S2:E17 - The Power of Media and Storytelling with Anna Campbell Part 1

What happens when someone else’s story helps you understand your own? In this episode, Dawne Hanks sits down with Anna Campbell to explore the emotional, intellectual, and even physical "aha" moments we experience while watching shows, listening to podcasts, or hearing a deeply human narrative unfold through different mediums.

Together, they unpack how media and storytelling bypass our defenses, helping us access truths we’ve buried, emotions we’ve silenced, and reflections we didn’t know we needed. Anna shares her insights on why certain stories hit harder, how projection and rejection shape the way we relate to characters, and what it means to see yourself, maybe for the first time, through someone else’s lens.

This episode is for anyone who's ever cried over a fictional character or felt a strange kind of healing while watching a scene unfold. It’s about permitting ourselves to connect, to feel, and to grow through stories that aren’t even ours.