Storytelling Matters

Storyteller Laura Deal tells "The Witch of Kamalalaya" - a story of healing.

In addition to writing and telling stories, Laura Deal studied the deeper meanings of dreams for 18 years with dream expert Rev. Dr. Jeremy Taylor. She's a certified Dream Work Facilitator from the Marin Institute for Projective Dream Work, and the founder of the First Church of Metaphor.

Valentina Ortiz weaves together two stories that have a lot to teach us about wounds and healing.

Sangitaa Sehgall retells a portion of the Mahabharata epic set two days before the beginning of the battle of Kurukshetra.

In this episode, Rebecca Lemaire shares a traditional story from Northern Africa about the moon, grief, healing, and tears.

In this episode, Maja Bumberák, who weaves a traditional story with a very powerful encounter, and teaches us all about the power of story and healing.

Stories for Healing - the second season of Storytelling Matters - begins with a story from and discussion with Andrea Kamens. She weaves together both personal and traditional stories to create a compelling narrative about the power of story in our modern world.

This episode, we hear from yet another distinctive voice in storytelling: Eric Wolf, known in the storytelling world as Brother Wolf. He's a prolific storyteller, and amongst his many achievements, he produced a series of interviews with over 120 storytellers about a decade ago. We'll hear from him about some of the twists and turns of his career, a story from another world, and of course some pearls of wisdom for storytellers.

Continue reading "Narrative Power"

Some of the more observant among you may have noticed that this episode, number 11, has been delayed. There is a story, of course, and it is a challenging one. Without getting too deep into the details, earlier this month my father died. While his passing wasn't a real surprise to us in one sense – he was 91 years old, and his health had been declining for most of 2018 – it was then, and remains, a powerful transformation of my life.

Continue reading "A Pause"