Bring your own: “The Healer” by Jordan Bridges

Editor’s Note: Bring Your Own is a nomadic storytelling series that takes place in living rooms, backyards and other intimate spaces within the community. Each month, seven storytellers have 7 minutes to respond to a theme. BYO airs on “All Things New Orleans” and is a biweekly podcast on WWNO.org.

“The Healer” by Jordan Bridges  was told on January 12th, 2017 at the Circle Food Store, and later produced by Dana Bialek. The theme of the evening was “Where Does It Hurt?” Here, Jordan talks about a low period in his life that ultimately taught him what it means to be a healer.