When Bearing Witness: Becoming a Trauma-Informed Storyteller
The When Bearing Witness podcast is an invitation to explore trauma-informed storytelling, a safe and healthy process of gathering and telling painful stories. Join my conversations with trauma-informed experts and fellow social-good storytellers as we help shape the intersection of trauma-informed care and the storytelling process.
Stories are sacred, and we can create a safe space to tell and share them.
When Bearing Witness: Becoming a Trauma-Informed Storyteller
Maria’s Journey to Trauma-Informed Storytelling with Rain Bennett
In the inaugural episode of her "When Bearing Witness" podcast, host Maria Bryan is interviewed by veteran podcaster Rain about becoming a trauma-informed storyteller. Listeners can expect to learn Maria's origin story of arriving at this work after a student asked a pivotal question about incorporating trauma-informed practices into nonprofit storytelling.
Maria and Rainn define trauma-informed storytelling as the safe gathering and telling of painful stories in a way that transforms yet protects story owners, audiences, and storytellers. They discuss critical topics like consent, boundaries, grounding techniques, and the responsibility held by storygatherers and tellers.
This conversation lays the groundwork for what's to come on the podcast itself. Maria shares why she started the When Bearing Witness Podcast and what listeners can expect from season one of the show.
About Host Maria Bryan
Maria Bryan is a trauma-informed storytelling trainer. She helps nonprofit leaders tell powerful and impactful stories that resist harm. Maria has over fifteen years in marketing communications in the public sector. She has a Master’s Degree in Public Administration, a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism, and is professionally certified in Trauma & Resilience, Trauma-Informed Space Holding, and Somatic Embodiment & Regulation. Maria is a firm believer that storytellers make the world a healthier, safer, cleaner, and happier place.
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