True Stories That Matter

Sean Wellington
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A podcast about stories - the contemporary, personal narrative kind - and the people that craft and tell them. Why you ask? Well, we want to feature these tellers and their stories. Also, to help you - our listeners - craft and tell better, more engaging, more relatable and more memorable stories (that matter!) truestoriesthtmatter.com Sean Wellington is a teacher, podcaster and story coach. He lives in Chapel Hill, NC

  1. 9/11 (four stories)🗽

    09/09/2022

    9/11 (four stories)🗽

    Four more stories from Grit's open mic honoring and remembering 9/11 (originally aired on 9/11/2021). Madeleine Holden (QB)Erin Johnston (CA)Tina McKenna (NY)Linda Durrett (WV) 🎙 UPCOMING EVENTS Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/grit/donations

    29 min
  2. 9/11 (four stories) 🌇

    09/02/2022

    9/11 (four stories) 🌇

    Four stories from Grit's open mic honoring and remembering 9/11 (originally aired on 9/11/2021). Francecsa Sobrer (IL)Tracey Starin (NY)Ann Mary Mullane (NJ)Elena-Beth Kaye (CA) UPCOMING EVENTS Suicide Noted (Personal Stories by Attempt Survivors) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/grit/donations

    28 min
  3. Suicide Noted (2+ Attempt Survivor Stories) 🔴

    08/26/2022

    Suicide Noted (2+ Attempt Survivor Stories) 🔴

    Today's episode features two stories from September's Suicide Noted event (Personal Stories by Badass Survivors), which featured a total of five stories, all guests from the Suicide Noted, a weekly podcast where I've been talking candidly with suicide attempt survivors since the summer of 2020. STORY #1: Ann Vandy Purky (IL) STORY # 2: Chandreyee Lahiri (MA) & J. Carroll (CA) Suicide Noted (podcast) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/grit/donations

    26 min
  4. Suicide Noted (2 Attempt Survivor Stories) 🏖

    08/19/2022

    Suicide Noted (2 Attempt Survivor Stories) 🏖

    Today's episode features two stories from September's Suicide Noted event (Personal Stories by Badass Survivors), which featured a total of five stories, all guests from the Suicide Noted, a weekly podcast where I've been talking candidly with suicide attempt survivors since the summer of 2020. STORY #1: Erica Blumfield (CA) STORY # 2: Jamie Brickhouse (NY) Suicide Noted podcast Mental Health Happyish Hour (virtual story open mic) Sunday, November 5 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/grit/donations

    29 min
  5. Mental Health Happyish Hour (2 stories) 🥵

    08/12/2022

    Mental Health Happyish Hour (2 stories) 🥵

    Two bold stories from Grit's Mental Health Happyish Hour (virtual) open mic [aka story badassery] from summer 2022 -- STORY #1: Ben battles hate (MA) STORY #2: Walt tackles loss (FL) UPCOMING EVENTS Mental Health Happyish Hour (virtual open mic) 💜 Sunday evening, September 4 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/grit/donations

    15 min
  6. Grit Talks: Kory Thomas May 👓

    08/06/2022

    Grit Talks: Kory Thomas May 👓

    On this episode I talk with the tall man w/ short name, Mr. Kory Thomas May (Iowa City), who is an accomplished speaker, storyteller, producer, coach, dad and the National Storytelling Network's recently-appointed Chairman of the Board (aka NSN's Superman). UPCOMING Grit EVENTS Mental Health Happyish Hour (virtual open mic) 💙 Sunday, September 4 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/grit/donations

    30 min
  7. Mental Health Happyish Hour (2 stories) 🌊

    07/29/2022

    Mental Health Happyish Hour (2 stories) 🌊

    Two bold stories from Grit's Mental Health Happyish Hour (virtual) open mic [aka story badassery] from spring 2022 -- STORY #1: Dotty O'Donnell Gets Grounded (MA) STORY #2: Jameer Pond Talks it Out (NY) UPCOMING EVENTS NSN Grand Slam (Saturday, July 30) MHHH Open Mic (Sunday, August 7) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/grit/donations

    15 min
  8. Best of July's 99-Second Story Grand Slam (8 stories) 🎆

    07/22/2022

    Best of July's 99-Second Story Grand Slam (8 stories) 🎆

    Best of July's 99-Second GRAND SLAM (Season 6) 🍎 Tracey Starin (grand slam champ) 🇲🇽 Carolyn Erickson 🇵🇹 Angela Combest 🇨🇦 Briane Nasimok ☀️ Erica Blumfield SUMMER EVENTS MHHH Open Mic (August 7) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/grit/donations

    16 min
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About

A podcast about stories - the contemporary, personal narrative kind - and the people that craft and tell them. Why you ask? Well, we want to feature these tellers and their stories. Also, to help you - our listeners - craft and tell better, more engaging, more relatable and more memorable stories (that matter!) truestoriesthtmatter.com Sean Wellington is a teacher, podcaster and story coach. He lives in Chapel Hill, NC

Information

  • Creator
    Sean Wellington
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    99
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Sean Wellington
  • Show Website
    True Stories That Matter