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In a fascinating conversation poet and bell-ringer Annie Brechin and Naomi talk about prayer, fidelity, bell-ringing, the church and her management of long term depression. In this unflinching and honest interview Annie opens up about her childhood experience of mental health. She reads from her new book ‘The Mouth of Eulalie' and talks about exploring eco-poetics. You can buy Annie's book here. Find Annie on twitter and instagram. Show host - Naomi Woddis Music and production : Gavin O'Brien - Citóg
I talk about how to manage low energy with photographer, writer and podcaster Naomi Woddis and how she lives a full, creative life despite being a carer and having a chronic invisible disability. Add menopause to the mix and energy has become an even more precious commodity, so I was curious to know how the hell she does it!Naomi says that the aim of her work is to be clear, compassionate and honest and I think this shines through in our time together. If you ever experience low energy, and yes, we all do, this will give you ideas about how to live a creative life with low energy, rather than waiting until you have enough. You can find 'The Two of Us' Naomi's podcast where she talks with artists and writers centred around their creativity relates to their mental health and emotional well being on all the usual podcast platforms or at thetwoofus.libsyn.comHer beautiful photography and writing are at naomiwoddis.comI'd love to hear from you about how you manage low energy, pop over to my Instagram where you'll find a warm welcome. Don't forget to have a look at my website where you'll find a wealth of free resources.You will find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes and all major platforms, just search for 'Life - An Inside Job'. If you enjoyed the episode yourself, then it would be fab if you shared it with a friend or with your community on social media.MusicTrust Me (instrumental) by RYYZNCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / StreamMusic promoted by Audio LibraryArtworkPortrait by Lori Fitzdoodles
For the 100th episode The Two of us show hosts Naomi Woddis and Alba Frederick have a freewheeling conversation about the history of the show, visions for the future and why exploring the links between creativity, mental health and emotional well-being is so important to both of them. Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music : Gavin O'Brien - Citóg
Mara Glatzel talks about appreciating and accepting the whole self and the challenges of self-care when one becomes a new parent. In this special edition series, ‘The Two of Us SHORTS’, Naomi Woddis and Alba Frederick conduct interviews exploring the impact the worldwide pandemic has had on creativity and mental health. Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music : Gavin O’Brien - Citóg
Writer Esther Poyer talks about what it means to be of service to others and shares some personal wisdom on self-compassion. Naomi Woddis and Alba Frederick conduct interviews exploring the impact the worldwide pandemic has had on creativity and mental health. Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music : Gavin O’Brien - Citóg
Abi Palmer reads from her wonderful book ‘Sanitorium’ and discusses disability narratives in the time of a pandemic, the rewards of gardening and why floating offers her freedom from physical pain. Naomi Woddis and Alba Frederick conduct interviews exploring the impact the worldwide pandemic has had on creativity and mental health. Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music : Gavin O’Brien - Citóg
Poets and Muses: We chat with poets about their inspirations
This week, Leo (https://twitter.com/leoboix) and I, Imogen Arate (https://www.instagram.com/imogenarate/), discuss our respective poems, "Unholy Family" and "That Single Memory" and familial expectations. Leo's Poems: 1. "Unholy Family": https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/c/epic-journey-through-life-and-language 2. "Table Variations": https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/149578/table-variations 3. Magma Poetry Resistencia issue edited by Leo: https://magmapoetry.com/archive/magma-76/ 4. Un Nuevo Sol: British LatinX Writers Anthology https://www.amazon.com/Nuevo-Sol-British-LatinX-Writers/dp/1905233566 Other ways to follow Leo: 1. