Connecting Our Stories

Today we sit down with Emily Douglas, Community Outreach Coordinator at the Blaine Police Department in Minnesota, to talk about healthy communities, the "bank of trust" and how we believe changing culture is indeed possible. Get your bracelet here! These elastic bracelets are a statement of belief that your story matters and the stories of others around you matter. Medium and Large sizes available.storiesfoundation.org/your-story-matters-campaignPlease consider sharing this episode and the b...

Thank you for joining us on this journey where we learn more about the world and people around us as we do this work to inspire communities, influence culture and provide action steps along the way.Here are a few of our favorite conversations from previous episodes:> Healing Trauma Through Creativity> Francine Rivers & Redeeming Love> It's A Human Issue> Gina's Story Pt. 1> Story of a BuyerLISTEN, SHARE A LEAVE A REVIEW!Your participation in any of these ways help us spread...

Happy 2024 from all of us here at Stories Foundation and the Connecting our Stories Podcast! At Stories Foundation we believe every person has a unique story and every story matters. We all know in our stories there are messy, hard and beautiful pieces and when we share story together we gain a greater understanding of each other and the world we live in. In this episode we hear from our friend and survivor of human trafficking and exploitation, Ren. Ren's shares vulnerably about he...

Stories Foundation is a nonprofit and for our End of Year event this year instead of a Gala we did a Ted Talk style event on Relationships! We are thrilled to be able to bring the content to you via our first live podcast. This conversation about relationships matters because in relationships people are manipulated, exploited and trafficked AND in relationships we can prevent human trafficking, intervene in human trafficking and see healing and restoration take place. As we close out the...

In this episode you'll hear from Tony Loyd. Tony is an encourager, a coach of coaches, an entrepreneur and a humble visionary. He is a best-selling author, business coach, and running coach. Through Culture Shift Companies, he mentors startup founders who use business to do social good.Hear more from Tony at the Connecting Our Stories event on November 16. It's NOT TOO LATE to sign up! Click the link below to register.* EVENT ALERT *Connecting Our Stories: a live podcast event on how we ...

Steph sits down with Heidi Mortenson, one of our speakers for the upcoming first ever podcast event on healthy and unhealthy relationships. She shares on who she is, what she does and why this topic is valuable to her. Check out Heidi's book The Brave Encourager too!Join us on the 16th in person or watch for the podcast soon after.If the Connecting our Stories Podcast has been valuable to you, will you share it with your community and leave a review so more people can find us?* EVENT ALE...

Steph sits down with Emily Douglas and Holly Lammers two of our speakers for the upcoming first ever podcast event on healthy and unhealthy relationships. They share who they are, what they do and why this topic is valuable to them. Join us on the 16th in person or watch for the podcast soon after. If the Connecting our Stories Podcast has been valuable to you, will you share it with your community and leave a review so more people can find us?* EVENT ALERT * Connecting Our Stories: a li...

* EVENT ALERT *In this episode Steph and Ana Lena give you a sneak peek at the first ever Podcast Event! Connecting Our Stories: a live podcast event on how we relate to othersThis is a TED Talk style event where we get honest about relationships. Everyone is in relationships (friends, family, and community). Hear from experts in various fields share their lived experience and offer wisdom on relationships and connection. SPEAKERS:> Tony Loyd (Author | Crazy Good Ideas) > He...

Lalenya is a survivor who has chosen to bravely share your story with us, and also use her story to impact others by starting a nonprofit. We’re so grateful she chose to share her story, and we hope that all of us listening can learn more about what intimate partner violence, and abuse looks like and what it looks like to get a place of healing so that you can share and help others. Thanks for listening!Clearview Works Facebook

Lalenya is a survivor who has chosen to bravely share your story with us, and also use her story to impact others by starting a nonprofit. We’re so grateful she chose to share her story, and we hope that all of us listening can learn more about what intimate partner violence, and abuse looks like and what it looks like to get a place of healing so that you can share and help others. Thanks for listening!Clearview Works Facebook