Stefanie shares her story of battling an escalator, an ego, and a broken heart. Then she talks with Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard about how she has spent her has been working on the delicate balance between helping others and helping herself.

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Kathy Gillis tells her coming-of-age story about playing the hand you are given, making choices and discovering the light within. Then she shares the experience she had discovering and crafting this story with Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard of Portland Story Theater.

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Since childhood, Yashar Vasef has tackled issues of identity. Most importantly, he is coming to grips with the empowerment that comes through owning a label. Yashar shares his story and then talks with Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard of Portland Story Theater about how he came to tell this story.

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Beth Rogers comes from a clan of feisty “Pittsburgh Irish” who learned quite a lot about life from her father, including how to box. Beth shares her story about her relationship with her father... even with the ghost of her father, and then talks with Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard of Portland Story Theater.

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Julie Rosenberg's story takes place during a 10-day Vipassana meditation retreat. In a profound and hilarious process of self-discovery, Julie shares her story and then talks with Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard of Portland Story Theater.

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Jim Fairchild has had multiple sclerosis (MS) aka Margaret Swanson for almost 20 years. In this episode he talks with Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard about the events that led him to tell this story and how he uses story to navigate the ups and downs of living with MS.

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The folly of youth, when you often lack good sense, understanding and foresight can be a long the road to forgiveness. Lynn Fitch talks with Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard about her approach to story crafting and the backstory on her path to forgiveness.

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Sometimes we get lucky and are given the kind of father-love that gives us the resilience to live life to the max. Talen Nikolai Moe talks with Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard of Portland Story Theater about his creative process aka 'The Moe Method,' and the story behind his relationship with his Grandfather Petter.

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What you think is just a secret creative project can have a much more lasting impact. Beth Duckles talks with Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard of Portland Story Theater about how her selfie-a-day project gave her much more than she expected.

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What does God expect from us? What does Mom expect? What does “perfect” mean and where do we go when we die? Stay tuned for the answers to these and other important questions when David Dale shares his story and then talks with Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard of Portland Story Theater.

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