Episode 85 - On Responsible and Compassionate Storytelling

This Most Unbelievable Life!

Hi folks! This episode comes with a bit of a trigger warning! In this episode of the TMUL podcast on storytelling, some tales were told that describe some minor, but memorable injuries that one or the other of us have suffered in our lives. No worries though, no surprises here. We tucked those away at the end of the episode and if that’s not your jam, feel free to skip that last part. I give a warning right before we get into it so you’ll have a heads up. And with that being said...

If you’ve been listening to this podcast for a little while, you might have heard us talk about “the stories we tell” to ourselves and to one another. At times, our thinking brains can lead us down story paths that don't serve us particularly well. We know this tendency is alive in us! Yet…it doesn’t mean we stop telling those stories!

Storytelling seems to be quite baked into our humanity. It’s been with us throughout history - and, in fact, is the reason we have a historical account of anything in the first place! Therein lies an interesting paradox: stories don’t always serve us well; yet we seem incapable of living without them!

How do we live in this tension? Well, that’s the question this podcast leads to - but not yet the one we can say we answer! Instead, join us this week as we explore some of our own favorites uncomfortable stories to share and retell (many with medical ties!) as well as some consideration of why we tell stories and what role they play in helping humans relate to one another in their communities!

In the end, we invite you to think alongside us: what does it mean to be a responsible and compassionate storyteller, in the stories you tell yourself, in the stories you share with others and with the stories about others that you share?

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