Welcome to The Power of Stories Podcast – a podcast BY women, ABOUT women, and FOR women!
Stories connect us and inspire us, and in this podcast, women from around the world talk about their experiences on their personal path to empowerment. Their stories of resilience, of overcoming fears, and of pursuing their dreams remind us all that we are not alone in facing life’s challenges.
We are now in Season 4, and so very grateful to all of the women who have shared their stories, and so very grateful to all of our listeners, too! The idea to launch this podcast was Yodit Kifle Smith’s. Yodit is a dear friend who has worked with me on this website for several years. She describes herself as “a creative dedicated to making sure the voices and stories of women are heard” and I am deeply grateful to her.
We are grateful to Lisa DiGiovine, Editor/Co-Producer of The Power of Stories Podcast for agreeing to share her advice and expertise. Lisa is an Emmy nominated non-fiction producer, writer and director. Her many credits include writing and producing for CNN, E!, Dr. Phil, Discovery, The Outdoor Channel, Lifetime and NBC.
Many thanks to Cali Wang, too, for composing the Intro and Outro music for this podcast.
And, thank YOU very much for listening!
Sharon
The Power of Stories is a new podcast BY women, ABOUT women, and FOR women. In this podcast, we are inviting courageous women from around the world to share the experiences that are shaping their path to empowerment. In each episode, you will hear stories that remind YOU that you are not alone…stories about resilience, overcoming fears, pursuing your dreams.. AND believing in yourself. This podcast is hosted by… Sharon Kathryn D’Agostino, a passionate advocate for the empowerment of women and girls everywhere, and founder of the storytelling platform, SayItForward.org and…. Yodit Kifle Smith, a creative dedicated to making sure the voices and stories of women are heard. We are grateful to Lisa DiGiovine, Editor/Co-Producer of The Power of Stories Podcast for agreeing to share her advice and expertise. Lisa is an Emmy nominated non-fiction producer, writer and director. Her many credits include writing and producing for CNN, E!, Dr. Phil, Discovery, The Outdoor Channel, Lifetime and NBC. And many thanks to Cali Wang for composing the Intro / Outro Music for this podcast. Listeners can connect with us at SayItForward.org and on our social media pages:Instagram and Twitter: @SayItForwardNow Facebook: facebook.com/sayitforwardnow
Dr. Patty Johnson is a writer and psychologist who believes in healing through stories. She is currently working on a memoir and has 2 published books—Essays of Night and Daylight and Breathe & Release: A 12 Month Journal for Healing from Anxiety.
In this episode, Dr. Johnson discusses what sparked her interest in becoming a psychologist… being guided by behavioral medicine, a model of integrating both the physiological and the psychological… how important listening to people's stories has been in her life… being born in America to immigrant parents, and cultural differences that she and her family navigated… behavioral medicine, a model of integrating the physiological and the psychological… exploring how the mind and body work together… generational trauma… immigrant trauma… the beauty and complexity of growing up in two cultures… the importance of helping people align their physical symptoms with what is happening in their life or with what they have been thinking about… her love of writing and how, as an adolescent, writing helped her process feelings she was unable to discuss… the healing power of stories… our experience of seeing ourselves differently from how others see us… meditating on the power, strength, and ability we have to do things that we were told we could not do… the importance of realizing that it doesn't matter what other people say about us if we know who we are… and these inspiring words, “There's so much strength in fighting to be who we are.” (United States)