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Grow Your Story, Grow Your Self! The Self Narrate Podcast tells the stories of residents of Gainesville Florida and beyond! Self Narrate's mission is to teach people how to develop their stories and provide a safe space to share those stories. www.selfnarrate.com Full Podcast Archive at Grow Radi…

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    • Mar 1, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 175: The Dating Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025 27:19


    This week on the podcast, we share FOUR stories from our February 2025 storytelling meetup "The Dating Game". You'll hear dating ups and downs from Alise, Kena, Cat, and Brandon!

    Episode 174: 10 Years of Self Narrate With Jaron And Brandon

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 36:35


    10 years? 10 years! On this episode, Self Narrate cofounders Jaron Jones and Brandon Telg reflect on a decade of storytelling with Self Narrate.

    Episode 173: Stories of Pride - Carolina

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 15:20


    Happy Pride everyone! On this episode, we share Carolina's story from our September 2024 meetup theme "Stories of Pride," which was a partnership with the Pride Community Center of North Central Florida.

    Episode 172: Michaelyn's Breakups And Makeups

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2024 13:33


    On this episode, we share Michaelyn's story from our February 2024 meetup theme "Breakups And Makeups"

    Episode 171: Lovebombing

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 4:58


    On this episode, we share Cari's story from our February 2024 meetup theme "Breakups And Makeups"

    Episode 170: Breakups And Makeups

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 14:10


    On this episode, we share Terri & Turbado's shared story from our February 2024 meetup theme "Breakups And Makeups"

    Episode 169: Another Disguise

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023 6:36


    On this episode, we share Matthew's story from our October 2023 meetup theme "In Disguise"

    Episode 168: In Disguise

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2023 7:23


    On this episode, we share Carolyn's story from our October 2023 meetup theme "In Disguise"

    Episode 187: Patrick And Michaelyn

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 24:16


    This episode features Michaelyn and Patrick's stories from our April 2023 storytelling meetup at The Bull!

    Episode 166: Beginnings of "Dear Marshall" by Austin Brockner

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2023 5:12


    This episode shares the origin story of the song "Dear Marshall" by Austin Brockner. This story was recorded at our most recent storytelling meetup at The Bull. Listen to the song at https://open.spotify.com/track/50cEQsgaB1sz03NNPjFCJZ?si=8ea9c0aac1574289

    Episode 165: Beginnings

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 7:28


    This episode shares two of the stories from our recent meetup "Beginnings" at The Bull.

    Episode 164: Belonging with Jaron Jones, from The Rounds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2023 42:53


    Special episode! We are sharing an episode from the podcast The Rounds with Brandon & Taylor. It's kind of like a reunion of the original hosts of the Self Narrate podcast! On this episode, Brandon talks with Self Narrate co-founder Jaron Jones, Ph.D.. Jaron is an expert in using storytelling to help achieve organizational goals, such as inclusion and retention. Ultimately, it boils down to developing a sense of belonging through understanding your why. Jaron shares practical and applicable ways to engage in storytelling no matter what you do or where you work.

    Episode 163: My First Music Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2022 18:15


    This episode shares three of the stories from our recent meetup "My First Music Experience" at The Bull. It was a partnership with MusicGNV. Sorry about the mediocre-quality audio. We had a technical error in the recording.

    Episode 162: Summer Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2022 10:07


    At our first storytelling meetup at The Bull in over TWO YEARS, Deborah shared this summer story!

    Episode 161: Two Stories From Michaelyn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2022 18:33


    We found two stories from our archives from Michaelyn! We don't think we've ever shared them before, so we're sharing them with you now.

    Episode 160: We're Back!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2022 5:15


    This week on the podcast, we share Glenna's story from our most recent storytelling meetup at the Harn Museum of Art. After 2 years, we're back!

