Heard Storytting launches new inspirational podcast championing everyday people

heard the storytelling is launching a new inspirational podcast series where the power of stories told takes center stage.

The Manchester-based spoken story company specializes in creating safe and empowering opportunities to tell real stories out loud. This is being done to create a platform for unheard voices, with the aim of bringing communities closer together, improving business, and ultimately deepening connections. Recent exhibitions at Hurd include PROUD, a national audio-visual exhibition amplifying the voices of the LGBTQIA+ community, an outdoor exhibition commissioned by the Manchester Institute for Health Performance (MIHP) showcasing change-makers; “RISE: Stories of Healing & Hope.'' In 'Take Heart', an initiative in support of the impact of MIHP's rehabilitation program, and Nuffield's 'Under Pressure' campaign, Hurd unfolds a true story of love with the community and a vibrant symbol of love, unity and love. It culminated in a street art mural. The power of stories to connect.

Launching February 27, the Heard Storytting podcast will feature storytellers from a variety of backgrounds, each sharing their personal journey and the deep impact it has had on their lives. The series includes two weekly episodes, his one full-length podcast featuring truly transformative and compelling stories, and Heard's co-founder Caroline Dyer about the complexities and transformative power of storytelling. Includes one of his bite-sized anecdotes narrated by Colette Burrows-Rose. It can affect both the narrator and the listener.

Storytellers include Carl, who shares his transformative journey to sobriety that began with a life-changing wake-up call, Augustine, whose story revolves around the impact of being adopted as an adult and his experiences as a black, gay man, and Church. A Christian, Kol's story highlights the amazing life-changing impact that small acts of kindness can have.

Colette Burrows-Rose, co-founder of Hard Storytelling, said: “We love helping people discover, shape and share their stories, and over the past few years we've been privileged to help some really great people do just that. “I did.” Seeing these stories at exhibitions and live events resonated with so many people, which inspired us to think about how we could share them with a wider audience, and the Heard Storytting podcast was born. ”