Maria’s Journey to Trauma-Informed Storytelling with Rain Bennett
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In This Episode
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 Rain Bennett
Rain is a filmmaker, author, keynote speaker, and host of the storytelling lab podcast. He tells heartfelt human stories about health and happiness. Rain focuses on helping people through speaking, presenting workshops, consulting, and coaching on storytelling practices and how we can use them to connect deeper with our communities and audiences, solidify and strengthen our marketing messages, and increase sales and donations.
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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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The When Bearing Witness Podcast is produced by Rustic Roots. They are video storytellers passionate about sharing the impact of nonprofits. From story ideation to beautiful and powerful videos on screen, they've got you covered. Learn more at Rusticroots.co.