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100012089438306 2. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boixleo/ 3. Website: https://www.leonardoboix.co.uk/ See Leo Read: 1. In Person: 22 August – 16 October 2020 (London, UK) https://www.kew.org/press-media/travel-the-world-at-kew 2. Virtually: October 12th at 3pm (ET) at the 23rd Annual Utah Humanities Book Festival “Intercambios: Queer Latinx Poetics Across Borders event” https://www.utahhumanities.org/index.php/Center-for-the-Book/book-festival.html Check out this episode to also hear about virtual poetry events taking place during the week of August 24th. Photo of Leo Boix by Naomi Woddis (https://www.naomiwoddis.com/). Links to topics we touched on: 1. Hieronymus Bosch: https://www.hieronymus-bosch.org/ 2. Nunca Más (Never Again): http://www.desaparecidos.org/nuncamas/web/english/library/nevagain/nevagain_000.htm 3. El campaña del desierto (The Desert Campaign) Indigenous Genocide in Argentina: https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/gsp/vol5/iss2/3/ and https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2014001435.html 4. 2019 Keats-Shelley Prize: https://www.keats-shelley.org/prizes/keats_shelley_prize_2019 5. https://www.amazon.com/Nuevo-Sol-British-LatinX-Writers/dp/1905233566 #Poetrypodcasts #PoetsandMuses #ImogenArate #LeoBoix #UnholyFamily #ThatSingleMemory #ArgentinianPoet #BorninBuenosAires #LivingintheUK #journalist #translator #educator #PenguinRandomHouse #BoardMemberat #ThePoetryTranslationCentre #SilvinaGiaganti #MagmaPoetry #SpanishandLatinAmericanPoetsandWritersLondon #TheCompleteWorks #BloodaxeBooks #MichaelSchmidt #CarcanetPress #PNReview #bilingualpoet #writingstylesindifferentlanguages #ekphrasticexercise #HieronymusBoschNetherlandishpainter #TheGardenofEarthlyDelights #DeathandtheMiser #TheShipofFools #TheConjuror #motherwarreligious #surrealimagery #fantastical #ShakespeareanSonnet #MuseoNacionaldelPrado #triptych #politicalandsocialviolence #Elsecretodesusojos #TheSecretinTheirEyes #turmoil #dictatorship #NuncaMas #genocideofIndigenousPeoples #Elcampañadeldesierto #TheDesertCampaign #2019KeatsShelleyPrize #FirstLatinxAwardWinner #MichaelRosen #culturalexodus #linguisticexodus #TheTwilightZone #UnNuevoSolBritishLatinXWriters #LGBTQRights #poetryfoundation #KewGardens
In the height of lockdown Naomi interviewed writer and musician Anthony Joseph. We talk about his love of the sonnet and he shares some beautiful new work reflecting on the relationship he had with his father. In this special edition series Naomi Woddis and Alba Frederick conduct interviews exploring the impact the worldwide pandemic has had on creativity and mental health. Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music : Gavin O’Brien - Citóg
Disruptive embroidery artist Nicole Chui talks about using her work to amplify hers and others' voices, normalising freelance life and how being physically active is so important to her. Website: https://www.nicoleemmapearlchui.com/ Naomi Woddis and Alba Frederick conduct interviews exploring the impact the worldwide pandemic has had on creativity and mental health. Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music : Gavin O’Brien - Citóg
Yoga teacher Dina Cohen talks about the challenges and rewards of teaching online during the global pandemic. In this special edition series, ‘The Two of Us SHORTS’, Naomi Woddis and Alba Frederick conduct interviews exploring the impact the worldwide pandemic has had on creativity and mental health. Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music : Gavin O’Brien - Citóg
Director of Reel Rebels Radio, Alicia Graham, talks about the history of community radio and why giving people a voice is so important to her. In this special edition series, ‘The Two of Us SHORTS’, Naomi Woddis and Alba Frederick conduct interviews exploring the impact the worldwide pandemic has had on creativity and mental health. Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music : Gavin O’Brien - Citog
Writer and publisher Nii Ayikwei Parkes shares his love for the editing process, growing up in a family where both science and the arts were equally cherished, and explains how he deals with adversity. In this special edition series, ‘The Two of Us SHORTS’, Naomi Woddis and Alba Frederick conduct interviews exploring the impact the worldwide pandemic has had on creativity and mental health. Show hosts - Naomi Woddis/Alba Frederick Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music : Gavin O’Brien - Citóg
