Podcasts about Nayyirah Waheed

Today's meditation will include poetry by Nayyirah Waheed, sometimes called one of the most famous poets on Instagram.

Today's meditation comes from The Book Of Habakkuk in The Old Testament and from the writings of Nayyirah Waheed, with music by Outside The Sky.Passage: The earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. —Habakkuk 2:14Perspective: If the ocean can calm itself, so can you. We are both salt water mixed with air. —Nayyirah WaheedMusic: “Resonance” by Outside The SkyNarrator: Ryan Phipps

Listen in to the sermon from the Rev. David Potter for the Last Sunday of Easter, May 29, 2022.Support the worship and ministry of St. Martin's by giving online: stmartinec.org/giveToday's readings are:Acts 16:16-34Revelation 22:12-14,16-17,20-21John 17:20-26Psalm 97Readings may be found on LectionaryPage.net: https://lectionarypage.net/Where do we go from here? The Rev. David Potter May 29, 2022 On this Ascension Sunday, we commemorate the earthly departure of Jesus with these words. And through them, the Church is called to unity. This prayer Jesus offers anticipates and responds to a question which will no doubt later surface for Jesus' followers: "Where do we go from here?" Throughout this past week, this same question has continually rumbled around in my own thoughts and prayers. And after completing seminary just last weekend, it is especially relevant. For myself and any others in this graduation season, what comes next is often a question posed to us--just as much as it is a question and discern we ask of ourselves. And surely this same wondering is present here in this community at St. Martin-in the-Fields. Uncertainty is inherent in any search process for new clergy, to say the least. But, still even more widely, in light of over two years of pandemic concerns and restrictions, especially now as they begin to ease, this question seemingly lingers everywhere. Where do we go from here? We are in transition. A world lies behind us which is no more--and the world before us remains unknown. Now, living through these times of change like these is far from easy. At times it may even feel like simply too much. The tension between what has been and what will be can feel like chaos. And in this place, I often find myself searching for some reassurance of stability--for some anchor to hold on. So, for those carrying burdens here in this place this morning, receive this as permission to come as you are. In these brief moments, may we all know and may we remind ourselves that we hold these burdens with and for one another. "That they all may be one." In a moment of tremendous transition, Jesus prays these words. In the remaining instruction of his earthly ministry, his desire for the disciples, for his followers, becomes abundantly clear: that they know they are loved, that they love one another, and that through them the world might come to know love. Soon the disciples will no longer have Jesus with them--and they will face many challenges and much unknown. And it is in this context with great obstacles to loving one another, that Jesus admonishes his followers toward unity. This kind of unity is a discipline to which he knows they will need to return over and over again--because apart from a resilient commitment to one another, the heavy burdens they carry will simply be too much to bear. This kind of unity is no simple feel-good-warm-and-fuzzy feeling. And neither is it a demand for uniformity within the disciples. Rather, what Jesus calls them to, and calls the church to, is something essential to both their individual and their common wellbeing. Now, I admit, in these polarizing times, my initial impulse is not always toward becoming "completely one" with those I disagree with. Perhaps this is something you can relate to. Because cultivating unity across the broad chasms of ideological and political difference can often seem futile and quite naive. And when great potential for harm exists by remaining in relationship with others, especially with others who may not affirm our right to exist, appealing to unity can be quite dangerous. In this past week, yet another mass shooting has claimed the lives of innocent children. This time at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas--merely weeks after the deadly and racist shootings in Detroit and Buffalo. But in the numbing wake of senseless death and overwhelming grief, there are simply no adequate words... Where do we go from here? Unity is risky business. There is much at stake in all that divides us, and there is certainly no lack of issues that divide our society. As this all-too-common occurrence of gun violence becomes ever more increasingly politicized--it seems a deep groaning in my spirit is about all I can muster. A phrase from the poet Nayyirah Waheed reminds me though that it is important to "keep the rage tender." Stay tender in the sorrow, grief, and anger--because when God's image in persons is destroyed, becoming desensitized is spiritual death. The human tenderness required for unity is no easy task--and it would seem there are always obstacles and reasons to turn away from one another. But as James Baldwin writes, "One cannot deny the humanity of another without diminishing one's own." We need one another. In these greatly divided times uplifting the value of remaining in right-relationship with one another is neither easy nor is it very popular. And yet... the Gospel of Jesus Christ invites all persons into common kinship. We must remain tender, somehow or some way... We don't take on this task alone, though. While remaining in community with one another, walking hand in hand, we walk also with those who have gone before us. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. engages our present predicament in his seminal work entitled: Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? Two options are present before us. As we midwife this new world and new ways of being, we can either 1) become community or we can 2) descend into chaos. Dr. King offered this still-relevant diagnosis and prescription of our situation in 1967. Either we learn to love one another with shared dignity and belonging, or we will unravel in competitive attempts to preserve an ever-increasing scarcity of individual privileges and liberties. This same wisdom is shared by artists and prophets, visionaries and activists alike--along with anyone who has labored toward a vision of collective flourishing. And we know something in our tradition too: week after week in our liturgy we pray "Bless all whose lives are closely linked with ours..." All of human life is interwoven in a web of mutuality. The ability to know and have life in abundance ourselves is interdependent on each and every person's ability. If healing, wholeness, and joy are to be made complete in our lives, we must recognize it is inseparable from that of our neighbors. So, in this rising tide of polarization--of social transition and civic tension--where do we go from here? "Righteous Father," Jesus prays, "the world does not know you, but I know you... I made your name known to them, and I will make it known..." Guided by the upside-down logic of our common faith, we hold these claims: that enemies cannot be destroyed--but only transformed by love... that liberty preserved at the end of a gun's barrel is a false freedom... that salvation comes not by instruments of death--but through their subversion... When Jesus admonishes his followers toward common belonging like that love that is shared within the Trinity, he holds no illusions of calm, ideal circumstances. Rather, it is within the midst of many obstacles--and his appeal to unity is made on a foundation of a radical ethic of love - love for one's self, for one's neighbor, for God. Because it is only through deep abiding love that we can remain in relationship and become community. As we grasp for stability, it is this common faith in the Gospel of Jesus Christ which is and will be our anchor. So Beloveds, when we inevitably fail to dwell together in unity; when the yoke of faith feels anything but easy and light; when we are wearied and heavy laden: Know that we do not walk alone. Even in our weakness the Spirit of God, with sighs too deep for words, intercedes on our behalf, leading us into the way of salvation. So then, that we might become "completely one:" may our shared mourning and action and prayer through the Spirit empower us to become beloved community, and participate in the healing and salvation of this nation. Amen. Permission to podcast/stream music in this service obtained from One License with license #A-701187 and CCLI with license #21234241 and #21234234. All rights reserved.Video, photographs, and graphics by the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. Episcopal Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, 8000 St. Martin's Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19118. 215.247.7466. https://www.stmartinec.org

