Story Bank
Search our catalogue of strengths-based stories and find examples of reporting and narrative told through the lens of assets, gifts and possibilities. Narrow your search further to see examples of Restorative Narratives which tell deeper stories of people experiencing adversity and tapping into their resilience and potential to cope and grow.
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- National Geographic
- NPR
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- Public Radio
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How a domestic violence survivor and a Mexican immigrant found strength in Taekwondo
A story of two strangers searching for strength. JENNY: I sat on a hard metal folding chair—one inconsequential person in …
After losing her veteran son to suicide, mother engages families through resources & dialogue
My husband, Jeff, and I have been married 32 years. We raised two daughters and a son. But for two …
How one journalist is on a mission to tell stories of healing in Black communities around the world
As a journalist, Lori Robinson has never really felt like she’s fit in. For Robinson, who describes herself as a …
Welcome to Widowhood
There is this club that no one wants to talk about and no one asks to be in, a group …
Seattle Times humanizing homelessness, one message at a time
Inspiration came on the daily commute as he crossed under the brick and stone of Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood. Tyrone …
How podcasters are reshaping the conversation on being Muslim in America
In a year when the U.S. president has repeatedly tried and, as of this week, convinced the Supreme Court to ban travel …
Collective Sex aims to end silence and evolve human consciousness
New York-based actress Poppy Liu has spent a lot of time discussing her abortion on college campuses recently. Actually, she …
Capturing the story of Standing Rock behind the lens and between languages
Even though Standing Rock is no longer front page news, the momentum of a movement that shook numerous communities awake …
Creative Block’ tackles depression with puppets and heart
A young woman sits in front of a block of ice, a frown dragging down the corners of her mouth. …
Newest Americans: Documenting America’s increasingly diverse future from Newark, New Jersey
It’s the intimate moments in the short film “Fighting Chance,” about the Ironbound Boxing Academy in Newark, New Jersey, that …
Slasher films and Final Girls: How a sexual assault survivor found solace in an unlikely place
To survive sexual assault is to enter into unknown terrain: the ground beneath, once familiar and firm, becomes shaken and …
How Positive Exposure reframes beauty
Above the couch in Rick Guidotti’s office is an enormous photo of a boy swimming, arms spread like wings. He’s …