The Legacy Project Podcast

Send a text "Welcome to The Legacy Project Podcast, where we explore the art of storytelling and how sharing your journey can create a lasting impact. I’m your host, Don Fessenden, and today we’re tackling one of the most important elements of storytelling: how to craft a captivating beginning and a memorable ending. A great story pulls you in from the very first sentence. It makes you lean i...

Send a text "Welcome to The Legacy Project Podcast, where we explore the art of storytelling and how sharing your journey can create a lasting impact. I’m your host, Don Fessenden, and today, we’re diving into one of the most powerful tools a writer can use to deepen their storytelling: metaphors and symbolism. Some of the most memorable stories—whether in books, speeches, or even personal me...

Send a text "Welcome to The Legacy Project Podcast, where we explore the power of storytelling and how sharing your journey can create a lasting impact. I’m your host, Don Fessenden, and today, we’re tackling a tough but deeply meaningful topic: writing about regret with compassion. We all have regrets—decisions we wish we had made differently, words we wish we had said or left unsaid, moment...

Send a text "Welcome to The Legacy Project Podcast, where we explore the power of storytelling and how sharing your journey can create a lasting impact. I’m your host, Don Fessenden, and today, we’re diving into one of the most effective yet underappreciated tools in storytelling: journaling. Now, I know what some of you might be thinking—'Journaling? Isn’t that just writing about my day...

Send a text "Welcome to The Legacy Project Podcast, where we explore the power of storytelling and how sharing your journey can create a lasting impact. I’m your host, Don Fessenden, and today, we’re talking about a creative and deeply personal way to bring your stories to life: using photographs and artifacts to spark creativity. Sometimes, the hardest part of writing isn’t the storytelling...

Send a text "Welcome to The Legacy Project Podcast, where we explore the power of storytelling and how sharing your journey can create a lasting impact. I’m your host, Don Fessenden, and today, we’re going to talk about something that gives storytelling its deepest purpose: writing for posterity—connecting generations. Think about the stories you wish you knew about your grandparents or great...

Send a text "Welcome to The Legacy Project Podcast , where we explore the art of storytelling and how to preserve your journey with clarity, emotion, and impact. I’m your host, Don Fessenden, and today, we’re tackling a challenge that every storyteller faces at some point: How do you add enough detail to make your story vivid, without overwhelming your reader? Details are essential. They brin...

Send a text "Welcome to The Legacy Project Podcast, where we explore the power of storytelling and how sharing your journey can create a lasting impact. I’m your host, Don Fessenden, and today, we’re talking about something that every storyteller struggles with at some point: how to capture the deep, raw emotions behind major life events. We all have defining moments—times when our world shif...

Send a text "Welcome to The Legacy Project Podcast, where we explore the power of storytelling and the importance of preserving your journey with heart, depth, and meaning. I’m your host, Don Fessenden, and today we’re diving into a topic that can add energy, charm, and authenticity to any story: humor. Now, I know what some of you might be thinking—'I’m not a comedian. I don’t know how...

Send a text "One of the biggest misconceptions about writing memoir is that every detail has to be exact. But storytelling is about creating a feeling—and sometimes, that means using imagination to bridge the gaps. If you remember standing in your grandmother’s kitchen but can’t recall exactly what she was cooking, think about what she often made. If you know you took a road trip in 1975 but...

Send a text "Welcome to The Legacy Project Podcast, where we explore the power of storytelling and the art of preserving your journey for future generations. I’m your host, Don Fessenden, and today, we’re talking about one of the most important habits every writer can develop: creating a daily writing routine. If you’ve ever said, 'I want to write, but I just don’t have the time,' y...

Send a text "Welcome to The Legacy Project Podcast, where we uncover the secrets of compelling storytelling and the art of preserving your life’s journey for future generations. I’m your host, Don Fessenden, and today we’re talking about something every storyteller wrestles with at some point: editing your own writing. Writing your story is personal, emotional, and often, exhilarating. But ed...

Send a text "Welcome to The Legacy Project Podcast, where we explore the power of storytelling and how sharing your life’s journey can create a lasting impact. I’m your host, Don Fessenden, and today we’re going to talk about something that lies at the heart of every compelling life story: writing scenes that bring your memories to life. We all have vivid memories—moments etched in our minds...