" I love myself; the quietest, simplest, most powerful revolution ever." Nayyirah Waheed. In this episode we speak about "self love", how to cultivate a healthy relationship with self. Counselling Psychologist Busisiwe Mhlungu helps us explore this topic sharing the importance of how we were loved, how emotional attachments stem from this. She then provides wisdom around boundaries, how we can start unlearning certain behaviour and how we can really start spending time with ourselves.  Self love is a revolution because from this baseline that's how we know what we truly deserve!

Today's guest is the CEO of the Malala Fund, Suzanne Ehlers, who will talk about global priorities in girls' education, why this should matter to everyone, and what actors like the Malala Fund bring to this work. We'll also discuss the progress towards equality that has been made over the past few decades, while examining the persistent challenges faced by girls and how those are increasing due to COVID. The Malala Fund was founded in 2013 by Pakistani girls' education advocates Malala and Ziauddin Yousafzai to ensure that all girls receive 12 years of “free, safe, quality education.” The Fund prioritizes three action areas: investing in local education activists, advocating to hold leaders accountable, and amplifying girls' voices. Teach For All is a global network of 59 independent, locally led and governed partner organizations and a global organization that works to accelerate the progress of the network. Each network partner recruits and develops promising future leaders to teach in their nations' under-resourced schools and communities and, with this foundation, to work with others, inside and outside of education, to ensure all children are able to fulfill their potential. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teachforall/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeachForAll Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teachforall/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/teach-for-all/ RESOURCES Malala Fund Website: https://malala.org On Instagram, Suzanne follows and recommends: @feedthemalik, @_lyneezy, @f.moudouthe, @alokvmenon, @blairimani, @laylafsaad, and @stephanieyeboa Books Suzanne is reading right now: Haben by Haben Girma, Malala book club picks on Literati, salt by Nayyirah Waheed, anything by Ocean Vuong and Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall Podcasts: Barack and The Boss on Renegades! All else can wait! Sign up for Assembly, Malala Fund's digital newsletter: https://assembly.malala.org/subscribe

