{"id":2157,"date":"2020-03-10T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/?p=2157"},"modified":"2020-03-13T05:45:54","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T09:45:54","slug":"137-terrible-thanks-for-asking-podcast-host-nora-mcinerny-on-bringing-emotional-truths-to-difficult-topics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/137-terrible-thanks-for-asking-podcast-host-nora-mcinerny-on-bringing-emotional-truths-to-difficult-topics\/","title":{"rendered":"137 Terrible, Thanks for Asking Podcast Host Nora McInerny on Bringing Emotional Truths to Difficult Topics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/13468412\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/2e2d51\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<br\/><br\/>\n\n\n\n\n<p>On today\u2019s episode of <em>Steal the Show<\/em>, we\u2019re talking about how to share emotional topics on stage so that you and the audience both feel safe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.noraborealis.com\/book\">Nora McInerny<\/a> is the best-selling author of the memoirs, <em>It\u2019s Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool Too)<\/em> and <em>No Happy Endings<\/em>, as well as <em>The Hot Young Widows Club<\/em>. She hosts the award-winning podcast <a href=\"http:\/\/www.noraborealis.com\/podcast\"><em>Terrible, Thanks for Asking<\/em><\/a>, and presented on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/nora_mcinerny_we_don_t_move_on_from_grief_we_move_forward_with_it?fbclid=IwAR1FFVXfJ5wg5KMiSRTFpQwzyGNUYYHNdyFYGHxtFNyXW9bsCma-KFbr4D0\">TED mainstage<\/a>. The founder of the non-profit <a href=\"https:\/\/stillkickin.co\/\">Still Kickin<\/a>, Nora contributes to publications such as <em>Time, Slate<\/em>, and <em>Vox<\/em>.\n Nora is a master storyteller known for her dedication to bringing heart\n and levity to the difficult and uncomfortable conversations most of us \ntry to avoid.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How You Can <\/strong><strong><em>Steal the Show<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Discover the value (and potential traps) of sharing on stage deep personal experiences while you\u2019re still processing them.<\/li><li>Determine if an audience is \u201cworthy\u201d of your vulnerability.<\/li><li>Identify the signs that you may not be ready to share your emotionally difficult story in a keynote speech.<\/li><li>Uncover how to single out the parts of the story you can tell without emotionally \u201cbleeding all over the stage.\u201d<\/li><li>Tell a story by accessing emotional truth so you perform with honesty and authenticity.<\/li><li>Learn the truth behind post-traumatic growth and why it\u2019s essential to your speech.<\/li><li>Process emotions so you don\u2019t rush into the \u201cPhoenix Phase\u201d of your story too soon.<\/li><li>Uncover the difference between writing about difficult topics for the page vs. the stage.<\/li><li>Discover Nora\u2019s secrets for content development, customization, and rehearsal.<\/li><li>Recognize how challenging it is for people to be adjacent to \nhardship and learn what to do if they say things that hurt you, even if \nthey think they\u2019re helping.<\/li><li>Learn how Nora covers tough topics in an entertaining way on her podcast, <em>Terrible, Thanks for Asking. <\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On today\u2019s episode of Steal the Show, we\u2019re talking about how to share emotional topics on stage so that you and the audience both feel safe. 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