Send a text "Welcome to The Legacy Project Podcast, where we explore the power of storytelling and the importance of preserving your life’s journey for future generations. I’m your host, Don Fessenden, and today, we’re diving into an essential element of storytelling that often goes unnoticed but plays a vital role: the setting. Setting isn’t just the backdrop of your story—it’s the atmospher...

Send a text "Welcome to The Legacy Project Podcast, where we explore the art of storytelling and the power of sharing your journey with depth and meaning. I’m your host, Don Fessenden, and today, we’re tackling a key aspect of compelling storytelling: how to add detail without overwhelming the reader. Details are what bring a story to life. They make readers feel like they’re right there with...

Send a text "Welcome to The Legacy Project Podcast, where we explore the art of storytelling and the power of preserving your journey for future generations. I’m your host, Don Fessenden, and today, we’re tackling an important aspect of storytelling that can bring your narrative to life: writing dialogue that feels authentic. Dialogue is one of the most powerful tools a writer has. It adds pe...

Send a text "Welcome to The Legacy Project Podcast, where we explore the art of storytelling and the impact of sharing your journey with authenticity and purpose. I’m your host, Don Fessenden, and today, we’re focusing on one of the most important—and sometimes tricky—aspects of storytelling: balancing emotion and objectivity in your story. When we tell our own stories, it’s natural to feel d...

Send a text "Welcome to The Legacy Project Podcast, the show where we explore the power of storytelling and the impact of preserving your journey for generations to come. I’m your host, Don Fessenden, and today we’re talking about an essential skill for any storyteller: how to write for readers of all ages. Whether you’re writing your life story, crafting a memoir, or simply sharing personal...

Send a text "Welcome to The Legacy Project Podcast, where we explore the power of storytelling and the impact of sharing your life’s journey. I’m your host, Don Fessenden, and today, we’re diving into a topic that touches all of us at some point in life: personal growth through change. Change is one of life’s few certainties. Whether it’s a career shift, a move to a new place, the loss of a l...

Send a text "Welcome to The Legacy Project Podcast, where we explore the art of storytelling and how sharing your journey can create a lasting impact. I’m your host, Don Fessenden, and today, we’re talking about something that we often overlook but that holds incredible power: the impact of small decisions on your life path. We tend to think that major life changes come from big, bold choices...

Send a text "Welcome to The Legacy Project Podcast, the show where we dive deep into the art of storytelling and the profound impact of preserving your life’s journey. I’m your host, Don Fessenden, and today, we’re focusing on a question that lies at the heart of everything we do here: What do you want to leave behind? Reflecting on your legacy is one of the most powerful acts of self-awarene...

Send a text "Welcome to The Legacy Project Podcast, the show where we explore the power of storytelling and how sharing your journey can create a lasting impact. I’m your host, Don Fessenden, and today, we’re diving into an essential yet often challenging aspect of our personal narratives: forgiveness. Forgiveness is a profound and transformative experience. Whether we’re forgiving others, se...

Send a text "Welcome to The Legacy Project Podcast, where we explore the art of storytelling and the power of preserving your unique journey for future generations. I’m your host, Don Fessenden, and today, we’re focusing on an important theme in storytelling: writing about mentors and influential people. Throughout our lives, we encounter individuals who shape our paths, whether they’re teach...

Send a text "Welcome to The Legacy Project Podcast, where we explore the art of storytelling and the power of sharing your journey to create a meaningful legacy. I’m your host, Don Fessenden, and today we’re diving into a deeply personal and often difficult topic: how to reflect on loss and grief in storytelling. Loss is a universal experience—whether it’s the passing of a loved one, the end...

Send a text "Welcome to The Legacy Project Podcast, where we explore the power of storytelling and the art of sharing your journey in a meaningful and lasting way. I’m your host, Don Fessenden, and today, we’re diving into a topic that can be a real game-changer in how we view our stories: finding humor in life’s challenges. Life has a way of throwing curveballs at us when we least expect it....