“The greatest teacher will send you back to yourself.” Nayyirah Waheed

We never thought we’d cover poetry on this podcast, but poetry is really having a moment! Amanda Gorman stole the inauguration spotlight then made history as the first poet at the Super Bowl. And Instapoets Kate Baer and Rupi Kaur have been garnering millions of followers on social media and breaking records on the New York Times bestseller lists for years. We may be late to the party, but we’re so glad we came! ** Poems. We pick some of our favorite poems and discuss how they spoke to us. These poems have us talking about what it means to be a complicated woman, the double standard women face, the inherent conflict in motherhood (Note: the poem entitled 'first' is by Nayyirah Waheed and in her collection, Salt), and fate vs free will. (09:18) ** What’s You’re Theme (Damage), Heather? The poems in these books all expose the damage and vulnerability of being a woman. What kinds of poems are we each drawn to? The answers tell us a lot about our own damage. Patterns certainly emerged! Kate discusses poems that touch on body image, love and self-love. Carinn discusses how motherhood and parenting changed her and brought her back into her body, the mind-body connection, and feeling in extremes. (24:11) ** What She Said: Kate Baer & Rupi Kaur. We deep dive into first person quotes from Kate and Rupi that inspire us. We remember what we love about poetry listening to Kate and marvel at how Rupi sits at the intersection of craft and business. Serious goals! (46:46) ** Crystal Ball. In our most ambitious crystal balls to date, we each take a poem and imagine the story of the woman behind the words. Who is she? Where will she be? We let poetry inspire us to write our own stories! You don’t want to miss these. (56:31) ** Takeaways. The big takeaway here is how two people who thought they had no real connection to poetry can totally admit when they are wrong. Kate also concedes that she may have duped Carinn, realizing that she forgot about not just how she used to write poetry, but how much she studied it in college as well. It’s all coming back to her now! Regardless, they are both now hooked! (76:37) Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @popfictionwomen and on Twitter @pop_women. To do a full deep dive, check out our website at http://www.popfictionwomen.com (www.popfictionwomen.com). Stay Complicated! We’ve launched a platform at patreon.com/popfictionwomen to keep making the podcast you love -- and to make it even better. For a one time contribution to support this episode, use venmo @carinn-jade. Thank you for your support and enjoy the show!! Support this podcast

Rachel Fink is a NYC native, born and raised. She graduated from Brooklyn College's BFA Acting program in 2018 and is currently still creating and working in Brooklyn. She is passionate about stories - writing them, telling them, and hearing others'. Find more of Rachel: Instagram: @rchllara  Twitter: @Rachel_Finkk A statement from Rachel: "This piece was created in 2018 as part of a solo performance class at Brooklyn College. We had the whole semester to create, and workshop a 10 minute personal monologue about anything we wanted. This piece was very scary to perform for many reasons, but it was something that felt very important to share. The first line is from a poem written by Nayyirah Waheed in her book "Salt". I'd like to credit my professor Rose Burnett Bonczek without whom the piece would probably not exist." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time's mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let's create together.  Follow Us: Instagram | Twitter Created by CurtCo Media Concept by Jenny Curtis Theme music by Chris Porter A CurtCo Media Production See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Most of life exists in the gray spaces, where we are waiting for the next move to become clear, or we are recovering from the move we just made. (Or both.) When so much time is spent in the gray areas, what can we do to stay anchored to what’s real and present? Buffy riffs on this and more through stories of gardening, The Pineapple Year, and presence.Buffy references Livia Shapiro - visit her website here, her Facebook page here, and her Instagram page here. Her book, which comes out in November, is available for pre-order here. She also reads a quote by Cynthia Bourgeault.The closing words are by Nayyirah Waheed.

Femi Olafioye-Omogbehin is a Self Love Activist, blogger, speaker, and now one of your host's favorite people to talk about life with. Femi's uplifting, welcoming, calming, and honest content centers on self love, but it is also her space to be the representation she herself didn't have. In this episode, we get into Femi-recommended self love resources, the realities of how we're living right now, and the benefits of the kindness we show ourselves in times of stress. An absolute must-listen for anyone single, partnered, or otherwise who has ever felt overwhelmed, exhausted, or lacking direction in the self love space. Give yourself the grace and compassion that Femi champions. Press play. “grieve. so that you can be free to feel something else.”― Nayyirah Waheed, nejmaFemi's PodcastFemi's InstagramFemi's WebsiteResources Mentioned In This Episode: The Art Of Loving, Erich FrommIt's Not Always Depression, Hilary Jacobs HendelNisolo Sandalsshanisilver.comA Single Serving Podcast Facebook GroupShani on InstagramAnti-Racism Resources For My White Friends & ReadersPodcast logo by Johanna PendleyPodcast hosted on Buzzsprout*Some links above are affiliate links Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/shanisilver)

