Flame Tree Story

In this final episode from our World Water Day storytelling event, two environmental leaders share the profound gift of witnessing children discover water and nature, as if for the first time. Hannah Welborn-Lewis coordinates the Haw River Learning Celebration, a field trip program where students from across the area come to wade creeks, catch critters, and witness wildlife in their local river. R...

In this episode, we feature two more stories from our World Water Day storytelling event. Storytellers Melanie Joiner and Maya McDoom-Echebiri share how water taught them to navigate life's most challenging transitions. Melanie reflects on her time as a Peace Corps volunteer in Togo, where water scarcity and a trusted friendship transformed how she understood gratitude and connection. Maya shares...

This episode of the Flame Tree Story podcast features two stories from our World Water Day storytelling event in March, where stories focused on the theme of renewal . Storytellers Hope Wilder and Nancy Luberoff reveal how water can be a teacher through life's most difficult passages—from navigating grief and loss to discovering healing and new beginnings. Hope takes us to the Eno River, where the...

In this episode, we continue sharing stories from our International Day of Persons with Disabilities event, where storytellers explored what it means to be truly seen in community. Storytellers Carolyn Stuart, Indigo Dutton, and Danny Steis reveal how connection deepens when communities intentionally make space for everyone's unique contributions—from an incarcerated man finding purpose through tr...

In this episode, we hear stories from our live storytelling event on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, where each story focuses on the theme of belonging . Storytellers Jennifer Latham Robinson, Kelvin Scopey Mosley, and Tim Field explore what it means to belong to ourselves, to face our fears in pursuit of belonging, and to create spaces of belonging for those we love. Imaginati...

In the third and final episode from our World Humanitarian Day storytelling event, we explore one of the most powerful elements of story: surprise. These three stories—shared by Lisa Parrott, Mark Adams, and Jennifer Yourkavitch—invite us into moments that didn’t go as planned. These moments disrupted expectations, challenged comfort zones, and opened the door to deeper perspective and connection....

In Episode 2 of the Flame Tree Story podcast, we return to our World Humanitarian Day event to hear stories from Madagascar, Tanzania, and Uganda. These stories explore what happens when expectations collide with reality—and how connection can emerge through difficulty. Featuring storytellers Liz Toomey, Marya Plotkin, and Shelley Zeiger-Enarson, this episode invites listeners into moments of tens...

Welcome to Flame Tree Story —a new podcast exploring what we do, who we are, and the stories that live between the two. In this first episode, hosts Whitney Fry and Mike Myers share reflections and stories from Flame Tree Story’s debut community event held on World Humanitarian Day 2025. Featuring Roberta Romano, Samir Omary, and Dan Enarson, this episode highlights connection across borders and f...