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Stories tether us to what matters most our families our friends our hearts our planet the wondrous mystery of life itself Yet the stories weve been telling ourselves as a civilization are killing us Fear is wisdom Vanity is virtuous Violence is peace In Between the Listening and the Telling author and activist Mark Yaconelli leads listeners into an enchanting meditation on the power of storytelling in our individual and collective lives We tell stories to remember who we are We tell stories to savor the pleasure of living Stories can be medicine and they can transform entire communities

Through his work with The Hearth nonprofit Yaconelli has spent thousands of hours listening to people as they grieve loss deepen friendships strengthen families shed light on injustice and recover hope In this moving exploration he shows us how individuals and communities can recover the practice of storytelling to address the despair of climate change the trauma of school shootings the tragedy of undocumented immigration and the daily struggle for meaning

With a foreword by Anne Lamott Between the Listening and the Telling offers an alloy of story commentary and meditation In an era of runaway loneliness alienation global crisis and despair sharing stories helps us make a home within ourselves and one another