Artist and writer Barbara Storey talks about discovering the artist in herself in later life and what this has meant for her self esteem and sense of purpose. In this special edition series, ‘The Two of Us SHORTS’, Naomi Woddis and Alba Frederick conduct interviews exploring the impact the worldwide pandemic has had on creativity and mental health. Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music : Gavin O’Brien - Citóg
University student Amber Kirwan talks about the experience of living back at home after the autonomy of her first year at university. In this special edition series, ‘The Two of Us SHORTS’, Naomi Woddis and Alba Frederick conduct interviews exploring the impact the worldwide pandemic has had on creativity and mental health. Show hosts - Naomi Woddis/Alba Frederick Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music : Gavin O’Brien - Citóg
In a phenomenally intimate interview writer and musician Musa Okwonga talks about the fetishisation of the Black male body, and his desire to escape from public scrutiny. In this special edition series, ‘The Two of Us SHORTS’, Naomi Woddis and Alba Frederick conduct interviews exploring the impact the worldwide pandemic has had on creativity and mental health. Show hosts - Naomi Woddis/Alba Frederick Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music : Gavin O’Brien - Citóg
DJ, Dancer, Interdisciplinary artist and Director of Pulotu Underworld, Shakaiah Perez talks about embracing her layers of heritage, managing mental wellbeing during lockdown and where her creative focus is at the moment. The Two of Us began on Reel Rebels Radio. In this special edition series, ‘The Two of Us SHORTS’, Naomi Woddis and Alba Frederick conduct interviews exploring the impact the worldwide pandemic has had on creativity and mental health. Show hosts - Naomi Woddis/Alba Frederick Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music : Gavin O’Brien - Citóg
Paloma Tendero talks about how she interweaves photography and sculpture in her art, and the transformative power of pain. The Two of Us began on Reel Rebels Radio. In this special edition series, ‘The Two of Us SHORTS’, Naomi Woddis and Alba Frederick conduct interviews exploring the impact the worldwide pandemic has had on creativity and mental health. Show hosts - Naomi Woddis/Alba Frederick Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music : Gavin O’Brien - Citóg
Musician, producer, record label owner, and journalist Will Sumsuch talks openly about balancing his different work roles , his relationship with deep house music and starting therapy. The Two of Us began on Reel Rebels Radio. Naomi Woddis and Alba Frederick conduct interviews exploring the impact the worldwide pandemic has had on creativity and mental health. Show hosts - Naomi Woddis/Alba Frederick Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music : Gavin O’Brien - Citóg
Playwright, producer and performer Dzifa Benson examines the duality in her work and talks about an exciting new project about Black classical musician and composer, Joseph Bologne Chevalier de Saint-Georges. The Two of Us began on Reel Rebels Radio. In this special edition series, ‘The Two of Us SHORTS’, Naomi Woddis and Alba Frederick conduct interviews exploring the impact the worldwide pandemic has had on creativity and mental health. Show hosts - Naomi Woddis/Alba Frederick Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music : Gavin O’Brien - Citóg
Naomi and Alba chat about their social isolation experiences, and why looking at the horizon is so important and restorative. The Two of Us began on Reel Rebels Radio. In this special edition series, ‘The Two of Us SHORTS’, Naomi Woddis and Alba Frederick conduct interviews exploring the impact the worldwide pandemic has had on creativity and mental health. Show hosts - Naomi Woddis/Alba Frederick Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music : Gavin O’Brien - Citóg
Writer, storyteller, educator and artist Amie Taylor explains why working with children is such a joy for her, and talks about her new venture ‘Spring Forward’. The Two of Us began on Reel Rebels Radio. In this special edition series, ‘The Two of Us SHORTS’, Naomi Woddis and Alba Frederick conduct interviews exploring the impact the worldwide pandemic has had on creativity and mental health. Show hosts - Naomi Woddis/Alba Frederick Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music : Gavin O’Brien - Citóg
