What if the best strategic mind for your organization isn't the one with the sharpest certainty—but the one most comfortable in the unknown? This episode explores why doula skills are strategy superpowers, and why the work of birth and the work of story are fundamentally the same.

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Most health and justice organizations still treat storytelling as a comms

task—something you gather for a campaign or report. But when narrative becomes

part of the organizational body, everything shifts.

In this episode, we explore the real Before → After transformation that happens when

organizations start to deeply listen, center lived experience, and build story into their

strategic infrastructure.

We cover:

• Increased health-seeking behaviors
• Stronger and more responsive programs
• Higher staff retention and satisfaction
• Deeper patient–provider connection
• A powerful bank of evergreen advocacy tools
• Expanded funding opportunities driven by community story

This episode is a guide to imagining what becomes possible when your organization

moves from extractive storytelling to relational narrative strategy.

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Today’s guest is Dorian Johnson — a health communicator, strategist, and storyteller

whose work challenges the traditional, top-down ways public health has been taught

to “message” to communities. Instead, Dorian pushes us to see communication as

relationship, as accountability, and as a form of practice that must be rooted in

listening.

Together, we explore:

• What traditional health communications gets wrong
• Storytelling as a tool for connection across power
• Community engagement that is real—not performative
• Doing communications differently
• The future of public health communications

This conversation is warm, honest, and deeply grounded. If your organization is

wrestling with trust, relevance, or community connection—this episode will help you

rethink what’s possible.

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Take the Quiz → Discover where your organization most needs storytelling

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