The parts of yourself you’ve been ashamed of don’t make you any less worthy of love. 🌈❤️
This #NationalComingOutDay, Billie Sainwood shares a story about being seen, supported and, ultimately, falling in love. 🎧https://ow.ly/IAoB50ZQoOq

#LGBTQ #LoveIsLove #ScienceStories

Dating is hard enough without your body literally checking out. 😅
Every time Billie Sainwood gets intimate with a partner, she loses consciousness — kicking off a medical mystery that makes her love life very complicated.
Hear Billie’s story on this week’s episode. 🧬💕 https://ow.ly/fN0m50ZQoHE

Sometimes finding yourself takes a few unexpected turns. 🏳️‍🌈 A medical mystery. A chance encounter at a brewery. For #NationalComingOutDay, tomorrow's episode features two stories about queer identity, self-discovery, and coming into your own. 💜

#QueerStories #ScienceStories

Atlanta, expect the unexpected. 👀 We’ll see you TOMORROW! Join us at Waller’s Coffee Shop for an evening of true, personal stories about science, surprises, curveballs and things not going remotely according to plan.
🎟️ https://ow.ly/GW3150ZOnqz

#ATLEvents #SciComm

Alicia Silver’s MS diagnosis uncovers a family secret — and forces her to rethink the high-stress life she thought was normal.
Hear the full story on The Story Collider. 🧬 https://ow.ly/OzKO50ZPTHU

#TrueStories #Storytelling #Podcast #ScienceStories #MSAwareness #FamilySecrets

A DNA test gives Ryan Jones answers he never expected — but it also changes the way he thinks about what makes someone family.
Hear Ryan’s full story on this week’s episode of The Story Collider. 🧬❤️ https://ow.ly/bLyp50ZPTEj

#TrueStories #Podcast #ScienceStories #ListenNow #DNA #FamilySecrets

After years of unexplained headaches, Alicia Silver is finally diagnosed with multiple sclerosis — and discovers her diagnosis isn’t the only thing her family has been keeping quiet.
Hear the full story on this week’s episode of The Story Collider 👉 https://ow.ly/lLoj50ZPTy5

Expectations: meet reality. 🔬 We’re back in Atlanta next week! Join us for true, personal stories about science and the moments that challenge what we thought we knew.
📍 Waller’s Coffee Shop
⏰ 7:30 pm
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Every family has secrets. 💀
🧬 A DNA test.
🤯 An unexpected diagnosis.
👀 Two BIG family revelations.
Don't miss tomorrow's episode with Ryan Jones and Alicia Silver!

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Trust gets complicated when you’re not entirely sure who’s fooling whom. 👀
A chance encounter with a stranger leaves Michelle Tong questioning how easily we decide who deserves the benefit of the doubt.
🎧 https://ow.ly/QbOZ50ZGKSi

What happened on Catherine Macdonald's first tagging trip would shape the way she thinks about her work — and her responsibility to the animals she studies. 🦈
🎧 https://ow.ly/Yu2P50ZGKOc

How do you decide whether to trust a complete stranger? 👀
When Michelle Tong heads home after her first semester of medical school, a chance encounter forces her to make that call — and wrestle with what it means to do the right thing when you don’t have all the answers.
🎧 https://ow.ly/f0nP50ZGKGo

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Dream job: studying sharks. 🦈✨Reality: your very first shark-tagging trip goes off-script. 😬
Catherine Macdonald has always wanted to work with sharks. But once she finally gets into the field, she discovers that doing science can be a lot messier than expected. 🎧 https://ow.ly/32hK50ZGKbE

Your next great science story has to start somewhere. 👀📓
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🔬 What’s your science story?
When did science surprise you? Become personal? Change your life? What question are you still trying to answer?
Share your story in the replies or post your own using #ScienceStorytellingWeek. ❤️

Some of life's hardest decisions don't come with clear answers.
🎧 Don't miss tomorrow's #BestOf episode with Catherine Macdonald and Michelle Tong!
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