Have you ever contemplated suicide? Do you feel hopeless, unmotivated, and disconnected from the world around you? Do you believe you can turn a bad situation around?

You are Adam.

MENTIONS: National Institute of Mental Health https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/depression/index.shtml

A Face Project, EP 11 Chris http://www.afaceproject.com/podcasts/ep11-chris/

Music: Daniel Zamzow (story) Nctrnm (episode)

NOTES:

• [0:00] Adam’s thoughts on things getting better
• [2:10] Natalie introduces AFP and opens the show
• [3:15] Suicide & depression might not be appropriate for kids, depending on their age
• [3:45] NIMH is a good resource if you think you may be depressed
• [4:45] Major signs & symptoms of depression from NIMH
• [6:15] If this subject resonates, listen to Chris, EP 11
• [8:00] Adam’s story begins
• [9:30] Adam’s childhood neighbor and the abuse surrounding that household
• [11:15] Adam describes his self-destructive behaviors
• [11:45] Adam never revealed to his parents his trigger
• [12:45] Adam accepts depression as part of who he is despite marriage and a new life
• [13:40] Adam realized
• [15:00] Divorce
• [16:30] Depression gets worse
• [17:25] Just before suicide
• [19:00] I can kill myself tomorrow
• [20:45] Adam starts church and things improve
• [22:00] Adam gets married again
• [23:45] I’m a stronger person, I can help others
• [27:12] Final thoughts

Has letting go or surrendering ever been a challenge for you? Do you practice yoga? Is spiritual connection and growth important to you?

You are Chelsea.

MENTIONS: Podcast Movement 2017 - http://podcastmovement.com/ Photos: Instagram @jenningsphoto - https://www.instagram.com/jenningsphoto/

NOTES:

• [1:10] Summer vacation, plus the timelessness of our approach
• [2:25] Natalie talks about new goals for AFP and our first-person storytelling style
• [3:30] Today’s story is one from the archives
• [4:15] The difficulty in surrendering
• [4:45] Natalie talks about selling everything she owns and what it’s like throwing things away that are sentimental or have been a part of your life for a long time
• [5:45] Join the conversation in our FB group: A Face Project Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/afaceprojectcommunity/
• [6:55] Let’s meet up at Podcast Movement 2017!
• [7:15] Chelsea’s story
• [7:45] Spirituality and yoga
• [8:05] How a basic pose like mountain pose (tadasana) can be subtly difficult
• [9:12] The beauty of yoga
• [9:40] The post the Chelsea struggles with the most and why
• [10:00] “It’s so hard to completely surrender…”
• [10:40] Start with the breath first
• [11:12] Get your mind there when you practice
• [11:45] “I wanted to be of service to something bigger than myself.”
• [12:00] How yoga has changed her life
• [12:45] PM17 in Anaheim, CA
• [13:05] Natalie will be booking head shots for PM17 - https://afaceproject.lpages.co/pm17headshots/

Do you struggle with personal identity based on some part of your upbringing? Does it feel like you have a lot to say but don’t know how to get it all out? Have you ever been bothered by something you can’t change about yourself?

You are Teague.

MENTIONS:

www.afaceproject.com

The New Folklore: Lyrical Tales for Dreamers & Thinkers http://www.northstarpress.com/store/p622/The_New_Folklore%3A_Lyrical_Tales_for_Dreamers_%26_Thinkers.html

Circuit Sessions streaming at TeagueAlexy.com

Wisecracks & Roadside Flats podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-4-rocky-mountain-false-alarm/id1206032738?i=1000384839529&mt=2

NOTES:

• [1:30] Natalie introduces Teague and story #30
• [2:20] Issue 4 of the magazine is in the store!
• [3:00] Teague’s conversation with Natalie to catch up and talk shop
• [4:30] Podcasting as a good avenue for storytelling & music
• [5:45] The ability to change your name in show biz
• [8:20] Standing out as an adult vs a kid
• [9:00] How to find Teague
• [10:00] Teague’s story: thoughts on his name
• [10:45] How Teague came to be
• [11:30] Being Teague in a New Jersey school
• [12:12] Teague’s name announced on the PA for the first time
• [13:30] “I want to have something to say. I don’t just wanna be up there singing for the sound of my own voice.”
• [15:00] Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank
• [16:25] What Teague likes about playing guitar
• [17:15] Songwriting process
• [19:10] How to support us
• [20:20] Teague: “Don’t Go”

Is education important to you? Have you received mixed-message reviews at work for a job you feel you excel at? Are you a public or private school teacher?

