About this episode

Ronni interviews Dr Lalith Wijedoru about the power of storytelling in enhancing human connections.

To explore the power of storytelling more I made my way down to South London to meet the fascinating Dr Lalith Wijedoru. Lalith is a social health consultant passionate about the quality and depth of our human connections. He harnesses the power of our true, personal stories to bolster our relationships to ourselves, our work colleagues, and our wider communities. A third culture kid who is a former NHS consultant paediatrician, he set up storytelling consultancy Behind Your Mask in 2021. He is a presenter on BBC Radio 4, humanist celebrant, and regular podcast guest contributor. Find Lalith via his website , LinkedIn , or on Instagram . Be in touch with Ronni with all your ideas and to introduce him to your favourite mountain. All that ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ here ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thank you to all our supporters as well as to the amazing band Bukahara for their permission to use their fabulous, on point song '⁠⁠Storytelling Animal⁠⁠' as our soundtrack. The World is Storytelling podcast is based on the book by the same name. Written by Arjen Barel, Ronni Gurwicz, and Stu Packer, it is the definitive guide to how sharing stories can be used for social impact and personal growth. Buy your physical…

People in this episode

Host: Ronni

Guest: Dr Lalith Wijedoru

Topics covered

• storytelling
• human connections
• social health
• personal stories
• community
• consultancy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Behind Your Mask, BBC Radio 4, Bukahara

Books & works: Storytelling Animal, The World is Storytelling

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