In this episode, Meghann Perry and Dr. Dani Snyder-Young explore how internalized shame shapes personal and public storytelling, influencing care access and policy. They discuss research and applied storytelling techniques that shift the dominant narrative, promoting dignity and inclusion for people with lived and living experience of substance use. By embracing strength-based storytelling, we can rewrite the script—reducing stigma, fostering resilience, and broadening pathways to well-being. Tune in to learn how you can help change the conversation around substance use to prioritize dignity for people who use and used drugs.
Episode release date: June 19, 2025. Register at link below.
Educational Objectives:
- Describe the mechanism of belonging as it relates to storytelling, stigma and social support
- Identify the binary effect of redemption stories in the dominant narrative of substance use and recovery in the United States and how that impacts care for individuals
- Name and apply three characteristics of strength-based storytelling in their personal or professional role