    Episode 159 - STORY:GNV - Beware Your Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 62:43


    The Self Narrate Podcast is going on a bit of a hiatus after this episode. Due to the pandemic, we haven't been able to record any new stories for nearly a year and we've exhausted the stories in our vaults. So this week, to send us off for a little while, we are honored to share a recording from last summer's STORY:GNV livestreamed workshop series: Beware of Your Stories: Rise Up, Revise, and Reach Your Potential, presented by Scott Blades, M. Ed.

    Episode 158: Story Summit - Jordan Borstelmann

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 12:19


    This week on the podcast, we are sharing Jordan Borstelmann's story from Story Summit, our collaboration with Guts & Glory GNV and The Conch at Heartwood Soundstage.

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    Episode 157: Story Summit - Glenna Auxier

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2021 13:54


    This week on the podcast, we are sharing Glenna Auxier's story from Story Summit, our collaboration with Guts & Glory GNV and The Conch at Heartwood Soundstage.

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    Episode 156: Story Summit - Katie Hyson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 10:58


    This week on the podcast, we are sharing Katie Hyson's story from Story Summit, our collaboration with Guts & Glory GNV and The Conch at Heartwood Soundstage.

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    Episode 155: Story Summit - Jackie Matthews

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 16:47


    This week on the podcast, we are sharing Jackie Matthews's story from Story Summit, our collaboration with Guts & Glory GNV and The Conch at Heartwood Soundstage.

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    Episode 154: Story Summit - Ann Christiano

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 12:59


    This week on the podcast, we are sharing Ann Christiano's story from Story Summit, our collaboration with Guts & Glory GNV and The Conch at Heartwood Soundstage.

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    Episode 153: Story Summit - Kiren Valjee

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 17:25


    This week on the podcast, we are sharing Kiren Valjee's story from Story Summit, our collaboration with Guts & Glory GNV and The Conch at Heartwood Soundstage.

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    Episode 152: Story Summit - Collin Whitlock

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 24:30


    This week on the podcast, we are sharing Collin Whitlock's story from Story Summit, our collaboration with Guts & Glory GNV and The Conch at Heartwood Soundstage.

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    Episode 151: Story Summit - Karen Johnson

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 15:39


    This week on the podcast, we are sharing Karen Johnson's story from Story Summit, our collaboration with Guts & Glory GNV and The Conch at Heartwood Soundstage.

    Episode 150: Four Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 34:46


    For our 150th episode, we are sharing four stories! Enjoy! Here's to another 150!

    Episode 149: Story Summit - Sally Breedlove

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 18:54


    This week on the podcast, we are sharing Sally Breedlove's story from Story Summit, our collaboration with Guts & Glory GNV and The Conch at Heartwood Soundstage.

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    Episode 148: From The Archives - The Wake

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 8:11


    On this week's podcast, we are digging into the archives to share with you Syraj's revelations from his father's wake.

    Episode 147: Story Summit - Mary Ann Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 8:33


    This week on the podcast, we are sharing Mary Ann Williams's story from Story Summit, our collaboration with Guts & Glory GNV and The Conch at Heartwood Soundstage.

    Episode 146: When Anxiety Is A Constant Companion

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 6:02


    This week on the podcast, we are sharing a newly recorded story by Sarah Kate Wilder. This story was published this week in the Self Narrate column of the Gainesville Sun. It is titled When Anxiety Is A Constant Companion.

    Episode 145: Story Summit - Michaelyn Luttge

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 13:48


    This week on the podcast, we are sharing Michaelyn Luttge's story from Story Summit, our collaboration with Guts & Glory GNV and The Conch at Heartwood Soundstage.

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    Episode 144: From The Archives - Festival Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 19:13


    On this week's podcast, we are digging into the archives to share with you Syraj's and Garrett's Festival Stories.

    Episode 143: Story Summit - Katie Robinson

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 19:37


    This week on the podcast, we are sharing Katie Robinson's story from Story Summit, our collaboration with Guts & Glory GNV and The Conch at Heartwood Soundstage.

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    Episode 142: From The Archives - Beliefs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 7:25


    On this week's podcast, we are digging into the archives to share with you Barbara's story about Beliefs.

