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Hosted by Abhra Pal · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 136 episodes
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Stories and Stanza is a podcast for curious minds hosted by Abhra Pal - poet, storyteller & public speaker. The show is charting in the top mental health podcasts across the US, UK, and Canada. Through two distinct series, the show explores the human experience with honesty, depth, and literary intention. 📖 Between The Lines brings intimate conversations with writers and creators — uncovering the vulnerability behind their craft, the stories that shaped them, and the creative struggles that lead to transformation. 🎙️ Fail With Me features raw, unfiltered conversations with doctors, psychologists, and mental health advocates exploring emotional intelligence, resilience, and the courage it takes to rebuild. Because awareness builds bridges — and people suffer silently until someone speaks first. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' ta
Abhra Pal hosts Stories and Stanza, a health show with 136 episodes published.
What does it mean when your life looks perfect on the outside but something feels deeply off inside? In this episode of Fail With Me, I sit down with Charu Moorjani — Australian author of The Happiness Pathway, mindset c
What happens when you pass a mic around a library table and ask four writers why they keep showing up? This is the first ever in-person episode of Stories and Stanza — recorded live at Sam Merrifield Library in Moonee Po
In this episode of Stories and Stanza, I sit down with writer, musician, and cancer fighter Ray Hartjen to talk about his brand new novel, The Iranian Fiasco — a Tom Clancy-inspired espionage thriller published on April
In Part 2 of our conversation with counsellor and psychotherapist John Cuturilo, we go deeper into one of the most common questions people have about mental health: How do I know what kind of help I need — and how do I k
What if violence could be predicted — and stopped — before it ever happens? In this episode, we sit down with Robert Mahoney, founder of TVTP Solutions, who argues that there is no such thing as a random act of violence.
In this episode of Stories and Stanzas, host Abhra sits down with Robert Rickelmann for an unflinching conversation about a life shaped by mental illness and addiction. Robert grew up with crippling anxiety — and discove
In this episode, host sits down with writer, illustrator, and mental health advocate Mia Mason to explore her book Worry's Whispers — a collection of illustrated poems woven together with a graphic-novel section that fol
In this episode of Stories and Stanza, host Abhra and guest David Allen Brown discuss reframing a “midlife crisis” as a midlife renaissance, exploring how depression can feel like numbness that can turn to despair. Brown
In this Stories and Stanza “Between the Lines” episode, host Abhra interviews writer Áine , an Irish immigrant living on the U.S. East Coast, about how journaling from age 14 evolved into publishing fiction and nonfictio
Host Abhra speaks with Melbourne-based counselor and media creator John of Your Listener Counseling about reframing failure and reducing mental health stigma. John argues that society overemphasizes success, causing peop
In this intimate conversation on Stories and Stanza, Teri shares how lived experience with trauma — including surviving a 14-year emotionally abusive marriage — became the foundation for her most authentic and powerful c
Marissa Germain, who lives in the DC area and whose family ties to Haiti shaped her work and writing. Germaine discusses her debut novel, It’s Always Mango Season, begun in early 2020 during COVID after leaving her job,
In this episode of Stories and Stanza (Fail With Me), the host Abhra speaks with Kendall, a mental health advocate, mom, and author, about reframing failure, the limits of self-help, and the importance of community suppo
Iran’s Organized Resistance, 1988 Massacre Warnings & the Call to End Appeasement | Zolal Habibi In this episode of Stories and Stanza, host interviews Zolal Habibi of the National Council of Resistance of Iran’s Foreign
In this poignant Stories and Stanza episode, we sit down with Katie Rizzo as she shares her deeply personal journey following her son's passing from a drug overdose. She bravely discusses the profound impact of addiction
In this episode of Stories and Stanza, Abhra speaks with healer, chanel, and author Jo Worsfold. They discuss how writing can be a powerful tool for personal growth and healing, especially when navigating hardship. Disco
In this episode of Stories and Stanza (Fail With Me), host Abhra speaks with Saw Myint, a Burmese Australian based in Sydney, about mental health challenges in a technology-driven world with reduced human connection. The
In this Stories and Stanza episode, host Abhra and psychologist Silvia Russen discuss why pop psychology and viral mental-health advice can distort clinical terms, turning descriptive tools into moral judgments, patholog
In this Stories in Stanza episode, host Abhra welcomes guest Doug Belkofer to discuss how childhood-formed beliefs like “I don’t matter” or “people always leave” become subconscious filters that shape perception, relatio
In this Stories in Stanza conversation, host Abhra welcomes back Somia Sadik to explore how creativity is linked to healing, resilience, and inner peace. They discuss peace as balance, healing as reframing, and how traum
John Cuturilo
owner of Your Listener Counselling and host of the Your Listener podcast
1 appearance on this show
Robert Mahoney
Guitarist · TVTP Solutions
1 appearance on this show
Zolal Habibi
human rights and women’s rights advocate · National Council of Resistance of Iran
1 appearance on this show
Saw Myint
Burmese Australian
1 appearance on this show
Tina Djuretic
author of "Finding My Sovereignty"
1 appearance on this show
Megan Gaul
online wellness coach and solopreneur
1 appearance on this show
Somia Sadiq
Narratives
1 appearance on this show
Jeanell Greene
Relationship Coach and Marriage Expert · MarriageCoach
1 appearance on this show
Jamie Hughes
social psychologist, certified therapeutic writing instructor, author · Clean Water Services
2 appearances on this show
Melanie Weller
speaker, author, neurotheologist, medical visionary
1 appearance on this show
Aaron Marcus
1 appearance on this show
John
Your Listener Counseling
1 appearance on this show
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