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Why do we tell stories?

How do you foster connection, empathy and understanding between people? Tell a good story, of course.

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How changing your story can change your life
16:16

Lori Gottlieb

How changing your story can change your life

16 minutes 16 seconds
How your brain responds to stories -- and why they're crucial for leaders
13:53

Karen Eber

How your brain responds to stories -- and why they're crucial for leaders

13 minutes 53 seconds
Why women should tell the stories of humanity
13:12

Jude Kelly

Why women should tell the stories of humanity

13 minutes 12 seconds
How Dolly Parton led me to an epiphany
13:01

Jad Abumrad

How Dolly Parton led me to an epiphany

13 minutes 1 second
What fear can teach us
11:13

Karen Thompson Walker

What fear can teach us

11 minutes 13 seconds
The danger of a single story
18:32

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The danger of a single story

18 minutes 32 seconds
The real story of Rosa Parks -- and why we need to confront myths about Black history
18:04

David Ikard

The real story of Rosa Parks -- and why we need to confront myths about Black history

18 minutes 4 seconds
The mental health benefits of storytelling for health care workers
09:34

Laurel Braitman

The mental health benefits of storytelling for health care workers

9 minutes 34 seconds
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