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Storytelling is an incredibly powerful tool. Sharing our lived experiences with each other in the form of stories has the ability to change and grow everyday events into lessons that reach beyond the storytellers’ personal experience and connect us together into a community. Life and... is a new podcast centered on first-person, true experiences, created in partnership between the Lackawanna & Luzerne Medical Societies, Scranton Fringe, & Park Multimedia. Each season of this podcast will use personal storytelling to educate, entertain and engage the audience on a variety of unique topics. For the premiere season, this podcast will spotlight a few brave souls who have lived with substance misuse and wanted to share their true stories with our community. Please subscribe, review, and share this podcast across your own social media. This is LIFE AND... Substance Misuse. Executive Producer & Host: Tonyehn Verkitus Producer & Audio Engineer: Dan Kimbrough (of Park Multimedia) Co-Producers: Elizabeth Bohan & Conor Kelly O’Brien (of Scranton Fringe) Original music by DJ Williams Graphic design by Jess Meoni
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Wednesday May 05, 2021
Wednesday May 05, 2021
The storyteller for this episode is Courtney Phillips. Courtney is a mental health advocate whose outreach initiative, Hope for Invisible Wounds, provides resources and tools for those suffering from mental illness and substance abuse disorder. Reaching over 6000 people daily, she works to provide a voice to the voiceless and make invisible wounds visible through the power of storytelling.
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
The storyteller for this episode is Dan Kimbrough. Dan is no stranger to the microphone or the world of podcasting - in fact, he’s not even a stranger to THIS podcast. In addition to being the owner of Park Multimedia, Dan serves as the technical director for Scranton Fringe and co-producer of Life And. With almost 20 years of media experience, he has worked with ESPN, as a documentary filmmaker, production manager, professor, podcast producer, photographer, editor, and more.
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Last season, we centered our stories on substance misuse and its wide-reaching impact. This season, we turn our focus to another all too common experience that, given current circumstances, is more relevant than ever -- isolation.
Michaela Moore, the guest for our first episode of season two, has graciously offered to share her powerful story of family, isolation, loss and forgiveness. An NYU graduate, Michela Moore is an international theatre maker, educator and creative entarepuer.
Please note, this episode may have content that is triggering for some listeners.
Al-Anon is one of the oldest and largest support groups in the world for friends and family of alcoholics. You can learn more at al-anon.org or call 1-888-4AL-ANON (1-888-425-2666).
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Life and - is a storytelling podcast centered on first-person, true experiences, created in partnership between the Lackawanna & Luzerne Medical Societies, Scranton Fringe & Park Multimedia.
Each episode features different storytellers telling their experiences, in their own words, as well as an engaging conversation between the storyteller and our host, Tonyehn Verkitus!
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Life and - is a storytelling podcast centered on first-person, true experiences, created in partnership between the Lackawanna & Luzerne Medical Societies, Scranton Fringe & Park Multimedia.
Each episode will feature a different storyteller who will tell their story, in their own words, and then will have a brief engaging conversation with our host, Tonyehn Verkitus.
This episode features the powerful story of Alyssa, a survivor of sex trafficking and an incredible individual currently in recovery.
Please note, this episode may have content that is triggering for some listeners.
One resource we highly suggest is the National Human Trafficking Hotline - which you can call for free at 1-888-373-788, at any time, to speak to a network of trained advocates in over 200 langauges!
Please subscribe, share and eview this podcast wherever you are listening to it!
Friday Nov 06, 2020
Friday Nov 06, 2020
Life and - is a new storytelling podcast centered on first person, true experiences, created in partnership between the Lackawanna & Luzerne Medical Societies, Scranton Fringe & Park Multimedia.
Each episode will feature a different storyteller who will tell their story, in their own words, and then will have a brief engaging conversation with our host, Tonyhen Verkitus.
We continue our first season, exploring unique experiences and narratives dealing with substance misuse. This episode's featured guest is American poet, essayist, and professor, Sheryl St. Germain.
Please remember to subscribe and review this podcast wherever you are listening to it and be sure to share on your own social media! We appreciate your support and!
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Life and - is a new storytelling podcast centered on first-person, true experiences, created in partnership between the Lackawanna & Luzerne Medical Societies, Scranton Fringe & Park Multimedia.
Each episode will feature a different storyteller who will tell their story, in their own words, and then will have a brief engaging conversation with our host, Tonyehn Verkitus.
Our premiere episode features the artist Allison LaRussa and will outline her own experiences with substance misuse and the impact the creative arts have had in her life.
Please remember to subscribe and review this podcast wherever you are listening to it and be sure to share on your own social media! We appreciate your support and!