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Meditative Story

Belonging can be found far from home, by Morgan Harper Nichols

Meditative Story

WaitWhat

Meditation, Mindfulness, Society And Culture, Personal Stories, Mental Health, Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality, Storytelling, Society & Culture

4.6 β€’ 3.2K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 4 March 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Morgan Harper Nichols is a songwriter, poet, artist, and musician who was diagnosed with autism as an adult. Growing up, she yearns to see the wider world outside her rural home, and to embark on adventures like Bilbo Baggins. When she spends a semester studying abroad, she finds herself surrounded by the unfamiliar β€” and feeling rejected and lonely sometimes. But by stepping into the unknown, she begins to discover what is most important to her β€” and finds a new path to belonging.

Learn more about Morgan: https://morganharpernichols.com

Find Morgan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morganharpernichols/

Each episode of Meditative Story combines the emotional pull of first-person storytelling with immersive music and gentle mindfulness prompts. Read the transcript for this story: meditativestory.com

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey there, it's Rohan.

0:02.0

With some exciting news to share, Meditative Story is now on YouTube, so you can now experience

0:08.9

full length stories with gorgeous visual backgrounds, short clips from our storytellers and even some

0:15.0

meditation videos from me, which I love to record out in nature.

0:20.1

We hope you'll come along for this new venture.

0:22.6

You can follow the channel at meditativestory.com, fullslashy tube.

0:33.3

Here in Birmingham, for the first time, I'm able to see, oh, this is who I am.

0:51.3

This is my culture.

0:53.3

This is who I identify with.

0:56.7

And with that new and stronger sense, I have a yearning to express that creatively.

1:04.3

As the months go by in England, my passion for the written word grows and grows.

1:20.6

Morgan Harpenickels is a songwriter, poet, artist and musician.

1:27.1

Diagnosed with autism as an adult, she always felt different.

1:31.8

Morgan was homeschooled from an early age and yearned to see the wider world, outside

1:37.0

a home of Stone Mountain Georgia.

1:40.1

During a semester studying abroad, she finds herself surrounded by the unfamiliar, feeling

1:46.0

rejected and lonely at times.

1:49.3

Morgan can discover a new path to belonging through her creative expression.

1:54.2

She learns how talking about our identities can make us feel stronger and bring us closer

1:59.7

together.

2:02.1

In this series, we combine immersive first-person stories, breathtaking music and mindfulness

2:06.6

prompts so that we may see our lives reflected back to us in other people's stories.

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