StoryShout: Real Stories of Failure & Connection

Send us Fan Mail International best-selling author Sarah Knight isn't bad at much, which makes sense since she writes anti self-help books about caring less about what people think and managing anxiety. In this episode of StoryShout, Sarah and Kelsey Jones sit down to discuss the art of being able to do "nothing" and how that factors into anxiety, your home life, and feeling like yo...

Send us Fan Mail Amalia Fowler is a major procrastinator, but it always seems to work out. Join Kelsey Jones on StoryShout as we discuss waiting until the last minute, how that affects us, and the psychological reasons behind it. To learn more about StoryShout podcast advertising opportunities and guest openings, visit us at StoryShout.co And don’t forget to leave us a review and subscribe on Appl...

Send us Fan Mail Author and coach Natalie Sisson knows all about delegating to a team. But, she's not always the best at it. Join Kelsey Jones as we ask Natalie about how she delegates, where she can improve, and why letting go of control is so important. To learn more about StoryShout podcast advertising opportunities and guest openings, visit us at StoryShout.co And don’t forget to leave us...

Send us Fan Mail Akvile DeFazio joins Kelsey Jones this week to talk about on-the-spot rebuttals. Why do you always come up with the perfect thing to say hours after someone is rude? Akvile and Kelsey share their experiences where they wish they had handled rebuttals better, and some that they did. To learn more about StoryShout podcast advertising opportunities and guest openings, visit us at Sto...

Send us Fan Mail Join StoryShout host Kelsey Jones as she talks with Casey Markee about his struggle for work/life balance. We cover how balance looks for business owners and freelancers and how our industry (technology) affects our likelihood of burning ourselves out. To learn more about StoryShout podcast advertising opportunities and guest openings, visit us at StoryShout.co And don’t forget to...

Send us Fan Mail Sarah Mattie joins StoryShout host Kelsey Jones to discuss why she sucks at sleeping. We talk about her "normal" 4 hours per night, the hell of insomnia, and weird things that have happened during sleep (or lack thereof). To learn more about StoryShout podcast advertising opportunities and guest openings, visit us at StoryShout.co And don’t forget to leave us a review an...

Send us Fan Mail Mark Traphagen joins StoryShout host Kelsey Jones to talk about getting into online arguments, especially when they come across as passive-aggressive. Mark talks about his experiences with getting blocked, online vs in-person communication skills, and avoiding trolls that are just looking for a fight. To learn more about StoryShout podcast advertising opportunities and guest openi...

Send us Fan Mail StoryShout host Kelsey Jones is joined by Michelle Luna as we discuss how she sucks at interior design, even though her best friend is a professional interior designer. We talk about lamp cord covers (these exist!), crappy frames, and the struggle of putting something attractive on a completely blank wall. To learn more about StoryShout podcast advertising opportunities and guest...

Send us Fan Mail Join StoryShout host Kelsey Jones and guest Geoffrey Wilcoxson as we discuss typing, and why Geoff sucks at it. He talks about his history with typing, how he confesses it to his coworkers, and ways to compensate for texting in the workplace and during meetings.  And of course, Mavis Beacon gets a shout-out. To learn more about StoryShout podcast advertising opportunities and gues...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, StoryShout host Kelsey Jones is joined by Kelly Collins, one of her best friends since they were 13. Kelly and Kelsey discuss how bad Kelly sucks at texting: why she takes so long to respond, why she's overthinking group chats, and her suggested improvements to the texting (hint: mark a text as unread!). To learn more about StoryShout podcast advertising oppo...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, StoryShout host Kelsey Jones is joined by Keith Goode, who is awful at giving himself a break. Kelsey and Keith discuss failure, why you're better at things than you think, and how sometimes breaks can actually help your work. To learn more about StoryShout podcast advertising opportunities and guest openings, visit us at StoryShout.co And don’t forget to lea...

Send us Fan Mail Danielle Antosz is a long-time friend and colleague of host Kelsey Jones. Join us as we discuss creative writing, the writing process, and writer's block. We discuss Kelsey's terrible young adult novel and Danielle's goals into getting into paid essay writing.  To learn more about StoryShout podcast advertising opportunities and guest openings, visit us at StoryShou...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the StoryShout podcast. My name is Kelsey Jones and I am the host of this new weekly podcast. StoryShout is a podcast that's dedicated to destigmatizing failure and looking at how we're all normal and human. It's okay to not be good at everything. So some of the topics that we're going to cover are everyday things, from being bad at laundry to interi...