In this episode, I talk with Allegra West, transformational coach in Human Design and modern neuroscience, about our perceptions of reality, different planes of existence, and realms we don't see. What IS reality? Can we choose to create realities that serve our highest good? We get in deep with some spiritual topic, including a discussion of fear and worry and how those influence our realities, but can we remember that we have the power to decide what we read, what we listen to, what media we consume? As within, so without. Which is to say that the state of our inner world is reflected in the external world around us. Allegra also touches on Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet, citing the idea that “work is love made visible” and how we can flip our perception of work. // Hafiz's “The Bag Lady”, Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet, Nayyirah Waheed's “Swim”, and Allegra West's “The Bluebird of Happiness” // Find Allegra at www.celestialreckonings.com and on IG: @allegra.west // Flow, Flow Baby! A 4-week vinyasa yoga series starting THIS SUNDAY May 31st @ 8am ET! Register here: https://suryagian.com/flow-flow-baby //

“no might make them angry but it will make you free. - if no one has ever told you, your freedom is more important than their anger.” ~ Nayyirah Waheed, Salt ~~~ Don't forget to send me your questions. I will answer them in an upcoming episode, anonymously, of course. ~~~ Karen C.L. Anderson is a writer, author, and master-certified life coach who helps women use the troubled relationships they have with their mothers and/or daughters as a catalyst for growth, empowerment, wisdom, and creativity. She is the author of: After (The Before & After) (2011) The Peaceful Daughter's Guide To Separating From A Difficult Mother (2015…no longer available) Difficult Mothers, Adult Daughters, A Guide For Separation, Liberation & Inspiration (March 2018) The Difficult Mother-Daughter Relationship Journal: A Guide For Revealing and Healing Toxic Generational Patterns (January, 2020) Dear Adult Daughter, With the Emphasis On Adult (May 2020) Overcoming Creative Anxiety: Journal Prompts & Practices for Disarming Your Inner Critic & Allowing Creativity To Flow (June 2020) Karen runs the Make It Real membership community (for women who want to “make real” the concepts in her books) and is at work on a memoir, A Letter To The Daughter I Chose Not To Have. She lives on the Southeastern Connecticut shoreline. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kclanderson/message

Dans une interview récente, la chroniqueuse et poétesse Kiyémis recommandait la lecture de la poétesse américaine contemporaine Nayyirah Waheed, et notamment les vers suivants: «And i said to my body / Softly / I want to be your friend / It took a long breath / And replied: “I have been waiting my whole life for this”.» (J'ai dit à mon corps / Doucement / J'ai envie d'être ton ami / Il inspira et expira longuement / Et répliqua / «J'ai attendu ce jour toute ma vie».) Si tant est que de la poésie puisse être virale, ces vers là le sont: on les retrouve partout, sur des posters, sur Instagram. Ils résonnent avec l'histoire de beaucoup de femmes, une histoire de mise à distance de son propre corps, et parfois une histoire de réconciliation.   Dans cet épisode, Agathe raconte comment elle a réussi à faire la paix avec son corps, au micro de Benjamin Boukriche. Suivez Slate Podcasts sur Facebook et Instagram (retrouvez-y aussi le compte de Transfert). Pour échanger et découvrir de nouveaux podcasts, rejoignez le Slate Podcast Club sur Facebook. Cet épisode a été mixé par Jean-Baptiste Aubonnet. La musique est de Benjamin Grossmann. Maureen Wilson était à l'édition et à la coordination. Transfert est présenté par Charlotte Pudlowski et produit par Louie Média pour Slate.fr.

Dans une interview récente, la chroniqueuse et poétesse Kiyémis recommandait la lecture de la poétesse américaine contemporaine Nayyirah Waheed, et notamment les vers suivants: «And i said to my body / Softly / I want to be your friend / It took a long breath / And replied: “I have been waiting my whole life for this”.» (J'ai dit à mon corps / Doucement / J'ai envie d'être ton ami / Il inspira et expira longuement / Et répliqua / «J'ai attendu ce jour toute ma vie».) Si tant est que de la poésie puisse être virale, ces vers là le sont: on les retrouve partout, sur des posters, sur Instagram. Ils résonnent avec l’histoire de beaucoup de femmes, une histoire de mise à distance de son propre corps, et parfois une histoire de réconciliation.   Dans cet épisode, Agathe raconte comment elle a réussi à faire la paix avec son corps, au micro de Benjamin Boukriche. Suivez Slate Podcasts sur Facebook et Instagram (retrouvez-y aussi le compte de Transfert). Pour échanger et découvrir de nouveaux podcasts, rejoignez le Slate Podcast Club sur Facebook. Cet épisode a été mixé par Jean-Baptiste Aubonnet. La musique est de Benjamin Grossmann. Maureen Wilson était à l’édition et à la coordination. Transfert est présenté par Charlotte Pudlowski et produit par Louie Média pour Slate.fr.

