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Hosted by Maria Bryan · business · EN-US · 60 episodes
The When Bearing Witness® podcast is an invitation to explore trauma-informed storytelling, a safe and healthy process of gathering and telling painful stories. Join my conversations with trauma-informed experts and fellow social-good storytellers as we help shape the intersection of trauma-informed care and the storytelling process. Stories are sacred, and we can create a safe space to tell and share them.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe When Bearing Witness® podcast is an invitation to explore trauma-informed storytelling, a safe and healthy process of gathering and telling painful stories. Join my conversations with trauma-informed experts and fellow social-good storytellers as we help shape the intersection of trauma-informed care and the storytelling process.
When Bearing Witness®: Becoming a Trauma-Informed Storyteller is hosted by Maria Bryan. The show has published 60 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Trauma-Informed Storytelling on the Fundraising Stage with Jenna Watanabe" (11 August 2026, 22 minutes), "Centering Safety in Human Trafficking Storytelling with Preston Goff" (7 July 2026, 32 minutes), and "Building a Nonprofit Story Bank With Consent and Care with Natalie Monroe" (9 June 2026, 20 minutes).
When Bearing Witness®: Becoming a Trauma-Informed Storyteller publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 26 minutes across 60 episodes.
Booking probability for When Bearing Witness®: Becoming a Trauma-Informed Storyteller is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. When Bearing Witness®: Becoming a Trauma-Informed Storyteller requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. When Bearing Witness®: Becoming a Trauma-Informed Storyteller's contact route on record: verified email.
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Maria Bryan hosts When Bearing Witness®: Becoming a Trauma-Informed Storyteller, a business show with 60 episodes published.
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Episode #56
Send us Fan Mail Fundraising events are often where nonprofit storytelling faces its highest stakes. The room is full, the energy is high, and there is real pressure to move people toward giving. In this episode, Maria...
Episode #55
Send us Fan Mail Storytelling in the anti-trafficking space carries a particular weight, where the urgency to communicate impact can pull against the responsibility to protect the very people whose stories are being...
Episode #54
Send us Fan Mail In This Episode Nonprofit storytelling is changing. Organizations are being asked to think more carefully about how stories are gathered, who holds power in the storytelling process, and what it means...
Episode #53
Send us Fan Mail By this point in the year, storytelling can start to feel different. You’re still showing up to the interviews, the deadlines, the back and forth. But something begins to shift. A story lingers longer...
Episode #52
Send us Fan Mail Diana, CEO of Habrá Marketing and creator of the Equastory framework, joins us for a conversation about what it takes for trauma-informed storytelling to become more than an individual practice. It...
Episode #51
Send us Fan Mail What if storytelling returned back toward its oldest purpose: connection? In this episode, I’m joined by Michael Kass, founder of Story & Spirit, to imagine what it would look like to flip the way we...
Episode #50
Send us Fan Mail Content warning: This episode includes discussion of trauma, systemic harm, and experiences of marginalization, shared with care and intention. This conversation begins with a truth many of us feel but...
Episode #49
Send us Fan Mail As we step into a new year of storytelling, this episode invites you to slow down, take a breath, and ground your practice in deeper care. Trauma-informed storytelling is not just about avoiding harm...
Episode #48
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode of When Bearing Witness , we step into a conversation that sits at the heart of trauma-informed storytelling: what happens when a story intended to inspire instead causes harm, and...
Episode #47
Send us Fan Mail Nonprofit storytellers are tasked with sharing stories that move people to act, yet we also carry the responsibility of protecting the dignity and agency of those whose stories we tell. And when we are...
Episode #46
Send us Fan Mail Content Warning: Michelle briefly talks about the death of a loved one. Be mindful of your emotional capacity as you listen in. Storytelling in the nonprofit world is a powerful act of witness, but it...
Episode #45
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of When Bearing Witness, Maria sits down with Angela Soliz, a resilience coach, artist, and founder of Gela Road, a creative resilience agency helping people uncover their identity and...
Episode #44
Send us Fan Mail For many nonprofits, earned media is a powerful way to raise awareness, build credibility, and connect with new supporters. But when stories involve lived experiences of trauma, the stakes are high. On...
Episode #43
Send us Fan Mail What happens when storytelling isn’t just about raising awareness or driving donations, but about creating a space where survivors can be truly seen, heard, and supported? On today’s episode of When...
Episode #42
Send us Fan Mail What does it look like to practice trauma-informed storytelling behind the camera? In this episode of When Bearing Witness , filmmaker Heidi Burkey shares how she approaches documentary work with care...
Episode #41
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of When Bearing Witness, Dr. Desmond Upton Patton invites us into a conversation about humility, listening, and the ethics of digital storytelling. He shares what he has learned from...
Episode #40
Send us Fan Mail Ensuring your digital marketing is accessible for all audiences may seem like a daunting task, but today’s guest, Dominique Dunlop, makes it feel not only doable but meaningful. Dominique is the founder...
Episode #39
Send us Fan Mail In nonprofit storytelling, there’s often a disconnect between the trauma-informed and ethical practices we aspire to and the systems we’re working within. Many of us feel the urgency to do less harm and...
Episode #38
Send us Fan Mail What does it really mean to create a work culture we don’t need to heal from? In this episode of When Bearing Witness , I’m joined by Lindsey Fuller, an educator, coach, and Executive Director of The...
Episode #37
Send us Fan Mail How do we communicate with care when marketing and fundraising often rely on urgency and pressure? Today’s guest brings a thoughtful lens to one of the most overlooked areas in nonprofit storytelling...
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