Spring Storytelling 2026

About this episode

This episode features stories centered on the theme of tradition, exploring inherited and invented rituals.

This episode features a recording from our Spring Storytelling Night, centered on the theme Tradition: "Stories of rituals: inherited, invented, and interrupted. Of finding familiarity in the way we fold a napkin, the words we whisper before a meal, or the path we take home. Our spring storytelling event honors the pull of the past and the courage to rewrite it. Come to listen to others finding their mold or share a story of the moment you broke it." Please note that some storytellers chose not to have their pieces included in this recording, so the episode begins with the second speaker. While this audio captures many powerful stories from the night, it does not include the live dance performances choreographed by medical student and RealMD facilitator Nadia Ganom, which were an important and memorable part of the event.

Topics covered

• storytelling
• tradition
• rituals
• personal narratives

Keywords

• Spring Storytelling Night
• courage
• past
• dance performances

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Spring Storytelling, Tradition

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