You are Rebecca.

Extras & mentions:

Our website: www.afaceproject.comJOIN OUR COMMUNITY ON FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/afaceprojectcommunity Instagram: @afaceproject – https://www.instagram.com/afaceproject/ Design: Woulds Design – www.wouldsdesign.com Photography: Natalie Jennings – http://www.nataliechampajennings.com/ MAGAZINE! – http://www.afaceproject.com/magazine/all-issues/

More info & view slideshow at http://www.afaceproject.com/podcasts/ep29-rebecca/

NOTES:

• [3:45] Join our Facebook community!
• [4:00] What is the hardest part about being a teacher?
• [5:20] Attention teachers FB post: What is a positive or negative aspect of being a teacher?
• [5:50] Rebecca’s story
• [7:55] Really interesting journey and difficult start of the year
• [8:55] Worked really hard to turn things around
• [9:25] Teachers are observed around 3 times per year
• [11:50] Why observations are necessary but tricky
• [13:35] Everyone but one let go for next year
• [15:00] Downside of American mentality
• [17:00] Overabundance of teachers and not enough jobs for all of them
• [18:15] People become teachers because they want to do this job

Have you ever pushed yourself mentally and physically? Do you have a desire to compete–or have you competed–in a triathalon, marathon, or Ironman? Are you interested human anatomy and discovering the limits of the human body?

You are Jason.

Mentioned in this episode: Ironman official site - www.ironman.com/#axzz4iV40R3ql

YouTube crowd clip: https://youtu.be/OK2qVoLDCbw

NOTES:

• [0:00] No pain
• [2:05] Today’s episode explores how far you can push your body mentally, physically, & emotionally
• [3:30] Join us on Facebook and check out Ask the Storyteller! – www.facebook.com/groups/afaceprojectcommunity/
• [4:25] We have a magazine to go with this podcast! www.afaceproject.com
• [6:05] Jason’s story
• [6:25] The 3 legs of the journey and Jason’s times
• [6:50] What made Jason want to do this race?
• [8:50] What happens if you don’t finish in 17 hours?
• [11:00] About training
• [11:55] Jason’s background including his PhD
• [12:45] Jason’s body type was not an endurance type when he started
• [13:35] How the day starts on race day
• [16:00] The wetsuit strippers
• [17:45] The transition from swim to bike
• [18:40] Mile 35 on the bike
• [19:30] Age on your calf
• [21:25] Getting off the bike after nearly 7 hours
• [23:20] Eating while racing
• [24:50] Going to the bathroom on the bike
• [25:35] The suntan lotion clowns
• [27:20] You just start getting tired
• [27:40] Racing the sun
• [29:45] The final stretch
• [31:20] After you finish
• [32:40] Why?
• [34:30] How the race has changed Jason’s approach to treating patients
• [36:00] Anybody

Do you ever wonder what your purpose is in life? Is helping others important to you? Do you value faith, family, friends, and your fellow man? You are Eugene.

Mentioned in this episode: Great Commission Outreach - http://greatcommissionoutreach.org/Photography - www.nataliechampajennings.com

NOTES:

• 1:00 “This can’t be what life is about…”
• 2:00 Thank you for supporting us & a little about our magazine
• 3:00 Free copy of our magazine if you sign up at www.afaceproject.com
• 3:30 Ask the Storyteller in our FB group: A Face Project Community -https://www.facebook.com/groups/afaceprojectcommunity/
• 6:00 What is one way that you contribute positively to your community?
• 8:20 Eugene’s story begins
• 9:30 Moved from Kenya to Dallas, TX
• 10:12 “Guatemala is a part of a journey…”
• 12:00 “What does he have that I don’t have?”
• 13:20 Friends are lifetime friends. “I have trouble with superficial conversation.”
• 14:45 Opened third urgent care
• 15:20 Eugene takes his first mission trip to Armenia
• 16:16 “We saw 10,000 in five days.”
• 16:50 We started to get criticism about the mission trips
• 17:40 Started Great Commission Outreach
• 17:45 Opened a free clinic with Javier and Larry
• 18:30 Third criticism about if they are really helping people
• 19:25 First stop Chuluc, second stop La Pila
• 20:20 “If you ask and I’m able to do it, I’ll do it.”
• 21:00 Basket delivered every two weeks
• 21:40 Our duty is to act. To help those in need unconditionally.
• 22:40 Original intent of Christianity
• 22:50 “My big thing is community.”
• 23:55 My core values: faith, family, friends, and fellow man
• 24:35 “I’m a flawed individual.”
• 25:25 What does a life well-lived look like?
• 26:12 Does God really exist?
• 26:40 “My gift is seeing the gift in others and drawing it out.”
• 27:45 See photographs of Eugene and Guatemala - http://www.afaceproject.com/podcasts/

