by Shannon Turner | Oct 13, 2020 | authenticity, Blog, happy stories, walks with grief
A single gal who lives alone, I listen to a lot of podcasts. They fill up my days, and my ears. I started to have a little fantasy that each of my walks was its own episode of a super niche podcast. Each walking buddy was my co-host, sidekick, guest, and micro-audience all at the same time…
by Shannon Turner | Jun 19, 2019 | authenticity, Blog, change, happy stories, transformative storytelling, vulnerability, walks with grief
Around this time two years ago, I set off to tell some happy stories. I had just gone through a cycle of work involving grief, helping people tell some of their hardest stories, including the Virginia Tech residency and Trigger Warning. Coming out of that cycle, I was...
by Shannon Turner | Oct 12, 2017 | Blog, happy stories
Today I’m excited to bring another installment in my series of Happy Stories. As a reminder, here are a few of the previous ones [here and here]… They were some of the best waffles I’ve ever had. Because they featured some of my favorite toppings:...
by Shannon Turner | Oct 11, 2017 | Blog, happy stories
Today I’m excited to bring another installment in my series of Happy Stories. As a reminder, here are a few of the previous ones [here and here]… They were some of the best waffles I’ve ever had. Because they featured some of my favorite toppings…...
by Shannon Turner | Jul 12, 2017 | Blog, happy stories
Perhaps you know the scene. Periodically, you get pulled into quiet, furtive conversations. These conversations take place privately in a living room. Sometimes they pop up over the dinner table during dessert and conversation. They might take you by surprise, coming...
by Shannon Turner | Jul 6, 2017 | Blog, happy stories, happystories
“Show me a man with a tattoo and I’ll show you a man with an interesting past.” ― Jack London If there were a “type” of person to have a tattoo, Penelope Starr doesn’t really come off as that type. Yet, her most prominent tattoo sits there on her wrist like a...
