Join Janelle Hardy, creator of transformational memoir-writing course, The Art of Personal Mythmaking as she talks to published memoirists, people in the middle of writing their memoirs, storytellers and embodied healers. She even tosses in the occasional body-based writing prompt, to give your stories some unexpected sparks. These are honest conversations of depth are good medicine – they’re the antidote to feeling alone with creative and healing challenges.
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Personal Mythmaking with Janelle Hardy (formerly the Wild Elixir Podcast)
Janelle Hardy & the Art of Personal Mythmaking
I asked my female and non-binary guests the same four questions, and together, we followed the intriguing threads of story and curiosity as they unspooled. 1 - Where are you and whose traditional (Indigenous) territory are you on? 2 - What’s your favourite fairytale/ancient tale? 3 - What’s your relationship with your body like? 4 - And what’s your connection to your creativity? These potent conversations are created by mixing creativity + the body + fairy tales + conversation with wild abandon.
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144: MEMOIRIST: Celia McBride on her un-becoming journey
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It’s episode #144 and I’m chatting with Celia McBride, a Canadian multi-disciplinary artist originally from the Yukon, now living in Port Hope. As a playwright, Celia’s work was developed by numerous theatre companies in Canada (infinitheatre, Nightwood, Factory), and produced internationally by Red Kettle Theatre (Ireland) and Looking Glass Theatr…
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143: HEALING: Victoria Albina on somatics, nerditry and healing
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It’s episode #143 and I’m chatting with Victoria Albina, Nurse Practitioner with a Master’s Degree in Public Health. This was such a great conversation! Victoria is intelligent, deep, knowledgeable and wise. We talked about how to identify when you’re defaulting to perfectionism and people-pleasing, what the term ‘somatics’ means to her, what tippi…
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142: WRITING PROMPT: sourcing from your nipples
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It’s episode #142 and I’m offering you a body-based writing prompt that sources from your nipples. We all have them! Take in the exploration, then set a timer and flow write for somewhere between 5 and 20 minutes. See what arises. Enjoy! And, for more offerings like this, including my transformational, body-centric memoir-writing course, The Art of…
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It’s episode #141 and I’m telling you an Irish fairy tale, The Brewery of Eggshells. If this story resonates with you, I really encourage you to read and listen to a few different versions, and make the story your own. Then stick around after the story for some guidance on working with tales like this, and your personal stories, and then, to start …
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140: WRITING: Nicole Breit on writing grief (and joy, and delight and...)
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It’s episode #140 and I’m chatting with Nicole Breit, a writer and the founder of Spark Your Story, an online writing school. I met Nicole online when she reached out to connect over our shared love of writing, teaching writing, and the challenges and delights of marketing and teaching writing courses online, from Canada. So, here’s some more about…
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139: WRITING PROMPT: sourcing from your hands
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It’s episode #139 and I’m offering you a body-based writing prompt that sources from your hands. Take in the exploration, then set a timer and flow write for somewhere between 5 and 20 minutes. See what arises. Enjoy! And, for more offerings like this, including my transformational, body-centric memoir-writing course, The Art of Personal Mythmaking…
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It’s episode #138 and I’m telling you the fairy tale of The Juniper Tree, from the Grimm's Brother's collection. Sit back and enjoy having a story told to you. Let your body and your soul soak up the essence of the story magic and medicine. Stick around after the story for some guidance on working with tales like this, and your personal stories, an…
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137: ACADEMIC WRITING: Michelle Boyd on ...
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Michelle Boyd, PhD, is the founder of InkWell Academic Writing Retreats, a transformative, retreat-based training program that teaches scholars to overcome their writing fears. I met Michelle through a personal introduction via Tara McMullin’s small business What Works Network. Someone there thought I’d like Michelle and her work, and they were com…
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136: WRITING PROMPT: sourcing from your eyes
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It’s episode #136 and I’m offering you a body-based writing prompt that sources from your eyes. There are so many directions I could take the prompt of eyes in. I can’t do all of them in one prompt, so there may be another eye writing prompt at some point. Fun fun! Take in the exploration, then set a timer and flow write for somewhere between 5 and…
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It’s episode #135 and I’m telling you another fairy tale that my Personal Mythmaking students often choose to work with. It’s the tale of Beauty and the Beast, which has a long and complicated folkloric history. And although there are tales of brides and animal grooms from all over the world, the first written version of Beauty and the Beast came f…
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134: FOLKLORISTS: Sara & Brittany of Carterhaugh School on The Six Swans, being delighted, friendship and forging your own path
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Dr. Sara Cleto, from Atlanta, Georgia, and Dr. Brittany Warman, from Warrenton, Virginia, are award-winning folklorists, teachers, and writers. As if that’s not enough, they founded The Carterhaugh School of Folklore and the Fantastic in 2016, where they teach creative souls how to re-enchant their lives through folklore and fairy tales. Click, cli…
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133: WRITING PROMPT: sourcing from your brain teeth
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In this brief episode, I offer you a body-based writing prompt that sources from your brain teeth. You know, that part of you that 'chews on words'. Take in the exploration, then set and timer and flow write for somewhere between 5 and 20 minutes. See what arises. Enjoy! And then, for more guidance on somatic body writing, personal transformation a…
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I’m telling you a fairy tale, one that is often chosen by my Personal Mythmaking students. It’s the tale of Red Riding Hood, from the Tales of the Brothers Grimm. And since it’s one that’s often chosen, I’m reading this classic version, but if the story resonates with you, I really encourage you to read and listen to a few different versions, and m…
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131: MEMOIRIST: Molly Pennington on writing a memoir, being a professional writer, and mid-life career changes (astrology!)
