs to prevent me from gaining drug addictions and trying to steer my siblings in that same direction.
I knew I couldn't abandon my siblings to worry about a better future for myself. I had to start caring for them every morning, afternoon and night. I would be the one to check medications and homework. This was just the beginning.
The Ordeal
Test, Allies, and Enemies
My mother struggled with addiction heavily. She sold drugs and was abusive. The cops wouldn't intervene, but one day she was arrested for selling drugs. She was facing 16 years and took it out on me until I got a knife held to my throat and the neighbors called the cops from witnessing her kicking me on the ground outside in the face repeatedly until I had a black eye. This situation was detrimental to me and scared me to think my siblings would have to endure anything like I did growing up and in that moment.
Throughout school I had to hear everyone call me a "coke-head" because my mother was in prison for that and I've always been a slim lady, but having to raise my two siblings also caused me to miss a lot of school. Two siblings with behavioral issues that scream and yell just becuase they have to wake up and demean you jsut because you're the first person they see made me contemplate repeatedly, is this worth it? Missing the bus to make sure my siblings had gone to school or someone to look after them. The mornings of screaming, breakdowns, exhaustion, worry and much more was just the beginning.