Every Family's Got One

About Every Family's Got One

Barbara Herel is the founder and producer of Every Family's Got One. She is a writer and storyteller, wife and mother, and a recovering middle child. (You bet she has some stories to tell.) You can find her work in places like, Scary Mommy, Motherly, Adoptive Families, on page 135 in the anthology Tick Tock: Essays on Becoming a Parent After 40 (published by Dottir Press), and right here on Every Family’s Got One.

2021 EFGO PODCAST: CALL FOR STORIES

From Every Family's Got One Founder -- Barbara Herel The EFGO Podcast is heading into Season 2 (and beyond!) and we're looking for more true family stories! What is a family story? These are the stories that are told over and over again. Like the story about how your grandparents met, or the one about the drunk uncle that shows up to the family reunion.  Yes, that family story. We know you have them and we want to hear them. Please send: *A five-minute audio file of you telling your story to: everyfamilysgotone@gmail.com  *Put “Submission” in the subject line. *In [...]

2021-01-04T16:01:49-05:00January 6, 2021|Comments Off on 2021 EFGO PODCAST: CALL FOR STORIES

EFGO PODCAST EPISODE #4: DADS!

BY EFGO STORYTELLERS LANCE WERTH & DAVE HU! https://open.spotify.com/episode/0xG6hg4QB0vA3slAC4f0X8?si=HUP8BrnsQSiUwmv7C27q3w LISTEN TO EPISODE #4 Oh, those dads! (They screw up the children as much as the moms do.) Check out these awesome stoic-dad stories from… Image by Rawpixel LANCE WERTH! Young Lance spends time with his father and is awakened to a fundamental truth about himself – and his dad. And… DAVE HU! Dave shares that as a kid his interactions with his dad felt formal, more like they were polite strangers on a bus. It was only until later in life when Dave’s relationship with his father lightens [...]

2020-12-28T16:24:10-05:00December 30, 2020|Comments Off on EFGO PODCAST EPISODE #4: DADS!

EFGO Storytellers at Bookshop.org

By EFGO Founder Barbara Herel Image from raw pixel.com Hey, we’ve launched a Bookshop store! Now you can find books written by EFGO storytellers that have been featured on our podcast, live shows, and blog.   Talented folks including Dave Hill, Barbara Solomon Josselson, Lisa Leshaw, and Ann Imig. You’ll also find…  Favorite book selections from Tony and me.   Check it out!   Buy a book & support your independent bookstore!  Every purchase you make on Bookshop supports local, independent bookstores everywhere. It’s a win-win. We love promoting our storytellers! Do you have a book coming out?  [...]

2020-12-07T10:18:18-05:00December 9, 2020|Comments Off on EFGO Storytellers at Bookshop.org

EFGO PODCAST EPI #3: LESSONS LEARNED

From EFGO Storytellers Adam Selbst & Dani Alpert! https://open.spotify.com/episode/25UvhEX9wPFcI8DsRrj4LL?si=eohCN7fTQROsd0Tz014pRA Listen to Episode #3 A family is like a microcosm of the world. It’s a testing ground; the first place you learn about how to interact with the world at large. Today’s family lessons come from… Image by raw pixel.com Adam Selbst! Adam learned a very big lesson from his mom. How big? As big as a tiger. And… Dani Alpert! Dani learns that being a “Girlfriend Mom,” a quasi-parental figure to her boyfriend’s teenagers, isn’t all fun and games. Sometimes it’s highly embarrassing. Listen learn how to [...]

2020-12-02T07:55:37-05:00December 2, 2020|Comments Off on EFGO PODCAST EPI #3: LESSONS LEARNED

EFGO PODCAST GIVEAWAY!

From EFGO Founder Barbara Herel  Enter our Meat & Cheese Giveaway! To learn how to enter our Meat & Cheese Giveaway, listen to any of our Season One episodes. It’s completely enjoyable -- and super easy. Listen now and enter… for your chance to win a delicious Meat & Cheese Box!  Episode #1: MOMS ~ Mary Birdsong & Dave Hill share unusual stories about these special women. Episode #2: BODY PARTS ~ Leslie Ruster & Linda Kuriloff have lots to say about their “impressive” experiences. Click on the links above or listen wherever you get your podcasts. At the [...]

2020-12-01T15:30:57-05:00November 25, 2020|Comments Off on EFGO PODCAST GIVEAWAY!

EFGO PODCAST EPISODE #2: BODY PARTS!

From EFGO Storytellers Leslie Ruster & Linda Kuriloff Click on the link above or listen to wherever you get your podcasts. Image by Rawpixel Listen to family stories by Leslie Ruster... Doesn’t everyone have a story about their perverted (but not in a sexual-predator-type-of-way) father? Well, Leslie sure does and it is fascinating and funny. Here’s Leslie with her story “The Family Jewels.”  And Linda Kuriloff! Who remembers having to go to some after-school program or lesson that there was just no getting out of? Linda delights us with her killer performance of “Show & Tell” from one [...]

2020-11-18T10:10:13-05:00November 18, 2020|Comments Off on EFGO PODCAST EPISODE #2: BODY PARTS!
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