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Barbara Geralds Institute for Storytelling and Social Impact @bgstorytelling.bsky.social · 3h

Grab a cup of tea ☕ and watch this highlight reel.

SO to Producer @jacastilloc.bsky.social l for capturing beautiful moments.

@passionworksstudio.bsky.social

Barbara Geralds Institute for Storytelling and Social Impact @bgstorytelling.bsky.social · 3h

Last Saturday, the OHIO Volleyball Team 🏐hosted 5-year-old leukemia survivor Delaney Lucas and her family during its Turn It Gold with Passion 💛match. From team hugs to courtside fun, the afternoon was filled with unforgettable memory-making.
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OHIO Women’s Volleyball Team Turns it Gold with Leukemia Survivor Delaney Lucas

YouTube video by Storytelling Institute

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Barbara Geralds Institute for Storytelling and Social Impact @bgstorytelling.bsky.social · 1d

SO to the Sugar Bush Foundation for believing in the Institute and Studio's vision of pop-up studios throughout the region and Carpet One Floor & Moore Inc for supplying the paint for our murals.

@passionworksstudio.bsky.social #StorytellingMatters

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Barbara Geralds Institute for Storytelling and Social Impact @bgstorytelling.bsky.social · 1d

It's more than art 🖌--it's a movement that redefines space and brings people from all walks of life together. Join us as we celebrate its completion! 🥳

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Barbara Geralds Institute for Storytelling and Social Impact @bgstorytelling.bsky.social · 1d

📆SAVE THE DATE!
The OUCU Financial Mobile Art Project of Passion Works has been on the move again🚚. The wall of Habitat for Humanity of Southeast Ohio's ReStore has become a canvas for community stories, shared dreams, and collective spirit.

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Barbara Geralds Institute for Storytelling and Social Impact @bgstorytelling.bsky.social · 5d

@woubnews.bsky.social
@tandfresearch.bsky.social
@healthcommj.bsky.social

#WomensHealth #StorytellingMatters #DefiningMoments #medicaladvocacy #healthcommunication #healthcommunication #podcastrecommendation

Barbara Geralds Institute for Storytelling and Social Impact @bgstorytelling.bsky.social · 5d

🎧 You can listen to the podcast here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

When Stories Heal: Women Navigating Uncertainty and Stigma in Healthcare

Podcast Episode · Defining Moments Podcast: Conversations about Health and Healing · 09/29/2025 · 51m

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Barbara Geralds Institute for Storytelling and Social Impact @bgstorytelling.bsky.social · 5d

📚 You can read articles featured in this episode in the journal Health Communication at:
doi.org/10.1080/1041...
doi.org/10.1080/1041...

Coming to Terms with Our Racecar Brains: Academic Mothers Experiencing Adult Diagnosis of ADHD

This collaborative autoethnography explores the experiences of women academics and mothers who received late diagnoses of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Due to the historical unde...

doi.org

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Barbara Geralds Institute for Storytelling and Social Impact @bgstorytelling.bsky.social · 5d

Together, Cripe and Harter examine the communication challenges faced by women in medical contexts—from cesarean births 🤰 to adult diagnoses of ADHD 🧠.

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Barbara Geralds Institute for Storytelling and Social Impact @bgstorytelling.bsky.social · 5d

Through raw storytelling 📖 and thoughtful reflection 🌱, Cripe shares her own experiences navigating uncertain medical diagnoses 🩺 and misunderstood health conditions.

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Barbara Geralds Institute for Storytelling and Social Impact @bgstorytelling.bsky.social · 5d

In this deeply personal and powerful 🎙️ episode, Dr. Emily Cripe, Associate Professor and Chair of the Kutztown University Communication Studies, joins host Dr. Lynn Harter to explore how women transform private pain 💔 into public advocacy ✊.

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Barbara Geralds Institute for Storytelling and Social Impact @bgstorytelling.bsky.social · 5d

How do women find their voice when their health stories are met with silence 🤐, skepticism 🤔, or stigma?