Do you read or write poetry? Do you struggle with addiction? Are you interested in the history of New York City?

Then you are Geoff.

Mentioned in this episode:

Geoff’s books:  themcsorleypoems.net

Geoff’s son’s book: http://a.co/j7zv4Le - https://www.amazon.com/dp/0316231592

McSorley’s website: https://mcsorleysoldalehouse.nyc/

AA: http://www.aa.org/

Joseph Mitchell: Up In the Old Hotel - http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210783.Up_in_the_Old_Hotel

Photograph of Babe Ruth: Nat Fein - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nat_Fein

Music:

Billy Murray “The Streets of New York”

Hyden Quartet “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”

NOTES:

• 2:00 Join our FB community group! - https://www.facebook.com/groups/afaceprojectcommunity/
• 2:15 Info about Ask the Storyteller
• 3:00 Next Ask the Storyteller is Julia (episode #2). She will be LIVE Sunday May 7th, 7pm CST in A Face Project: Community group on Facebook
• 3:45 Natalie loses her voice
• 5:50 About McSorley’s Wonderful Saloon and Joseph Mitchell
• 9:45 Geoff’s story begins…”It’s the oldest operating bar in New York City…”
• 11:00 Geoff gets an apartment above McSorley’s
• 11:30 Grew up in an abusive household
• 12:20 Geoff’s mother falls ill
• 14:00 Geoff starts a writing program in NYC
• 15:00 Started working the bar 44 years ago
• 15:20 Recognizes he has a drinking problem
• 16:20 Starts to feel suicidal and attends his first AA meeting
• 18:30 Bar patrons try to get Geoff to drink after he was sober
• 19:00 You lose friends, but it becomes about surviving
• 20:15 “You don’t drink one day at a time.”
• 21:25 “It’s the little things that can really drive people to drink.”
• 22:11 The bar is where he is supposed to be
• 22:57 Everything in the bar is original
• 23:10 Nat Fein’s Babe Ruth photo inspires a poem in Geoff’s collection
• 23:40 Geoff reads from his book
• 25:50 All male bar until 1970
• 26:40 Light & dark ale are the only things on tap...still
• 27:30 Why is there sawdust on the floor?
• 28:10 Simple food and a free trip through time
• 28:25 “Be careful what you’re doing because you may end up doing it.”
• 29:00 If you think you have a drinking problem, ask for help
• 29:40 “There’s no shame in asking for help if you want to live.”
• 30:35 What the bar has taught Geoff…
• 31:05 If I drop dead tomorrow...
• 32:30 Get a free sample of our magazine - http://www.afaceproject.com/
• 34:45 Geoff reads another poem

Are you moved and inspired by connecting with others in a physically intimate way? Do you love what you do for work? Is your true love out there waiting to be found?

You are Sarah.

Mentioned in this episode: Supporting A Face Project: Contribute – http://www.afaceproject.com/contribute/ Join the conversation: A Face Project: Community – https://www.facebook.com/groups/afaceprojectcommunity/ Music: Aureroc – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_aY8yJqyZQ Photography: Natalie Jennings – http://www.nataliechampajennings.com/

More info & view slideshow at http://www.afaceproject.com/podcasts/ep25-sarah/

NOTES:

