MISS LIZ SERVES: Christopher Mannino Making It Up

TEATIME WITH MISS LIZ SERVES: Christopher Mannino TitleMythology, Meaning & Making It Up Along the Way TaglineSometimes the stories we create become the bridge that helps families connect, heal, and grow together. DescriptionOn June 11th at 11 AM EST, Teatime with Miss Liz welcomes Christopher Mannino — author, former theatre teacher, digital nomad, and parenting connection advocate whose journey into storytelling began on the Cornish coast at the legendary birthplace of King Arthur. That unexpected moment sparked the creation of The Scythe Wielder’s Secret and launched a creative path shaped by mythology, literature, theatre, and family connection. Now living in Malta with his wife and two children, Christopher blends imagination, empathy, and lived experience into both his fiction and nonfiction work for children and adults alike. Beyond storytelling, he has become widely recognized for helping parents and children connect more deeply through his innovative “Making It Up Method,” encouraging creativity, emotional connection, and communication through shared storytelling. This Teatime explores resilience, empathy, parenting, imagination, mythology, and the power stories have to bring people closer together. OpeningWelcome everyone to Teatime with Miss Liz, where we serve real-life T-E-A through stories that inspire creativity, connection, and growth. Today’s guest reminds us that sometimes the unexpected moments in life become the beginning of entirely new journeys. Christopher Mannino’s path into storytelling began while stranded along the Cornish coast near the legendary birthplace of King Arthur — a moment that sparked imagination, curiosity, and eventually a creative career rooted in mythology, family, and human connection. As an author, educator, and advocate for helping families communicate through storytelling, Christopher shows us that stories are not only entertainment — they are bridges that help us better understand ourselves and one another. Christopher, welcome to Teatime with Miss Liz. ClosingTonight’s conversation reminds us that storytelling is one of humanity’s oldest and most powerful forms of connection. Christopher Mannino shows us how imagination, empathy, and creativity can strengthen relationships, open communication, and help both children and adults navigate life more meaningfully. Whether through mythology, parenting, teaching, or simply making up stories together, connection begins when we are willing to listen, imagine, and grow alongside one another. As we leave today’s Teatime, may we all reflect on this: What stories are helping shape the relationships in our own lives? Christopher Mannino is an author, former theatre teacher, and parenting connection advocate currently living in Malta. Inspired by mythology, literature, and family life, he writes fiction and nonfiction for children and adults while helping parents and kids strengthen relationships through creativity, storytelling, empathy, and his innovative “Making It Up Method.”Favourite ColourPurple One Word That Describes HimFun His T-E-EResiliencePerseveranceEmpathy: Three Phrases That Share His StoryMythology and imaginationStories that connect familiesAdventure through storytelling on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/CTManninoInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/christophermannino/TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@parentingandbooksWebsite:https://www.christophermannino.com#TeatimeWithMissLiz#ChristopherMannino#StorytellingConnection#ParentingThroughStories#MakingADifferenceOneCupAtATimeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/teatime-with-miss-liz--5511005/support.