Winter Guided Relaxation Meditation Poem - ‘As you are’ by Nayyirah Waheed

Rupi Kaur, Nayyirah Waheed, Morgane Ortin... La poésie contemporaine est féminine et féministe ! Grâce à une écriture vive et percutante, ces jeunes autrices contemporaines cheminent dans les pas de leurs aînées pour délivrer une poésie engagée et militante.Si le genre a toujours eu une place importante dans la culture anglo-saxonne, celui-ci connaît pourtant un nouvel engouement, porté par de nouveaux canaux de diffusion favorisant sa démocratisation. Clémentine et Kyiémis explorent cette nouvelle culture émergente autour de la poésie notamment à travers le recueil “Je transporte des explosifs, on les appelle des mots “ aux Editions Cambourakis. Références entendues dans l’épisode : La chaîne Youtube Button Poetry est dédiée à la découverte de jeunes auteur.e.s de poésie et à la poésie de performanceJe transporte des explosifs, on les appelle des mots : poésie et féminismes aux Etats-Unis, Cambourakis, 2019Bell Hooks est une militante afroféministe américaineGloria Andaluza (1942-2004) est une poétesse et militante féministe lesbienne chicanaAssata Shakur fut dans les années 1960 et 1970, militante du Black Panther Party et de l’Armée de Libération NoireMohja Kahf, est une poétesse et universitaire syro-américaine. “Hijab Scene 7” est le titre du poème mentionné dans l’épisode. Jan Clausen est une écrivaine, poétesse et militante lesbienne. Elle est cofondatrice de la revue féministe lesbienne Conditions. Audre Lorde (1934-1992) se définissait comme “Noire, lesbienne, féministe, mère, guerrière et poétesse”. Elle est l’autrice du poème “Litanie pour la survie”, et des recueils de poèmes Coal (1976) et The Black Unicorn (1978)Nayyirah Waheed, Salt., CreateSpace, 2013 Rupi Kaur est une poétesse canadienne. Elle est l’autrice de Milk and Honey paru en 2014Une étude américaine publiée en 2018 par le site QuartzyClaire Do Sêrro est éditrice littéraire de NiL éditions (Robert Laffont)Warsan Shire est une poétesse britannico-somalienneIjeoma Umebinyuo est une poétesse nigérianne Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One, CreateSpace, 2016Cécile Coulon a publié Les Ronces, un recueil de poèmes récompensé par le prix Apollinaire 2018De nombreux poèmes sont publiés sur la page Facebook Parisian PoetryAmours solitaires rassemble témoignages et poèmes explorant le sentiment amoureux Gael Barboza est un artiste polyvalent et écrivain. Il est l’auteur d’un recueil de poésie, intitulé Jazz (2017). Kyiémis, À nos humanités révoltées, Métagraphes, 2018Maya Angelou (1928-2014) est une poétesse, écrivaine, et militante américaine. John Ashbery (1927-2017) est un poète américain associé à la New York School of Poetry. Son oeuvre a été récompensée par de nombreux prix littéraires. Frank O’Hara, Lunch Poems, City Lights, 1964Adrienne Rich (1929-2012) est une poétesse et essayiste féministe américaineEmily Dickinson (1830 - 1886) est une poétesse américaineLa série Dickinson a été lancée le 1er novembre sur Apple TV+. Hailee Steinfeld y incarne Emily Dickinson.Le film A Quiet Passion (2016) a été réalisé par Terence DaviesLéon-Gontran Damas (1912-1978) est un poète, écrivain et homme politique guyanais. Il est cofondateur du mouvement de la négritude. Black lebelAimé Césaire (1913-2018) est un poète et homme politique français. Il est l’un des fondateurs du mouvement de la négritudeLe Centre international de la Poésie de Marseille (cipM) est situé 2 rue de la Charité dans le 2ème arrondissement de Marseille Le Bordel de la Poésie est un événement littéraire unique autour de la poésie et du monde du cabaretCulture Rapide est un cabaret populaire situé au 103 rue Julien Lacroix dans le 20ème arrondissement de Paris. Le lieu propose des soirées Open Mic “spoken Word Poetry”Le RÊV Café est un café-restaurant solidaire et associatif situé au 54 ter rue de Robespierre à Montreuil Quoi de Meuf est une émission de Nouvelles Écoutes conçue par Clémentine Gallot et présentée avec Kyiémis. Avec la participation d’Alice Heathwood à la lecture des poèmes. Montage et mixage par Laurie Galligani. Générique réalisée par Aurore Meyer Mahieu. Prise de son Eric De La Rochette au Studio Belleville. Coordination Ashley Tola.

