Stories That Heal

Immigration attorney Marcelo Betti on who has come here and what their future might hold. Plus, becoming an American citizen, and conflict, coffee and Traverse City.

When Christina Ryan-Stoltz lost her son Isaac to suicide, her world fell apart. After his death, Christina says she was a wreck and searching desperately for answers to a question no parent wants to ask: Why?

Elijah Hacker was 14 when his parents died from overdoses of fentanyl. Now he's processing it. "I want to get it figured out," he said, "so it doesn't explode."

This week: Some Michigan plant nurseries fight back against invasive species. Plus: "Stories that Heal" takes us to Benzie County. And IPR wins some awards!

In a recent "Stories that Heal" workshop, community member Diana Priest was paired up with Tobi Lacroix and Addison Paige, songwriters from Interlochen Arts Academy. Together, they wrote a song called “Phantom Pain” to help process the loss of a limb.

Al Vanderplow met Ella Stevens because they both love bluegrass music. Then a few weeks later, Ella wrote a song about Al’s recent brush with death, as part of the Stories That Heal workshop.

“Love me as I am” Written by Sofia Jimenez, Kayliegh Gelakowsky, Paige Gourlay, Molly Sturges and Tim Jones.

Kayliegh, Paige and Sofia work together at a coffee shop in Frankfort. But they also have something else in common: family trauma. From family mental illness to foster care and absent fathers, the young ladies work to find healing and acceptance as they come of age during a pandemic.

Kayliegh, Paige and Sofia work together at a coffee shop in Frankfort. But they also have something else in common: family trauma. From family mental illness to foster care and absent fathers, the young ladies work to find healing and acceptance as they come of age during a pandemic.

“All The Love You Gave” Written by Emily Raferty, Molly Sturges and Tim Jones. Sung by Emily Raferty with instrumentals by Stonefolk.