Flame Tree Story - The Podcast
Each episode shares voices from our live storytelling events, featuring stories that reveal how action and identity intersect in everyday life.
What We Do * Who We Are
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What We Do * Who We Are *
Flame Tree Story, the podcast, explores how our actions shape who we are—and how who we are shapes what we do. Each episode spotlights true stories from community and workplace storytelling events, inviting storytellers and listeners alike to discover how purpose and identity weave together.
Hosted by Whitney Fry and Mike Myers, the podcast amplifies voices and experiences that spark empathy, strengthen connection, and inspire collaborative action. Join us as we connect through the power of story.
The Flame Tree Story podcast is produced by Story First Design.
Episode 09: Stories of Courage on World Refugee Day
This episode features two stories from our recent World Refugee Day storytelling event, stories that highlight courageous journeys of leaving everything behind to seek asylum in the US.
Arina Lekht was a child when she and her family fled Odessa, Ukraine in September 1991. Her story weaves humor and heartbreak as she tells of the unbelievable events leading up to and during her family’s departure. Hayman Linn Lae Zaw left her home in Burma in 2022 after the military coup and subsequent state-sponsored violence on civilians. Hayman’s story uncovers her difficult decision to flee her country and settle in North Carolina.
Both storytellers show us what courage looks like: the courage to leave, the courage to find home in a new place, and the courage to belong in a world with borders.
Episode 05: International Day of Persons with Disabilities Part 2—Stories of Acceptance
In this episode, we continue sharing stories from our International Day of Persons with Disabilities event, where storytellers explored what it means to be truly seen in community.
Storytellers Carolyn Stuart, Indigo Dutton, and Danny Steis reveal how connection deepens when communities intentionally make space for everyone's unique contributions—from an incarcerated man finding purpose by training a medical assistance dog, to a music community that transformed itself so everyone could participate, to a room that created silence so one person's voice could be fully heard. These stories show us the power of being seen and the gift of presence.
The Flame Tree Story podcast is produced by Story First Design.
Episode 04: Stories of Belonging on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities
In this episode, we hear stories from our live storytelling event on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, where each story focuses on the theme of belonging.
Storytellers Jennifer Latham Robinson, Kelvin Scopey Mosley, and Tim Field explore what it means to belong to ourselves, to face our fears in pursuit of belonging, and to create spaces of belonging for those we love. Imagination, courage, and realization feature in these stories, revealing how belonging influences what we do and who we are. Storytellers remind us that belonging is both an inward journey and an outward presence.
The Flame Tree Story podcast is produced by Story First Design.