The Gardenia Project -Women’s Storytelling
Society & Culture
The second episode is all about standing up for ourselves. Or rather the times when we don't. What are the repercussions when we stop ourselves from saying what we need to. It's a pretty amazing story. This is the interview that made me realize I had to do a podcast for the project. The story was too compelling and emotional in the telling to be translated and written down to be read. Elizabeth needed to speak her story to others.
"Cold air stung my face as I peered up at the face of Hauyna Potosi (6000m) just barely after midnight. Stars filled the Bolivian sky and a serial glow reflected off the snow. The silence was peaceful as I assembled my multiple layers, crampons, my climbing gear and harness in order to begin climbing. I had yet to tackle a feat of this nature, and a rush of excitement rushed through my body. I begin to wonder would I be one to descend victorious, disappointed, or just happy to be alive?" - Elizabeth
When I first heard Elizabeth's story my mouth hung open. Then I immediately teared up and cried as she kept talking. I remembered all the times I didn't stand up for myself. The times I can look back on when I knew I wanted to say something, but just didn't for all the reasons that we don't. And the ways that not speaking up didn't serve me or totally changed me.
Sometimes those choices have to be made fast. Or under duress. I wonder what I would do in her shoes. What would you have done?
Ep 26 Love and Loss in the Time of Covid
Ep 25 Voices of Quarantine
Ep 24 Megan Jo, The Tributaries That Create Us
Ep 23 Mary, What Intuition Tells You
Ep 22 Many Women Many Stories - How Hair Shapes our Identity
Ep 21 Chanel, Radical Listening for the Common Good
Ep 20 Jessica, I AM Enough
Ep 19 Elizabeth, Rewriting Your Story (Returning for a mini Episode!)
Ep 18 Leigh, Happiness is a "Holy Donut"
Ep 11.2 Kim, Love Carries You Through
Ep 17 Jeannie | What we Celebrate
Ep 16 Sarah, No Is a Nice Word
Ep 15, Sarah, I Believe You
Ep. 14 Sarah, Embracing All Sides of Yourself
Ep 13 Britt, A Flicker of Light
Ep 11 Kim, Love Carries You Through
Ep 10 Hilary, My Inner Voice of Strength
Ep 9 Jesseca, To Love and Accept
Ep. 8 Stefa, Galvanized to be a Different Person
Ep. 7 Bambi, Rewiring My Brain
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