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Storytime for Grown-Ups: Who’s Safe to Listen? Bethany Joy Boring Episode 2
Storytime for Grown-Ups: Who’s Safe to Listen? Bethany Joy Boring Episode 2
Storytime for Grown-Ups: Who’s Safe to Listen? Bethany Joy Boring Episode 2
Friday 7th November 2025
Bill Lundgrin and Bethany Joy Boring discuss storytelling, safe listeners, and practical tactics for sharing your journey.
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Get the buttons here!Crafting Your Story: Finding Safe Listeners with Bethany Joy Boring
Episode Overview
- Choose which parts of your story to share based on comfort and relevance.
- Use 'appreciation anchors' to regulate emotions while sharing.
- Assess potential listeners using the 'Four S’s': Seen, Safe, Secure, Soothing.
- Ask listeners if they should offer suggestions or just listen.
- Start storytelling imperfectly; focus on making it linear.
Our story is our story, and we can decide how much we're going to share.
Curious about how others navigate their sobriety journey? This episode of Blindsight brings you an enlightening conversation between host Bill Lundgrin and guest Bethany Joy Boring. They dive into the art of storytelling, especially when it comes to sharing personal experiences with safe listeners. Bill and Bethany explore practical tactics for crafting your narrative, such as making your story linear by writing or recording it, starting imperfectly, and using 'appreciation anchors' to manage emotional spikes.
They also introduce the 'Four S’s'—Seen, Safe, Secure, Soothing—as criteria for choosing trustworthy listeners. The episode offers valuable advice on how to ask for what you need from a listener, like whether you want suggestions or just an ear. Through their engaging dialogue, you'll learn the importance of discerning which parts of your story to share and the significance of timing and intimacy in storytelling.
This episode is a heartfelt guide for anyone looking to start sharing their personal journey in a meaningful way. So, what part of your story are you ready to share today?