Dans cet épisode, Kiyémis, autrice afroféministe, nous recommande trois ouvrages: Salt. de Nayyirah Waheed, Écrire l'Afrique-Monde, ouvrage collectif sous la direction de Achille Mbembe et Ne suis-je pas une femme? de bell hooks.Au micro de Gladys Marivat. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

May 21. Trying something different. Reading some of my new favorite poetry. Today's poem by Nayyirah Waheed, from her book Salt. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hearttomouth/support

More self-love? Really Posh? YESSSSSS! Can we ever talk about self-acceptance, self-love, self-worth etc. TOO MUCH? Neverrrrrrr--well maybe one day I suppose--because it is in short supply in the world! We start with a clip from Tyrese Gibson (kinda random, but don't caught up in the messenger) discussing self-worth, self-love, and importance of the people who you surround, for better worse. Then, we discuss three great quotes regarding self-love:  "I love myself: The quietest, simplest, most powerful revolution. Ever." (Nayyirah Waheed); "Self-Love is not selfish; You cannot truly love another until you love yourself." (Unknown); & "Self-Love is an ocean and your heart is a vessel. Make it full, and any excess will spill over into the lives of the people you hold dear. But you must come first." (Beau Taplin). Thank you 4 listening and being you! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/at-peace-warriors/support

Question of the day: What do you need to accept in your life so you can feel less pained and more free? Think not only about your most recent ex but all your past relationships. Think of your family, the atmosphere of your childhood home, what it was like sitting with your family for dinner. Think about the friends you've made and the friends you wish you would have made. Think of the way you look at yourself in the mirror or how you feel when others look at you. Go far back and consider this question from all sorts of angles. Let today be the day you dare yourself to explore what areas of your life need your acceptance.Quote of the day: "There are feelings. You haven't felt yet. Give them time. They are almost here." — Nayyirah Waheed

Yes I’m still talking about frogs. #BlackLove ________________________ Welcome back to This is Not Real! In part two of our Black Love episode we give you a timeline of black love on screen and chat about our hopes and dreams for black love stories in the future. ________________________ Mentioned in this Episode Movies/Shows: Carmen Jones, Claudine, She’s Gotta Have it (1986) & (2017), A Different World, Poetic Justice, Jason’s Lyric, Love Jones, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, The Best Man, Love and Basketball, Girlfriends, Carmen: A Hip Hopera, Brown Sugar, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Beyond the Lights, Noah’s Arc, Fences, Moonlight, Insecure, If Beale Street Could Talk, Rafiki, How to Get Away With Murder, Scandal, Being Mary Jane, Power, Empire, Nappily Ever After, Why Did I Get Married?, The Cosby Show, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Black Lightning, Set It Off, Black Panther, Cinderella Music: Ella Fitzgerald, Mary J Blige, The Carters, India Arie, Chaka Khan, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Beyoncé, Janelle Monae, Kanye West, Bruno Mars, Khalid, The Jackson 5, The Temptations, JohnnySwim, Leon Bridges, Alicia Keys, Jazmine Sullivan, Lauryn Hill Books & Authors: Zane & Purple Panties, Toni Morrison, Nayyirah Waheed, Alysia Harris, Jasmine Mans, Song for Anninho by Gayl Jones, James Baldwin, Nikki Giovanni, The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory (Listen to an interview w/her on The Nod Podcast) , Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nappily Ever After by Trisha R. Thomas ________________________ Put Me On The Belles, We Need Diverse Books, Yalitza Aparicio Tweet, Naked Attraction, Everyone is Talking About Moonlight but Our Interview is the Best (CodeSwitch Podcast), Black Panther back in Theaters!

Just like the earth and nature around us - we move, breathe, change, transform and become new with every season. If we resist these changes, our transitions can feel rocky and uncomfortable - but the more we embrace change, and as Nayyirah Waheed says: “Let a new life happen to you.” the smoother and more empowering the journey becomes.

