The Story Hour

*17* THE STORY HOUR TURNS ONE🥳

• Sara Jaswal • Episode 17

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Sara returns for a solo episode marking the one-year anniversary of The Story Hour Podcast (launched June 22, 2025).

In this reflective episode, she looks back on why the show began in the first place: to share unscripted, honest stories that reduce loneliness, normalize hardship, and help people feel less alone in what they’re carrying.

She explores what a year of storytelling has revealed, not just about others, but about connection itself, and why being witnessed can be more powerful than being fixed.

To mark the occasion, Sara also turns the microphone on herself. Stepping out of her usual role as host, she answers a series of thoughtful and personal questions, giving listeners an opportunity to get to know the person behind the podcast, her values, reflections, lessons learned, and the experiences that have shaped her journey.

Sara also shares key milestones from the podcast’s first year, including a growing global audience across multiple countries and cities, and what those numbers actually represent: real people tuning in to feel seen, heard, and understood.

Drawing on her work as a Registered Counsellor, Certified Grief Educator, and Life Coach, she reflects on what people truly need when they share their stories: safety, validation, presence, and connection, especially in a time marked by rising loneliness and a mental health epidemic.

She revisits her own turning point, including vision loss that forced an unexpected life shift, and reframes it through post-traumatic growth, not as an ending, but as an invitation to stop staying stuck and begin life again differently.

Connect With Sara:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestoryhourpodcast/

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheStoryHourPodcast

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thestoryhourpodcast/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thestoryhour.podcast

Website: https://www.sarajaswal.com/