Creative and life partners Zara and Rikard discuss how they work collaboratively. Zara talks about her enthusiasm for getting her hands dirty and being present to the process and Rikard shares his excitement on learning how to make salt prints. Full Transcript The Two of Us began on Reel Rebels Radio. Naomi Woddis and Alba Frederick conduct interviews exploring the impact the worldwide pandemic has had on creativity and mental health. Show hosts - Naomi Woddis/Alba Frederick Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music : Gavin O’Brien - Citóg
Poet and actor, Mark 'Mr T' Thompson, chats about the links between teaching and performance and why his poetry is his form of political activism. The Two of Us began on Reel Rebels Radio. In this special edition series, ‘The Two of Us SHORTS’, Naomi Woddis and Alba Frederick conduct interviews exploring the impact the worldwide pandemic has had on creativity and mental health. Show hosts - Naomi Woddis/Alba Frederick Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music : Gavin O’Brien - Citóg
Safiya Kinshasa shares her passion for dance as a form of empowerment and performs some magnificent poetry. The Two of Us began on Reel Rebels Radio. In this special edition series, ‘The Two of Us SHORTS’, Naomi Woddis and Alba Frederick conduct interviews exploring the impact the worldwide pandemic has had on creativity and mental health. Show hosts - Naomi Woddis/Alba Frederick Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music : Gavin O’Brien - Citóg
Jessica Horn talks about the importance of flourishing, how spending her childhood outdoors exploring nature has a particular resonance for her now. The Two of Us began on Reel Rebels Radio. In this special edition series, ‘The Two of Us SHORTS’, Naomi Woddis and Alba Frederick conduct interviews exploring the impact the worldwide pandemic has had on creativity and mental health. Show hosts - Naomi Woddis/Alba Frederick Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music : Gavin O’Brien - Citóg
Rishi Dastidar chats about his relationship to London when working remotely and reads from his marvellous collection Saffron Jack. Full Transcript The Two of Us began on Reel Rebels Radio. In this special edition series, ‘The Two of Us SHORTS’, Naomi Woddis and Alba Frederick conduct interviews exploring the impact the worldwide pandemic has had on creativity and mental health. Show hosts - Naomi Woddis/Alba Frederick Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music : Gavin O’Brien - Citóg
Karen Arthur talks to Naomi about her experience of depression and anxiety, and her subsequent recovery and why sewing for her, can be an act of prayer. The Two of Us began on Reel Rebels Radio. In this special edition series, ‘The Two of Us SHORTS’, Naomi Woddis and Alba Frederick conduct interviews exploring the impact the worldwide pandemic has had on creativity and mental health. Show hosts - Naomi Woddis/Alba Frederick Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music : Gavin O’Brien - Citóg
Anna Sexton talks about collective experience, the relationship between play and creativity, and dissolving the boundaries between us and other living things. The Two of Us began on Reel Rebels Radio. In this special edition series, ‘The Two of Us SHORTS’, Naomi Woddis and Alba Frederick conduct interviews exploring the impact the worldwide pandemic has had on creativity and mental health. Show hosts - Naomi Woddis/Alba Frederick Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music : Gavin O’Brien - Citóg
Producer, musician and educator Graham Silbiger talks about teaching music and production collaboratively online and how he processes complex feelings by writing music. The Two of Us began on Reel Rebels Radio In this special edition series, ‘The Two of Us SHORTS’, Naomi Woddis and Alba Frederick conduct interviews exploring the impact the worldwide pandemic has had on creativity and mental health. Show hosts - Naomi Woddis/Alba Frederick Music : Gavin O’Brien - Citóg
