BONUS EPISODE! "Stories" with Michael Benton

Great conversation about the psychology of our personal narratives and beyond. 

Michael Benton is an associate professor of humanities and film studies at Bluegrass Community and technical College in Lexington, Kentucky.

Narrative Psychology focuses on how we perceive the events of our lives through stories. One of the most powerful ways we can experience transformation is by changing our stories. This can be done in many ways. 

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Intro 1:00 -

2:00 - Michael's Bio

3:26 - The Radical Impact of The Story of Social Movements

5:18 - Howard Zinn's Reversal of The Social Story

7:45 - The Illusion of Objectivity

9:00 - Story-Telling Narratives in Organizations

12:45 - The Framing of the Story

16:45 - Our Stories are Difficult to Change (Default Narratives)

20:00 - Facilitating Students Through The Discomfort of Changing Stories

28:05 - The "Oxford Debate" and Toxic Arguing

35:15 - Science Framing

37:45 - Gestures Helping Frame the Story

40:00 - Designing Curriculum

44:57 - Wyrd Stories

52:20 - Emotions and Stories - 'Schindler's List"

60:00 - What Gives a Story Staying Power?

65:58 - Consuming Stories as an Act of Self-Discovery

67:50 - The Danger of Dominant Popular Stories and Their Manipulation

71:00 - Why Do We Allow Ourselves to Be Manipulated By Stories?

80:53 - The Cost of Questioning the Popular Story

83:22 - Priming Our Stories Using Our Psychological Tendencies

86:20 - Discerning Our Own Stories

90:18 - Problems with Concision

95:00 - Stories and Personal Empowerment

100:20 - Traumas are Stories

103:22 - Healing is a Lifelong Story

107:11 - The Story's Delivery

115:30 - The Story of Our Identity

122:00 - Who Gets To Participate in the Greater Story?

126:00 - Certainty, a Dangerous Story

136:02 - Informing Your Stories