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Stories and Stanza

Abhra Pal

Booking Overview

Interview-led show focused on mental health, resilience, creativity, and the human experience, featuring writers, artists, wellbeing professionals, and guests with relevant lived experience. Suitable pitches include authors, psychologists, doctors, coaches, mental-health advocates, artists, and practitioners with practical insights or compelling personal transformation stories; booking difficulty appears low.

Metrics

Episodes: 147

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Gender skew: Neutral

Listener location: USA

Page updated: Oct 28, 2026 · How we check this data

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

info@storiesandstanza.com

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Host

Abhra Pal - Poet, storyteller, public speaker, and podcast host exploring creativity, resilience, mental health, and the transformative power of human stories.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
Authors, writers, artists, doctors, psychologists, coaches, mental-health advocates, and other practitioners or professionals with relevant lived experience, subject expertise, or practical tools related to resilience, creativity, emotional wellbeing, and personal transformation.
Required Achievements:  
Published books or substantial writing credentials, Established professional practice or clinical experience, Recognized creative, educational, or caregiving work, A compelling personal transformation or recovery story

Recent Guest Discussions

Jim Marshall - Human Behavior, Self-improvement, Emotional Intelligence, Relationships, Evaluating People And Groups, And The Septemics Framework.

Alexandra Beller - Art As Survival, Aloneness, Healing, Authenticity, Somatic Practices, Creative Integrity, Artistic Pressure, And Her Book The Anatomy Of Art.

Nancy Jasin Ensley - Writing As Healing, Childhood PTSD, Forgiveness, Resilience, Memoir, Writer's Block, Self-publishing, Empathy, And Mental Health.

Charu Moorjani - Redefining Happiness, Journaling, Mindfulness, Gratitude, Emotional Healing, Fulfillment, And Rebuilding An Authentic Sense Of Self.

Recent Topics

Health, Mental Health, Resilience, Writing, Emotional Intelligence

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Stories and Stanza
:

Diana Rampton on Regency Romance, Self-Publishing and Finding Your Voice

October 17, 2026

Send us Fan Mail“If you want to be a writer and you’ve put pen to paper already, you are a writer.”Diana Rampton trained as an engineer and spent years working in construction in Sydney and London. It took about ten years, and three books, before she felt ready to call herself an author. Six books in, she writes sparkling Regency romantic comedies, with plenty of humour, no sex and a lot of historical detail.In this episode of Between the Lines, Diana shares her journey from engineer to autho...

Bad Poetry as a Tool for Mental Health with Margaret Bryden

October 17, 2026

Send us Fan MailWhat if you didn’t have to be a good poet to heal through poetry?In this episode of Stories and Stanza, I’m joined by Margaret Bryden, a licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, author and founder of Sage Insight Therapy. Margaret shares the idea at the heart of her book, How I Understand It: A Bad Poet’s Guide to Mental Health & Resilience, and why she calls it “bad poetry”: writing that is honest rather than impressive, accessible rather than perfect, and free of the i...

Lisa Lacy: What Did You Have to Perform to Survive?

October 11, 2026

Send us Fan MailWhat did you have to perform in order to survive?That's the question writer, trauma educator and memoirist Lisa Lacy puts at the centre of this conversation. It's one that tends to stay with you long after the episode ends.For nearly three decades, Lisa worked in corporate healthcare education and ran a highly successful consulting business. From the outside she looked polished and put together. Behind the scenes, she was being swallowed by addiction and a mental hea...

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Frequently asked questions

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How do I get in touch with Stories and Stanza?

Stories and Stanza is hosted by Abhra Pal. Its publicly listed email is info@storiesandstanza.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for Stories and Stanza?

The publicly listed email for Stories and Stanza: info@storiesandstanza.com.

How many listeners does Stories and Stanza have?

Podseeker estimates Stories and Stanza reaches 1,000 to 10,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Stories and Stanza?

Stories and Stanza typically books working professionals with real expertise. Typical guest background: Authors, writers, artists, doctors, psychologists, coaches, mental-health advocates, and other practitioners or professionals with relevant lived experience, subject expertise, or practical tools related to resilience, creativity, emotional wellbeing, and personal transformation. Common among recent guests: Published books or substantial writing credentials; Established professional practice or clinical experience; Recognized creative, educational, or caregiving work. Recent guests include Jim Marshall, Alexandra Beller, and Nancy Jasin Ensley.

How hard is it to get booked on Stories and Stanza?

Low. A guest with relevant expertise and a clear angle for its audience has a realistic chance.

What topics does Stories and Stanza cover?

Recent episodes cover Health, Mental Health, Resilience, Writing, and Emotional Intelligence. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

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