Story Garden Pod

Our lives are made up of stories, and here in the Story Garden, we strive to SHARE those stories. Are you ready to visit the garden? This week’s episode is a two-part - time to buckle up! I want to start by saying that this episode and the previous have some pretty intense trigger warnings. My guest is activist, influencer, Mom, and political candidate Allie Phillips, and her story can be a hard o...

Our lives are made up of stories, and here in the Story Garden, we strive to SHARE those stories. Are you ready to visit the garden? This week’s episode is a two-part - time to buckle up! I want to start by saying that this episode and the next have some pretty intense trigger warnings. My guest is activist, influencer, Mom, and political candidate Allie Phillips, and her story can be a hard one t...

Our lives are made up of stories, and here in the Story Garden, we strive to SHARE those stories. Are you ready to visit the garden? This week’s episode is extra special, as it was recorded live on location at Historic Rose Mont in Gallatin, TN. Featuring four guests (plus a little history about the location), our initial story prompt was community but as is often the case, the conversation evolve...

Our lives are made up of stories, and here in the Story Garden, we strive to SHARE those stories. Are you ready to visit the garden? Today, join host Megan Lange for the first minisode (and in the process, officially meet Fish the Dog). The music for this episode was provided by Megan’s band, Megan and Her Goodies, which can be found at meganandhergoodygoodies.com. A special request: if you know s...

Our lives are made up of stories, and here in the Story Garden, we strive to SHARE those stories. Are you ready to visit the garden? This week’s episode is a little long and we’re talking politics and activism, so buckle up!  If you haven’t yet gathered from prior episodes, I consider myself to be a progressive - but I’m really interested in having conversations where we find common ground, b...

Our lives are made up of stories, and here in the Story Garden, we strive to SHARE those stories. Are you ready to visit the garden? I’m extra excited to introduce today’s guest, Jon Tigert. Jon and I met in 2015 as part of the swing dance community and as you’ll hear, our friendship has clearly developed over the years. He is a talented dance instructor, performer, band leader, drummer, and is a...

Our lives are made up of stories, and here in the Story Garden, we strive to SHARE those stories. Are you ready to visit the garden? Earlier this week, I had to write a new bio for myself to be used at a local event and - while writing it - I described Story Garden Pod as “a podcast that focuses on building community through storytelling.” As you listen to each episode, I hope that your takeaway i...

Our lives are made up of stories, and here in the Story Garden, we strive to SHARE those stories. Are you ready to visit the garden? Now, I’m excited to introduce today’s guest, Josh King. Josh and I became friends in the fall of 2019 and have since developed the kind of friendship that will span a nation (literally, since SOMEBODY is leaving us to move to Buffalo). Josh owns his own business, Jos...

Our lives are made up of stories, and here in the Story Garden, we strive to SHARE those stories. Are you ready to visit the garden? Please note that this episode discusses the grief of losing a spouse and the grief of losing a parent. The conversation was a healing one for both Kelley and I, and I hope you will feel the same way. And now, I’m excited to introduce today’s guest - Kelley Turnage Ta...

Our lives are made up of stories, and here in the Story Garden, we strive to SHARE those stories. Are you ready to visit the garden? Today’s episode is extra special - it’s June, and that means it’s PRIDE Month! This episode was recorded on location at the Affirming Hendersonville event hosted by The Collab with support from Earth First Plant Co and Willow Tree Therapy. I’m thankful to these busin...

Our lives are made up of stories, and here in the Story Garden, we strive to SHARE those stories. Are you ready to visit the garden? Today, I’m excited to introduce today’s guest - realtor and community builder Erik Thornton. Erik is one of the three founders of local networking group B3, a realtor, a dog dad, and - my favorite part - a STRONG encourager when it comes to chasing dreams. As a follo...

Our lives are made up of stories, and here in the Story Garden, we strive to SHARE those stories. Are you ready to visit the garden? Today’s episode is titled Story Garden Pod: Story Snippets from  the First Quarter. It’s been a rough week, but I hope that you’ll enjoy these three never-before-heard stories from some of our first quarter guests. As a note: this week’s special beverage was H2O...

Our lives are made up of stories, and here in the Story Garden, we strive to SHARE those stories. Are you ready to visit the garden? Today, I want to introduce you to my friend and fellow entrepreneur Morgan Curtis. Morgan is the owner of The Ramblin’ Bee (her very own Honey House!) and the soon-to-be-open Bee’s Knees Refill & Low Waste Store, both located in Downtown Gallatin. Over the past f...

Our lives are made up of stories, and here in the Story Garden, we strive to SHARE those stories. Are you ready to visit the garden? Today, I want to introduce you to my amazing friend Nicole Bell. Nicole is co-owner of Gallatin Lifestyle, an amazing publication that showcases this community that we both call home in beautiful ways. While she and I only recently became friends, she has quickly bec...

Our lives are made up of stories, and here in the Story Garden, we strive to SHARE those stories. Are you ready to visit the garden? This week, I’m tickled to welcome my friend Michele Harbin to the Story Garden! Michele and I first connected online but found we had a vast community of mutual friends, and she has since become one of my biggest cheerleaders and a friend I am deeply grateful for. Sh...

Our lives are made up of stories, and here in the Story Garden, we strive to SHARE those stories. Are you ready to visit the garden? This week, I’m thrilled to have my friend Nubia Barajas join me for Story Garden Pod. Nubia is a wife, mother, small business owner (Tea Tree Co - teatreecoapothecary.com), parent to two cats (iykyk), and - of course - friend, and she brings a lot of wisdom to us wit...

Content Note: As mentioned in the intro, Cole's second story includes subjects that may be triggering to some. To skip this story, pause at 14:50 and pick back up at 16:30. Our lives are made up of stories, and here in the Story Garden, we strive to SHARE those stories. Are you ready to visit the garden? This week, I’m excited to welcome my friend Cole Shepherd to Story Garden Pod. Cole, who I oft...

Our lives are made up of stories, and here in the Story Garden, we strive to SHARE those stories. Are you ready to visit the garden? This week, I’m excited to welcome my first guest to Story Garden Pod: Kaneisha Dotson! Kaneisha is a wife, mother, sister, friend, small business owner, creator, and overall badass, and I can’t wait for you to listen to her stories. To purchase popcorn from Kaneisha,...

Everyone has a story to tell. Some of them are fairy tales you grew up hearing at bedtime. Some are personal anecdotes - that time you fell down riding a bike, or the time you let your best friend give you a haircut. Some stories are dreams you’ve had over and over again - and some are even tall tales, superstitious stories told by your Granny while she taught you how to cook. Whatever they are, t...