We are very excited to announce the launch of the second season of The F Word Podcast!
Hosted again by Marina Cantacuzino, season two continues the deep dive into even deeper conversations with our storytellers – exploring the complex, messy, gripping subject of forgiveness.
Marina says: “I recorded this series during the UK’s third lockdown in early 2021 and spent much of the succeeding months editing the ten conversations. It was very hard work but also incredibly rewarding as I always learn so much from these storytellers about transforming pain and what it takes to forgive.”
In the first episode Marina is talking with Father Michael Lapsley, on racism, apartheid and when forgiveness requires repentance.
Fr Michael Lapsley is an Anglican priest, social justice activist and founder of the Institute for Healing of Memories in Cape Town. In 1990 at the height of the apartheid repression, Fr Michael received a letter bomb in the post in which he lost both his hands and one eye. He has been on a healing journey ever since.
We have ten new episodes to share with you over the coming months and will be releasing a new episode every fortnight so do sign up to our newsletter or follow us on whatever platform you listen to your podcasts.
With podcasts growing increasingly popular, we were excited to introduce the stories to a whole new audience. The first series continues to receive an average of 32 downloads a day with listeners from 52 countries (as of 27 September 2021) and the reviews show how it has moved people to consider their own lives:
“This podcast has engaged, challenged, and moved me. Above all, it has motivated me to think considerately about my own actions and prejudices.”
“Listening to these podcasts with their gentle and sensitive, yet direct questions and the brave and powerful responses inspires me to strive to be a better person in all I do. The exploration of forgiveness as a possibility could not be more relevant to these challenging times.”
The way stories are often told in the media can re-traumatise and divide; we support our storytellers to explore the telling in ways that encourage healing and reconciliation – we call this restorative storytelling.
Restorative narratives show how people and communities are learning to rebuild and recover after incidents of harm. In a society where the media focuses on tragedy and devastation, TFP aims to redress the balance by sharing stories with an emphasis on recovery and restoration.
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