Lead with Storytelling - The Gatherings: Discussion w/ Shirley Hager + Willow Anderson + Barb Martin

🎙️ What happens when people gather to listen deeply across histories, cultures, and lived experience?In this special conversation on Lead with Storytelling, we sit down with Shirley N. Hager, Willow Anderson, and Barb Martin to reflect on The Gatherings — a powerful exploration of relationship-building, truth-telling, healing, and Indigenous-settler dialogue.Together, they discuss:🌿 The importance of listening across difference🌿 Community, memory, and reconciliation🌿 What meaningful gathering looks like in practice🌿 The emotional labour of storytelling and social change🌿 How stories can help reshape the future of relationships in CanadaThis is a reflective and deeply human conversation about what it means to come together with honesty, humility, and care.🎧 Watch the full conversation here: [Insert YouTube Link]⏱️ SHOW NOTES00:00 – Introduction03:12 – What inspired The Gatherings10:25 – Building relationships across communities18:47 – The role of listening in reconciliation28:10 – Storytelling as healing and witness39:45 – Indigenous knowledge and community care50:20 – What gathering means today58:34 – Final reflections📘 Book Website: https://www.thegatheringsbook.com/🎧 Get the Audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Gatherings-Audiobook/B0D9WJ2GF7📚 Download the Teacher’s Guide:https://www.thegatheringsbook.com/teachers-guide#LeadWithStorytelling #TheGatherings #Storytelling #Reconciliation #CommunityDialogue #IndigenousVoices #SocialJustice #Podcast