A new era of storytelling at Conscious Chatter, meet our newest team member Natalie Shehata & what slow media means for us in practice

<p class="" data-pm-slice="1 1 []">In episode 303, Kestrel welcomes Natalie Shehata, Conscious Chatter’s new Social Media Strategist + Storyteller, to the show. A sustainable stylist, community organizer, speaker and writer, <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/nattystylist/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Nat</a> brings exceptional experience and knowledge to how we approach storytelling.</p> <p><strong>“I feel as though storytelling for me has been a very powerful medium in being able to instigate change. I feel like stories really shift culture and they can shift culture on a really large scale as well. But personally for me, I’ve kind of learned so much over the years through storytelling. And I think it’s important that we kind of acknowledge that storytelling and stories in general is a vehicle for survival for a lot of people — for belonging, for connection, for hope. Stories are, especially for the BIPOC community as well, are our legacy in a lot of ways.” -Natalie</strong></p> <p class="" data-pm-slice="1 3 []">Welcoming Nat to join the Conscious Chatter team is an absolute dream — I don’t even know how else to say it. Being able to work alongside someone that I admire and respect on such a deep level is beyond incredible. And if you aren’t familiar with Nat, I’d also recommend listening back to episode 250, where she joined me for a conversation on <a href= "https://consciouschatter.com/podcast/2021/09/21-episode-250-natalie-shehata-the-social-outfit-getting-beyond-diversity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">why diversity can be tokenistic</a>.</p> <p class="">With this new shift in the Conscious Chatter dynamic, we put together this episode as a unique sort of refresh and check-in — to let you all know where we’re at with the show, what we’re focused on, and where we’re going.</p> <p class="">Here are some of the key elements we explore:</p> <ul data-rte-list="default"> <li> <p class="">How Nat and I first came together and what it means to have her working on the Conscious Chatter team</p> </li> <li> <p