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Barbara Geralds Institute for Storytelling and Social Impact @bgstorytelling.bsky.social · 7d

@woubnews.bsky.social
@tandfresearch.bsky.social
@healthcommj.bsky.social

#WomensHealth #StorytellingMatters #DefiningMoments #medicaladvocacy #healthcommunication #healthcommunication #podcastrecommendation

Barbara Geralds Institute for Storytelling and Social Impact @bgstorytelling.bsky.social · 7d

🎧 You can listen to the podcast here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

When Stories Heal: Women Navigating Uncertainty and Stigma in Healthcare

Podcast Episode · Defining Moments Podcast: Conversations about Health and Healing · 09/29/2025 · 51m

podcasts.apple.com

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Barbara Geralds Institute for Storytelling and Social Impact @bgstorytelling.bsky.social · 7d

📚 You can read articles featured in this episode in the journal Health Communication at:
doi.org/10.1080/1041...
doi.org/10.1080/1041...

Coming to Terms with Our Racecar Brains: Academic Mothers Experiencing Adult Diagnosis of ADHD

This collaborative autoethnography explores the experiences of women academics and mothers who received late diagnoses of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Due to the historical unde...

doi.org

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Barbara Geralds Institute for Storytelling and Social Impact @bgstorytelling.bsky.social · 7d

Together, Cripe and Harter examine the communication challenges faced by women in medical contexts—from cesarean births 🤰 to adult diagnoses of ADHD 🧠.

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Barbara Geralds Institute for Storytelling and Social Impact @bgstorytelling.bsky.social · 7d

Through raw storytelling 📖 and thoughtful reflection 🌱, Cripe shares her own experiences navigating uncertain medical diagnoses 🩺 and misunderstood health conditions.

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Barbara Geralds Institute for Storytelling and Social Impact @bgstorytelling.bsky.social · 7d

In this deeply personal and powerful 🎙️ episode, Dr. Emily Cripe, Associate Professor and Chair of the Kutztown University Communication Studies, joins host Dr. Lynn Harter to explore how women transform private pain 💔 into public advocacy ✊.

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Barbara Geralds Institute for Storytelling and Social Impact @bgstorytelling.bsky.social · 7d

How do women find their voice when their health stories are met with silence 🤐, skepticism 🤔, or stigma?

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Barbara Geralds Institute for Storytelling and Social Impact @bgstorytelling.bsky.social · 9d

#WomensHealth #StorytellingMatters #DefiningMoments #medicaladvocacy #healthcommunication #healthcommunication #podcastrecommendation

@woubnews.bsky.social

@tandfresearch.bsky.social

@healthcommj.bsky.social

Barbara Geralds Institute for Storytelling and Social Impact @bgstorytelling.bsky.social · 9d

🎧 You can listen to the podcast here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

When Stories Heal: Women Navigating Uncertainty and Stigma in Healthcare

Podcast Episode · Defining Moments Podcast: Conversations about Health and Healing · 09/29/2025 · 51m

podcasts.apple.com

1

Barbara Geralds Institute for Storytelling and Social Impact @bgstorytelling.bsky.social · 9d

📚 You can read articles featured in this episode in the journal Health Communication at:
doi.org/10.1080/1041...
doi.org/10.1080/1041...

Coming to Terms with Our Racecar Brains: Academic Mothers Experiencing Adult Diagnosis of ADHD

This collaborative autoethnography explores the experiences of women academics and mothers who received late diagnoses of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Due to the historical unde...

doi.org

1

Barbara Geralds Institute for Storytelling and Social Impact @bgstorytelling.bsky.social · 9d

Together, Cripe and Harter examine the communication challenges faced by women in medical contexts—from cesarean births 🤰 to adult diagnoses of ADHD 🧠.

1

Barbara Geralds Institute for Storytelling and Social Impact @bgstorytelling.bsky.social · 9d

Through raw storytelling 📖 and thoughtful reflection 🌱, Cripe shares her own experiences navigating uncertain medical diagnoses 🩺 and misunderstood health conditions.

1

Barbara Geralds Institute for Storytelling and Social Impact @bgstorytelling.bsky.social · 9d

In this deeply personal and powerful 🎙️ episode, Dr. Emily Cripe, Associate Professor and Chair of the Kutztown University Communication Studies, joins host Dr. Lynn Harter to explore how women transform private pain 💔 into public advocacy ✊.

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