    Episode 141: Story Summit - Janet Davies

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 12:41


    This week on the podcast, we are sharing Janet Davies' story from Story Summit, our collaboration with Guts & Glory GNV and The Conch at Heartwood Soundstage.

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    Episode 140: Story Summit - Deborah Thompson

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 16:24


    This week on the podcast, we are sharing Deborah Thompson's story from Story Summit, our collaboration with Guts & Glory GNV and The Conch at Heartwood Soundstage.

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    Episode 139: Story Summit - Heather Rose Kates

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2020 12:05


    This week on the podcast, we are sharing Heather Rose Kate's story from Story Summit, our collaboration with Guts & Glory GNV and The Conch at Heartwood Soundstage.

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    Episode 138: From The Archives - Loyalty

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020 10:58


    On this week's podcast, we are digging into the archives again to share with you Cassie's story about Loyalty.

    Episode 137: Story Summit - Daniel Webster

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 19:09


    This week on the podcast, we are sharing Daniel Webster's story from Story Summit, our collaboration with Guts & Glory GNV and The Conch at Heartwood Soundstage.

    Episode 136: Leaving Home - Benny

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 15:54


    On this week's podcast, we are digging into the archives again to share with you Benny's Leaving Home story from our 2017 collaboration with Charlotte Kesl Photography. Learn more about the Leaving Home project at www.selfnarrate.com/leaving-home

    Episode 135: From The Archives - Connection

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2020 13:30


    On this week's podcast, we are digging into the archives again to share with you Justine's story about Connection.

    Episode 134: Leaving Home - Kristine

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 4:47


    On this week's podcast, we are digging into the archives again to share with you Kristine's Leaving Home story from our 2017 collaboration with Charlotte Kesl Photography. Learn more about the Leaving Home project at www.selfnarrate.com/leaving-home

    Episode 133: Building A Story Community Panel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 66:07


    This week's podcast is the audio from our recent STORY:GNV Livestreamed Panel "Building A Story Community" featuring panelists Taylor Williams (Guts & Glory GNV), Dr. Jaron Jones (Self Narrate), Brandon Telg (Self Narrate), and Alyson Larson (Story Cycle). This and all of the other STORY:GNV Livestream presentations can be found at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaSvP6tceiNLE1d_H5Z47l0v63A5exxZN

    Episode 132: Leaving Home - Barbara

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 14:49


    On this week's podcast, we are digging into the archives again to share with you Barbara's Leaving Home story from our 2017 collaboration with Charlotte Kesl Photography. Learn more about the Leaving Home project at www.selfnarrate.com/leaving-home

    Episode 131: From The Archives - Why Are You Even Doing This?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 9:46


    On this week's podcast, we are digging deep into the archives (2016!) to share with you Benny's story about Running that we have titled "Why Are You Even Doing This?"

    Episode 130: From The Archives - Dishonesty

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 15:09


    On this week's podcast, we are digging into the archives again to share with you Garrett's story about Dishonesty.

    Episode 129: Leaving Home - Syraj

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2020 18:59


    On this week's podcast, we are digging into the archives again to share with you Syraj's Leaving Home story from our 2017 collaboration with Charlotte Kesl Photography. Learn more about the Leaving Home project at www.selfnarrate.com/leaving-home

    Episode 128: Earth Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 4:12


    This week on the podcast, we are sharing a story that was submitted to us by Deborah, an account of her Earth Day celebration this year.

    Episode 127: Leaving Home - Michaelyn

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2020 9:34


    On this week's podcast, we are digging into the archives again to share with you Michaelyn's Leaving Home story from our 2017 collaboration with Charlotte Kesl Photography. Learn more about the Leaving Home project at www.selfnarrate.com/leaving-home

    Episode 126: Turbado

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2020 26:49


    This week, we're sharing Turbado's story from our most recent Story Summit.

    Episode 125: Tracy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2020 14:05


    This week, we're sharing Tracy's story from our most recent Story Summit.

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