Looking at how we experience growth and self love, and the true longevity of practicing yoga. This week’s episode inspired by a poem by Nayyirah Waheed: that detail of yourself that you want to throw away, hold onto it. it will make sense one day. — Let us know what you think! Email: thoughtvibrationspodcast@gmail.comInstagram: @thoughtvibrationspodcast Facebook — Rate & Review us here! Dhanyavadaha!

A quote from Nayyirah Waheed

“You learnt it was human not womanly to cry.” ― Tapiwa Mugabe Tapiwa Mugabe is the author of a poetry collection called Zimbabwe. This book tackles topics around masculinity, immigration, love and family relations. In this episode, Letlhogonolo Mokgoroane conversed with Tapiwa about when he started writing, books, life in the UK and his future projects. Tapiwa also speaks about his friendship with poets such as Nayyirah Waheed and Yrsa Daley-Ward. The conversation is a heartfelt conversation between African men about love, masculinity and books. Follow @cheekynatives for more updates and as well as follow @tapiwamugabe1 to get more of his work.

This week, our guest host is trauma therapist Aundi Kolber! She talks about how grief is the bedrock of mental health, why smaller traumas & losses are still so important, what it means to really feel our feelings, and how learning how to respond honestly to smaller day-to-day moments sets the stage for encountering larger events.Things Aundi mentions in this episode/other resources:- Hear more from Aundi on episode 32 - Trauma, Attachment, & Creating Safety.- Hear more about grief on episode 17 - Grief & Loss (feat. Dr. Elizabeth Horn & John Pavlovitz).- Hear more about emotions & feelings on episode 21 - Emotions Aren't Evil (feat. Marc Alan Schelske).- The work of Dr. Brené Brown- The work of Dr. Dan Segal- The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk- Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved by Kate Bowler- the poet Nayyirah Waheed (here's her website, her Instagram, her Twitter, and her books on Amazon).Connect with Aundi on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Quotes:- "Grief is a normal part of what it means to be human.” (tweet)- “A lot of people grew up with the experience that it wasn’t ok to feel feelings.” (tweet)- “Grief…kind of represents what our body needs to do to move through difficult emotions.” (tweet)- “We can have smaller losses and smaller transitions. We have to learn how to feel those too.” (tweet)- “There’s this idea in the Bible that as you steward a smaller thing, you have permission to steward a bigger thing. I think it’s actually very similar with our emotions.” (tweet)- “If we’ve never learned how to feel smaller emotions, it’s hard when we get to a point where we’re having to feel bigger emotions.” (tweet)- “Grief is a bedrock of mental health.” (tweet)- “Grief is like this microcosm idea that can change in it’s size, but is always at it’s core about knowing how to process.” (tweet)- “Our emotional experiences are just about as unique as each of us are, and that’s ok.” (tweet)- “Acceptance is not necessarily being happy.” (tweet)Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Join the exclusive Cxmhunity Facebook group to interact with the hosts, guests, and other listeners by pledging just $1/months on Patreon!Listen to the Cxmhunity Spotify playlist here!Support CXMH on Patreon or leave us a review on iTunes or Google Play.Check out our brand new merchandise to show off your love of CXMH or start conversations.Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website.Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest.Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down’ by Rivers & Robots.