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Molly Pennington, PhD, is a consulting astrologer and award-winning writer. I’m truly excited to share this conversation with Molly because she is, hands down, one of the most incredible writers I know, and I can’t wait for her to get her memoir published so I can read it and share it with as many people as possible. She’s also a phenomenal astrolo…
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130: WRITING PROMPT: sourcing from your hair
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In this brief episode, I offer you a body-based writing prompt that sources from your hair. Take in the exploration, then set and timer and flow write for somewhere between 5 and 20 minutes. See what arises. Enjoy!
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I’m telling you the tale of Iron Hans, from the Tales of the Brothers Grimm. Stick around after the story for some guidance on working with tales like this, and your personal stories, and then, to start your own personal mythmaking go to my website at www.janellehardy.com to get started with my free on-demand workshop, Outline Your Memoir Using Fai…
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128: WRITING: Carina Bissett on fairy tales, fabulism, trauma and writing about big things
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I’m chatting with Carina Bissett a writer, poet, and educator working primarily in the fields of dark fiction and fabulism. Her short fiction and poetry have been published in multiple journals and anthologies including Into the Forest, Upon a Twice Time, Bitter Distillations: An Anthology of Poisonous Tales, Arterial Bloom, Gorgon: Stories of Emer…
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127: WRITING PROMPT: sourcing from your forearms
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In this brief episode, I offer you a body-based writing prompt that sources from your forearms. Take in the exploration, then set and timer and flow write for somewhere between 5 and 20 minutes. See what arises. Enjoy! For more offerings like this, go to my website, janellehardy.com.
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It’s episode #126 and I’m telling you a brief fable - the Russian story of The Scorpion and the Frog. Sit back and enjoy having a story told to you. Let your body and your soul soak up the essence of the story magic and medicine. Stick around after the story for some guidance on working with tales like this, and your personal stories, and then, to …
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125: MEMOIR & QUILTING: Heidi Parkes on a handmade life, diary quilts and the shift from high school art teacher to full time quilting artist
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It’s episode #125 and I’m chatting with Heidi Parkes, quilter, artist and educator. The way I met Heidi is another delightful story of people following their interests through clicks until, eventually, the connection point happens. In 2018, I was a guest on Amber Magnolia Hill’s podcast, Medicine Stories. Heidi listened to our conversation, then lo…
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124: WRITING PROMPT: sourcing from your tongue
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In this brief episode, I offer you a body-based writing prompt that sources from your tongue. Take in the exploration, then set and timer and flow write for somewhere between 5 and 20 minutes. See what arises. Enjoy! For more offerings like this, go to my website, janellehardy.com.
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It’s episode #123 and I’m telling you a German story collected by the Brothers Grimm - The 12 Dancing Princesses. Also known as “The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes" and "The Shoes that were Danced to Pieces.” Sit back and enjoy having a story told to you. Let your body and your soul soak up the essence of the story magic and medicine. Stick around after th…
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122: HEALING: Shawnrey Notto on writing a book about sensual intelligence, IQ lineages, healing and more
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It’s episode #122 and I’m chatting with Shawnrey Notto, the Sensual Intelligence and Embodiment guide, teaching and inspiring people to embody their joy, pleasure, and self-love. Oh gosh, how can I describe the ways I adore Shawnrey? We first met in a women’s leadership council, facilitated by the wonderful Nisha Moodley, and I was really moved by …
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121: WRITING PROMPT: sourcing from your ears
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In this brief episode, I offer you a body-based writing prompt that sources from your ears. Take in the exploration, then set and timer and flow write for somewhere between 5 and 20 minutes. See what arises. Enjoy! For more offerings like this, go to my website, janellehardy.com.
