Episode #7 - The Power of Story & Metaphor with Laura Deal

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The Inner Space Project Podcast

Dr. Patti Ashley

20 episodes

22 hours ago

The Inner Space Project Podcast, hosted by Dr. Patti Ashley, explores the full spectrum of emotions - from joy and love to sadness and fear. Drawing from personal anecdotes and expert insights, we explore practical strategies for fostering empathy, building meaningful connections, and navigating interpersonal relationships. Episodes alternate between topics related to the cycles of life: Beginnings- parenting, early childhood, and the school-age years; Middles- relationships, careers, identity, and the overall life journey; and Endings- the heart of loss, grief, transition, and change.

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Episode #7 - The Power of Story & Metaphor with Laura Deal

The Inner Space Project Podcast

29 minutes 55 seconds

1 year ago

Episode #7 - The Power of Story & Metaphor with Laura Deal

I hope you enjoy this rich conversation with Dr. Patti Ashley's dear friend, Laura Deal. Laura and Patti talk about how listening to stories can positively impact your emotional health. They also dive into the importance of metaphor in traditional tales and what that means for healing and wholeness. Laura shares with you ways that personal storytelling can be used to improve emotional health.

Laura is a storyteller, poet, dream reader, and laughter yoga leader. She tells traditional, personal, historical, and original stories to children and adults. She is the 2024 recipient of the J.J. Reneaux Emerging Artist Award. You can hear her stories on Story Story Podcast and the Apple Seed on BYU Radio, as well as her CDs, The Diffendaffer Taffy Cafe and Other Stories and Simple, Clever, and Wise. She's the author of The Newcomer's Guide to the Invisible Realm: A Journey through Dreams, Metaphor, and Imagination, andMarbles: New and Collected Poems.

MORE INFORMATION: https://pattiashley.com/

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