Stories & Reflections

Stories & Reflections

Award-winning author and master storyteller Mark David Gerson shares stories that entertain and inspire, stories that remind us of our shared humanity. We are all storytellers. Even when we don’t realize we’re doing it, we express ourselves in story. It’s one of the things that connects us, that make us human. Long before our cave-dwelling ancestors developed language, they were carving their stories into cliff walls and grunting them around the fire. Long before we could form recognizable words, our infant gurgles told the stories of our day. Stories not only communicate our lives, they give meaning to our lives. That’s as true of the stories we hear as it is of the stories we tell. That’s why I created Stories & Reflections: to share some of the stories that matter to me. Because if they matter to me, chances are they will also matter to you. That’s the thing about stories: However personal they might be on the surface, whenever they’re shared from the heart, they are always universal. I’ve written more than two dozen books, both fiction and nonfiction, and I’ve spent decades exploring the stories that shape our lives. On this podcast, I tell a mix of stories. Some are mine — real or imagined. Some could be yours. But whatever I share, it’s always about me and about you and about what it feels like to be us…about what it feels like to be human in a complicated world. My stories may not always begin with the words “once upon a time.” But they are no less magical. Stories always are. So hit the play button, and let’s step into that magic together. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/stories-reflections--6830889/support.

Episodes

February 10, 2026 21 mins
For all I share about my challenging relationship with my father, this isn’t an episode about anger, hurt, pain or resentment. It's about resolution and reconciliation. It’s about moving forward and moving on. It’s about love. 


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What dreams of yours have you stuffed at the back of a drawer? What dreams of yours have you decided are impractical? Unreasonable? Unreachable? Whatever they are, reach your hand into that drawer and pull them out. Reawaken them. Rekindle them. Reignite them. Whether you're 20, 50 or 80, it's never too late to follow your dreams!


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January 27, 2026 21 mins
Every choice I make, right down to the choice I made to record this podcast episode, is another step on the journey that takes me to that point where everything changes, to that moment of shift, where nothing is ever the same again.


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January 20, 2026 18 mins
When we get out of our heads and listen to our heart, when we follow our intuition, our inner guidance, our inner wisdom or whatever you choose to call that innate, indwelling presences that resides in each of us, we open up an amazing treasure chest of magic, miracles and opportunities. And life is never, ever the same.


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January 13, 2026 18 mins
There are three stories of how I came to be: the conventional one, the one close family and friends were told...and the truth.


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January 6, 2026 16 mins
Many authors say, "Oh, I've always known I wanted to be a writer" or "I've always known I wanted to write books" or "I started making books out of construction paper even before I could read or write." None of those writers is me!


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December 26, 2025 18 mins
Storytelling is as natural as breathing, and we're always doing it...all day long! Long before there was spoken or written language, our cave dweller ancestors grunted and mimed their adventures around the fire pit. You and I did something similar as infants, with gurgles and gestures, long before we had language. 


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December 24, 2025 1 min
1-minute intro to Stories & Reflections, where my stories are also yours...


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