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120: STORY: The Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body
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It’s episode #120 and I’m telling you a Norwegian story, The Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body. Sit back and enjoy having a story told to you. Let your body and your soul soak up the essence of the story magic and medicine. Stick around after the story for some guidance on working with tales like this, and your personal stories, and then, to start…
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119: STORYTELLER: Gauri Raje on anthropology, storytelling as listening, narratives of displacement and Scotland
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It’s episode #119 and I’m chatting with Gauri Raje, a storyteller, educator and workshop facilitator working with adolescents and adults from multilingual, multicultural and disadvantaged backgrounds. I first encountered Gauri when I signed up for the Anima Mundi School’s Fairytale Kitchen series. Gauri is one of the two storytellers in that series…
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118: WRITING PROMPT: sourcing from your fingertips
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In this brief episode, I offer you a body-based writing prompt that sources from your fingertips. Take in the exploration, then set and timer and flow write for somewhere between 5 and 20 minutes. See what arises. Enjoy! For more offerings like this, go to my website, janellehardy.com.
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117: STORY: The Blacksmith's Wife of Yarrowfoot
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In this episode, I tell a Scottish tale. The Blacksmith's Wife of Yarrowfoot. Sit back and enjoy having a story told to you. Let your body and your soul soak up the essence of the story magic and medicine. After the story I share some memoir-writing and transformational healing prompts if you'd like to work with the story magic, apply it to your ow…
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116: HEALING: Juno Kim on burnout, life changes and food
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It’s episode #116 and I’m chatting with Juno Kim, an IMTA-certified mindfulness teacher and emotional well-being coach who has a deep passion for well-being, psychology, sociology and philosophy. I’m totally thrilled to say that Juno is a podcast guest I met in real life. This may not seem like something to get excited about, but for me, with so mu…
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115: WRITING PROMPT: sourcing from your guts
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In this brief episode, I offer you a body-based writing prompt that sources from your guts. Take in the exploration, then set and timer and flow write for somewhere between 5 and 20 minutes. See what arises. Enjoy! For more offerings like this, go to my website, janellehardy.com.
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In this episode, I tell a tale. The Frog King. Sit back and enjoy having a story told to you. Let your body and your soul soak up the essence of the story magic and medicine. After the story I share some memoir-writing and transformational healing prompts if you'd like to work with the story magic, apply it to your own life stories, and see where i…
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113: HEALING: Verónica Márquez on navigating conflict, food as connector and the healing power of working with difference
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It’s episode #113 and I’m chatting with Verónica Márquez, a researcher, somatic facilitator and the Founder of Between Us - a global community that explores and teaches how to turn sensitive topics and conversations into opportunities for growth and deeper connection. I first met Vero in a women’s leadership circle, and was really struck by her ste…
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112: WRITING PROMPT: sourcing from your scars
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In this brief episode, I offer you a body-based writing prompt that sources from your scars. Take in the exploration, then set and timer and flow write for somewhere between 5 and 20 minutes. See what arises. Enjoy! For more offerings like this, go to my website, janellehardy.com.
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111: STORY: A Baba Yaga Tale (part 2 of 2)
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In this episode, I tell a tale. A Baba Yaga tale. Sit back and enjoy having a story told to you. But if you haven't listened to part 1 - go to episode 108 and listen to that one first! Let your body and your soul soak up the essence of the story magic and medicine. After the story I share some memoir-writing and transformational healing prompts if …
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110: MEMOIRIST: Rebekah Taussig on sitting pretty, disability, the motherhood transition and badass boots
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It’s episode #110 and I’m chatting with memoirist Rebekah Taussig, a Kansas City writer and educator with her doctorate in Creative Nonfiction and Disability Studies. I found Rebekah in my usual way, by clicking interesting links. One click led to another, and I landed on her marvelous Instagram account, Sitting Pretty. She’d just published her mem…
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109: WRITING PROMPT: sourcing from your heart
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In this brief episode, I offer you a body-based writing prompt that sources from the heart. Take in the exploration, then set and timer and flow write for somewhere between 5 and 20 minutes. See what arises. Enjoy! For more offerings like this, go to my website, janellehardy.com.
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108: STORY: A Baba Yaga Tale (part 1 of 2)
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In this episode, I tell a tale. A Baba Yaga tale. Sit back and enjoy having a story told to you. Let your body and your soul soak up the essence of the story magic and medicine. After the story I share some memoir-writing and transformational healing prompts if you'd like to work with the story magic, apply it to your own life stories, and see wher…
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107: HEALING: Kendra Cunov on puberty, zen centres, trees and authentic relating
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It’s episode #107 and I’m chatting with coach Kendra Cunov, who has been studying, facilitating, and (most importantly) practicing Authentic Relating, Embodiment Practices & Deep Intimacy Work for over fifteen years, and has pioneered some of the most cutting edge relational work on the planet. I met Kendra in a leadership program, and was really s…
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106: WRITING PROMPT: sourcing from your feet
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In this brief episode, I offer you a body-based writing prompt that sources from the feet. Take in the exploration, then set and timer and flow write for somewhere between 5 and 20 minutes. See what arises. Enjoy! For more offerings like this, go to my website, janellehardy.com.