Writer, performer and director Jamie Hale talks to Naomi about what it means to have a sense of service, having Quaker values and ways of maintaining consistency when the world feels unstable. The Two of Us began on Reel Rebels Radio. In this special edition series, ‘The Two of Us SHORTS’, Naomi Woddis and Alba Frederick conduct interviews exploring the impact the worldwide pandemic has had on creativity and mental health. Show hosts - Naomi Woddis/Alba Frederick Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music : Gavin O’Brien - Citóg
Alba interviews musician Gavin O'Brien (aka Citóg) about life during lockdown, making bread, and the release of his debut album, Nadir. Full Transcript The Two of Us began on Reel Rebels Radio . In this special edition series, ‘The Two of Us SHORTS’, Naomi Woddis and Alba Frederick conduct interviews exploring the impact the worldwide pandemic has had on creativity and mental health. Show hosts - Naomi Woddis/Alba Frederick Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music : Gavin O’Brien - Citóg
Writer and performer Gemma Weekes and her son Isaiah talk about their lockdown experience in St Lucia and read a beautiful life-affirming poem together. Full Transcript The Two of Us began on Reel Rebels Radio. In this special edition series, ‘The Two of Us SHORTS’, Naomi Woddis and Alba Frederick conduct interviews exploring the impact the worldwide pandemic has had on creativity and mental health. Show hosts - Naomi Woddis/Alba Frederick Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music : Gavin O’Brien
Over Easter Naomi caught up with her friend Antonio Mattesini and his young son Lucas in his home in north Italy. They discussed the different approaches the UK and Italy have to preventing further spread of the virus, and what this new reality had taught each of them about themselves. Full Transcript The Two of Us began on Reel Rebels Radio. In this special edition series, ‘The Two of Us SHORTS’, Naomi Woddis and Alba Frederick conduct interviews exploring the impact the worldwide pandemic has had on creativity and mental health. Show hosts - Naomi Woddis/Alba Frederick Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music : Gavin O’Brien - Citóg
Naomi Woddis interviews podcaster supremo and writer Sara-Mae Tuson who shares her passion for Georgette Heyer and tells us why her podcast ‘Heyer Today’ may be just the well-written escapism we need in the current climate. The Two of Us began on Reel Rebels Radio. In this special edition series - ‘The Two of Us SHORTS’ - Naomi Woddis and Alba Frederick conduct interviews exploring the impact the worldwide pandemic has had on creativity and mental health. Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music : Gavin O’Brien
‘The Two of Us’ radio host, photographer and writer Naomi Woddis is interviewed by poet Alba Frederick. Naomi discusses why getting in to her body through gentle movement is an aid to her mental health and emotional well-being. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive
David Turner is in Walthamstow, east London talking to experimental poet and artist Astra Papachristodoulou about the importance of collaboration and the visual look of words on a page in her practice. Astra is pretty determined not to be restricted by conventional definitions of what it is to be a poet and happily exists on the boundary of different media, so it was interesting to hear why she’s so keen to introduce rules and constraints into her writing. Download a full transcript of this episode here: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.files.wordpress.com/2019/06/ep121-astra-papachristodoulou-transcript.pdf For more from Astra: https://www.astranaut.co.uk/books https://twitter.com/HeyAstranaut For more from us: https://lunarpoetrypodcasts.com/ www.facebook.com/LunarPoetryPodcasts/ twitter.com/Silent_Tongue Order 'ten cups of coffee' here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/ten-cups-coffee-David-Turner/dp/1094842893/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=david+Turner+ten+cups+of+coffee&qid=1560961593&s=gateway&sr=8-1 Listen to David chat to Naomi Woddis on her 'The Two Of Us' show here: https://www.mixcloud.com/The_Two_of_Us/the-two-of-us-featuring-david-turner/ Order 'Why Poetry?': The Lunar Poetry Podcasts Anthology here: vervepoetrypress.com/product/why-poetry/ Episode music is an original composition by Snazzy Rat. You can find more from Snazzy here: snazzyrat.bandcamp.com/ www.facebook.com/snazzyrat/