• [1:00] Explicit content warning
• [2:20] YOU ARE SARAH.
• [3:00] Natalie talks about being in Hawaii & the mic setup (again)
• [4:15] Intro to the episode
• [4:30] What MY aim is with doing this podcast thing
• [5:20] What I’m so excited to share this and other stories
• [5:50] See photos of Sarah
• [6:12] Get a FREE copy of our magazine!
• [7:45] Sarah’s story
• [8:30] How she found her way into the industry
• [9:10] What she thought might happen when she started escorting
• [9:30] First time she met with someone
• [12:40] Why she still felt willing to keep going after a bad experience
• [13:30] Her favorite type of client
• [14:50] The number of clients Sarah guesses are married
• [15:15] Clients who love their spouse but hire Sarah
• [16:20] Why appearance loses all meaning
• [17:20] “…some clients out there…are just amazing”
• [18:00] Most common time for clients to visit
• [19:10] The apartment where clients visit
• [20:15] Talking about favorite books with a client
• [20:45] What Sarah learned from The Stranger
• [22:10] Her favorite kinds of appointments
• [23:15] Limits
• [24:24] Boundaries
• [25:35] When a client asks about unprotected sex
• [27:15] Safe sex practices
• [31:00] Thoughts on sexuality in society
• [32:15] Male privilege and sexuality
• [33:40] “I wish there was a word other than ‘escort’…”
• [35:15] On police
• [36:12] Different types of escorts
• [37:00] “The main thing I want to tell people…”
• [39:15] Credits
• [39:30] JOIN our FB COMMUNITY! – https://www.facebook.com/groups/afaceprojectcommunity/
• [40:00] Help support AFP – http://www.afaceproject.com/contribute

Do you appreciate many different types of music? Does meeting people from a variety of cultures interest you? Are you inspired or intrigued by the intricate craftsmanship that goes into making musical instruments?

Then you are Mariel.

Mentioned in this episode: Mariel’s home website - http://www.marielvandersteel.com/ Where to buy her album - https://marielvandersteel.bandcamp.com/ Hardanger Fiddle Association of America - http://www.hfaa.org/Home/articles-on-the-hardanger-fiddle/what-you-should-know-about-the-hardanger-fiddle Supporting A Face Project: Contribute - http://www.afaceproject.com/contribute/ Join the conversation: A Face Project: Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/afaceprojectcommunity/

More info & view slideshow at http://www.afaceproject.com/podcasts/ep24-mariel/

NOTES:

• [2:00] Check out photos of the AMAZING hardanger fiddle
• [2:45] Ask the Public: What are you listening to? Why do you like it?
• [5:30] Mariel’s story
• [6:00] What inspires me most about playing music
• [7:00] Introduces the hardanger
• [8:30] talks about the 27+ ways to tune the hardanger, including the “troll” tuning
• [10:10] what kinds of music she plays on the hardanger
• [12:12] my website and solo record
• [13:15] Credits
• [13:45] Want to join the conversation? How to become involved in our community
• [14:25] How you can show your support for this podcast
• [15:12] Song from Mariel and where to get a copy
• [15:23] “On the Danforth” by Mariel Vandersteel

Is goal-setting and self-improvement important to you? Have you ever wanted a better education but money has held you back? Was there a time you felt completely free?

Then you are Pablo.

Mentioned in this episode:

Great Commission Outreach – http://greatcommissionoutreach.org/Episode 18: Alejandro – http://www.afaceproject.com/podcasts/ep18-alejandro/Supporting A Face Project: Contribute – http://www.afaceproject.com/contribute/Join the conversation: A Face Project: Community – https://www.facebook.com/groups/afaceprojectcommunity/ Music: XaVion and Nomyn – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpYw5oCnRIQ

More info & view slideshow at http://www.afaceproject.com/podcasts/ep23-pablo/

NOTES:

• [1:30] Special offer from AFP
• [3:20] This episode compliments Episode 18: Alejandro very well – http://www.afaceproject.com/podcasts/ep18-alejandro/
• [4:00] About today’s story setting in La Pila
• [5:35] It’s our one year anniversary! Join us & help us grow
• [6:45] Beginning audio clips from volunteers in La Pila
• [8:10] Pablo begins his story
• [8:40] Pablo explains why he doesn’t ride a motorcycle anymore
• [9:40] “It was amazing.” What life was like growing up in La Pila
• [10:55] Pablo explains why he left La Pila at 13-years-old
• [12:05] Hopes to get a visa and travel to the US
• [13:15] On setting goals in life
• [14:25] How to support Great Commission Outreach – http://greatcommissionoutreach.org/
• [15:00] Credits
• [15:25] Get your FREE copy of our magazine, info here