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In this episode, I tell a tale. A Selkie (seal woman) tale. Sit back and enjoy having a story told to you. Let your body and your soul soak up the essence of the story magic and medicine. After the story I share some memoir-writing and transformational healing prompts if you'd like to work with the story magic, apply it to your own life stories, an…
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104: HEALING: Elisha Halpin, dance, the sacred, the nervous system and having an abiding curiosity
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I’m chatting with Elisha Halpin a sacred life mentor and embodiment coach for visionaries, creatives, healers, and coaches. Elisha Halpin is of Scotch-Irish, African, and Cherokee descent. She was raised in Tennessee near the lands of her Cherokee and Appalachian ancestors. As a bridge Elisha was born as one who crosses the thresholds and integrate…
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90: Where to find upcoming episodes (hint: google Memoir Body Healing Story)
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To listen to future episodes of the Personal Mythmaking Podcast, search Memoir Body, Healing Story Podcast with Janelle Hardy on your favourite podcast player. We'll be continuing the conversation with this slight focus shift and name change, all at a different URL (or just listen in here: www.janellehardy.com/podcast/ Expect conversations with mem…
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103: INTRODUCING: The Memoir Body Healing Story Podcast
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Listen in to Janelle Hardy, creator of transformational memoir-writing course, The Art of Personal Mythmaking as she describes what this podcast is all about. She'll be talking to published memoirists, people in the middle of writing their memoirs, storytellers and embodied healers. She'll even toss in the occasional fairy tale and body-based writi…
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102: ENCORE: Sebene Selassie, Kisagotami & thoughts on creativity and body
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In this encore episode I'm sharing a conversation with Sebene Selassie because I loved our conversation, and so did my listeners back then – our conversation is one of the most listened episodes on this podcast to date. And, because what we talk about is so very timeless, and yet the ancient take Sebene chose is also so timely, I’m really excited t…
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101: ENCORE: Roxanne Coble, The Worn Out Dancing Shoes & thoughts on creativity and body
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In this encore episode I'm sharing a conversation with Roxanne Coble, a mixed media artist, illustrator, and maker of things in Los Angeles. She’s known for her detailed art journaling which fuses mixed media and painted illustration. Inspired by all things macabre, completed pages embrace a balance of humor and dark emotional themes – all while ex…
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100: ENCORE: Alisha Sommer, Bluebeard & thoughts on creativity and body
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In this encore episode I’m sharing a conversation with Alisha Sommer, a Bay Area Freelance Writer & Photographer. I first encountered Alisha online and so appreciated her aesthetic, specific and gentle presence that I got on her newsletter list and started following her on Instagram. Since then, I’ve featured her in an interview series of creative …
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99: ENCORE: Louise Hardy on creative resourcing, art and therapy
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In this encore episode I'm sharing a conversation with Louise Hardy, a counsellor and art therapist. Also my mom! I wanted to have her on the podcast to discuss creativity and the power of resourcing ourselves in difficult times with the creative, in ways that are totally free as well as ways that may cost some money (for art materials and/or art t…
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98: ENCORE: Gitanjali Hemp, Churning the Cosmic Sea & thoughts on creativity and body
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In this encore episode I'm sharing a conversation with Gitanjali Hemp, a master energy healer from Santa Cruz County, California. Gitanjali works with clients and students to help them cultivate awareness of their subtle body and most sacred selves, increasing their capacity for meaningful contribution and fulfilling expression in their lives and w…
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97: ENCORE: Sylvia Linsteadt, Ariadne and the Minotaur & thoughts on creativity and body
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In this encore episode I'm sharing a conversation with Sylvia V. Linsteadt, a writer whose work—both fiction and non-fiction—is rooted in myth, ecology, feminism & bioregionalism, and is devoted to broadening our human stories to include the voices of the living land. She lives in the bishop pine forest on a peninsula called Point Reyes, which has …
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96: ENCORE: Salma Darling, Angulimala & thoughts on creativity and body
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In this encore episode I'm sharing a conversation with Salma Darling, a conscious dance facilitator, dance movement psychotherapist, dharma and mindfulness teacher who lives flexibly between the UK and Marin County California. Salma’s been facilitating conscious dance and meditation in a variety of contexts since 1998, using methods that are theore…
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