Episode 6 | Sep 1, 2021
Everything is going to be okay.
Justin Hilton
Justin Hilton is a father, CEO, and humanitarian. He founded Safe Place International, an organization that works with refugees. They offer food, housing, and support to the most vulnerable among the refugee population: single mothers and those in the LGBTQIA+ community. When Justin’s children ask, “Is everything going to be okay?” Justin believes they are not asking only about the situation at hand. Instead, they are often checking that the parent-child connection is strong and secure. Consequently, the story he and David craft focuses on creating a sense of safety for kids.
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Every day, Justin Hilton works towards making people feel safe. His organization, Safe Place International, is building a community of support, love, and connection for its members. The organization is active in over 31 shelters in seven different countries. Justin believes these deep connections are key to healing past traumas. In addition, this empowers people...
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Every day, Justin Hilton works towards making people feel safe. His organization, Safe Place International, is building a community of support, love, and connection for its members. The organization is active in over 31 shelters in seven different countries. Justin believes these deep connections are key to healing past traumas. In addition, this empowers people to find their own voice, feel safe in their bodies again, and to speak their own narrative.
More About The Conversation:
In this conversation, Justin takes us back to his childhood. He was the only child of a parent who suffered from depression. Consequently, he learned early on to work out his complex feelings and make sense of difficulties. He did so through “tribunals” with his stuffed animals. You can hear Justin’s emotion as a father when he describes the joy he has over his children’s continuous acts of generosity. When his daughter offered up her favorite dresses for donation, he was stunned at the simplicity of her idea that when we love big, we are willing to give people the things that matter most to us.
About the Story:
When David asks, “What do you think children need to hear right now?” Justin shares a timewhen his mother fell and was hospitalized. As a result, his own children needed to be comforted. Additionally, within the context of the pandemic, he wants children to know “everything is going to be okay.” He explains that this isn’t about circumstances, it’s about connection and presence. That is how we create a sense of safety for kids.
Through the conversation we meet nine-year-old Tano, a boy on a voyage to find help for his community. While Tano is on this lonely journey, he meets two other characters who also know what it’s like to feel alone. Even though the three of them are very different, they find comfort and understanding with each other as they travel to the island of Guam.
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Visit Safe Place International to learn more about what they do and support their work.
Read more about The Storying Project.
This episode was recorded on January 20, 2021.
Episode 6 | Sep 1, 2021
Everything is going to be okay.
Justin Hilton
Justin Hilton is a father, CEO, and humanitarian. He founded Safe Place International, an organization that works with refugees. They offer food, housing, and support to the most vulnerable among the refugee population: single mothers and those in the LGBTQIA+ community. When Justin’s children ask, “Is everything going to be okay?” Justin believes they are not asking only about the situation at hand. Instead, they are often checking that the parent-child connection is strong and secure. Consequently, the story he and David craft focuses on creating a sense of safety for kids.
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Every day, Justin Hilton works towards making people feel safe. His organization, Safe Place International, is building a community of support, love, and connection for its members. The organization is...
More About the Guest:
Every day, Justin Hilton works towards making people feel safe. His organization, Safe Place International, is building a community of support, love, and connection for its members. The organization is active in over 31 shelters in seven different countries. Justin believes these deep connections are key to healing past traumas. In addition, this empowers people to find their own voice, feel safe in their bodies again, and to speak their own narrative.
More About The Conversation:
In this conversation, Justin takes us back to his childhood. He was the only child of a parent who suffered from depression. Consequently, he learned early on to work out his complex feelings and make sense of difficulties. He did so through “tribunals” with his stuffed animals. You can hear Justin’s emotion as a father when he describes the joy he has over his children’s continuous acts of generosity. When his daughter offered up her favorite dresses for donation, he was stunned at the simplicity of her idea that when we love big, we are willing to give people the things that matter most to us.
About the Story:
When David asks, “What do you think children need to hear right now?” Justin shares a timewhen his mother fell and was hospitalized. As a result, his own children needed to be comforted. Additionally, within the context of the pandemic, he wants children to know “everything is going to be okay.” He explains that this isn’t about circumstances, it’s about connection and presence. That is how we create a sense of safety for kids.
Through the conversation we meet nine-year-old Tano, a boy on a voyage to find help for his community. While Tano is on this lonely journey, he meets two other characters who also know what it’s like to feel alone. Even though the three of them are very different, they find comfort and understanding with each other as they travel to the island of Guam.
Explore more from the episode:
Visit Safe Place International to learn more about what they do and support their work.
Read more about The Storying Project.
This episode was recorded on January 20, 2021.