”I find myself living so much more consciously and so much more from a place of gratitude and appreciation. I don’t take things for granted anymore. I always say what I have to say and express. I don’t have any regrets. I don’t hold myself back. Because I know that tomorrow might not happen and for myself, that was a very real experience for me.”   SPONSORED BY PROFITABLE PODCAST PLAN A course for women entrepreneurs who want to start, launch and grow a podcast that supports their business or passion project. If you complete this course, you WILL launch a podcast. If you've been waiting to start your own show, now is the time to hit publish because you officially have a BPF.......Best Podcasting Friend! Let's do it together! Sign up by 5/10/18 and save 10% with code trfe: http://bit.ly/ppptrfe *you'll also get the following additional bonuses: a FREE podcast planner and Kinsey will submit your RSS Feed to iTunes for you!   WHAT'S IN THIS EPISODE? Ji-Youn is a young Korean-Canadian woman living in Vancouver, Canada. Her family immigrated there when she was five. Ji told me, “I was the typical Asian-Canadian woman who wanted to go to med school.” But life had other plans. Ji calls them ‘givens’, not ‘gifts’. And after several difficult givens, Ji hit a really low point - workaholism, overcommitment, suicide attempts. So, Ji made the decision to drop out of college. After sharing her story online and realizing that what she experienced wasn’t an isolated incident, she decided she had to be the one to make a change. If I were to share what the next few years of her life looked in a synopsis, it’d go a little something like this: Ji took on the weight of the world and the responsibility to create big, systemic change // she launched The Tipping Point Mental Health Society // the theme of workaholism, overcommitment, and mental health overwhelm resurfaced for her in the entrepreneurial world // with her life at stake, Ji knew something had to change // Ji combined disciplined self-care with personal development and created a plan to change her life // she now helps others do the same. We talk about… What a given is versus a gift Finding appreciation and gratitude for life after suicide attempts Living with complex PTSD and intergenerational trauma The mediocrity of the entrepreneurial hustle (and why that’s not the only way) When healing becomes a performance Knowing your significance and also knowing your smallness How she practices day-to-day self-care and self-compassion The fine line between resilience and burning out: “are you driven by fear or by love?”   WHO IS JI-YOUN KIM? Ji-Youn is an emerging self-care & performance coach, helping ambitious people optimize their focus and energy through disciplined self-care. She sees well-being as a professional responsibility and is committed to setting a new standard for efficient, sustainable work by interlacing personal development with self-care. Ji-Youn is particularly fond of working with university students due to her personal experiences in academia, which led her to found The Tipping Point Mental Health Society. Outside of work, she is an amateur acroyogi, an avid reader, and sensuality enthusiast.   LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE: Join the Sisterhood www.itsjiyounkim.com Ji-Youn on Instagram Ji’s favorite IG account: Nayyirah Waheed, poet Sharon Salzberg (famous meditation teacher in America) “Real Love” by Sharon Salzberg Mindset by Carol Dweck The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem The Tipping Point Mental Health Society The Lively Show podcast with Jess Lively Dr. Kirsten Neff (researcher on self compassion)

“because writing is soft and a hard place, all at once.” – Yrsa Daley-Ward Instagram poetry seems to dominate the modern way of consuming poetry and also in many ways a way to introduce people to amazing poets such as Nayyirah Waheed, Warsan Shire, Upile Chisala and Yrsa-Daley Ward. This episode features the ever-brilliant, multi-talented, gorgeous model and Insta famous poet, Yrsa- Daley Ward. Yrsa-Daley Ward self-published her prolific book bone, which has since being republished with a few new poems by Penguin Books. Yrsa Daley-Ward's bone is described a symphony of breaking and mending. In this episode, Letlhogonolo speaks to Yrsa Daley-Ward about her book bone, mothers, black womxn, her favourite books and what it means to be a black womxn in the world. In this heartfelt conversation, Yrsa speaks about her time in South Africa, Blackness, queerness and love. She also reveals a little about her upcoming memoir, The Terrible, to be released later this year.

In the eleventh episode of Wine and Three-Quarters, Amanda, Jeannine, Jeff, and Victoria discuss salt. by nayyirah waheed.   Tweet us the poems that tore you down! Tweet us the poems that built you back up! Get in touch with us on twitter @Wineand3Q or email us at wineandthreequarters@gmail.com.   Our upcoming homework, probably dropping on February 9th, will be an episode about nerdy food! Thank Jeannine for the delicious homework, and tweet at us about any nerdy food that you make.

In the tenth episode of Wine and Three-Quarters, Amanda, Jeannine, Jeff, and Victoria discuss Harry Potter fanfiction. Stories that we discussed: The Shoebox Project - available in PDF, .mobi, and .epub. Macbeth Across the Universe Do you have some favorite fanfiction you want to tell us about? Have you written any fan fiction? Get in touch with us on twitter @Wineand3Q or email us at wineandthreequarters@gmail.com. Our upcoming homework, which we’ll probably be discussing on January 12, 2018 will be Salt by Nayyirah Waheed.

In the ninth episode of Wine and Three-Quarters, Amanda, Jeannine, Jeff, and Victoria discuss their favorite and least favorite words. Do you have favorite words you want to tell us about? Does moist make you cringe? Use #Wand3Q to let us know! Next month’s homework, which we’ll probably be discussing on January 5, 2018 will be Salt by Nayyirah Waheed. Two weeks from now, we’ll be back with a Hufflepuff episode about Harry Potter fanfiction. Optional homework for that episode is to read the best HP Fanfic that Victoria’s ever read: The Shoebox Project. It’s available in PDF, .mobi, and .epub.

In the eighth episode of Wine and Three Quarters Amanda, Jeannine, Jeff and Victoria discuss setting goals. Are you setting some goals for the upcoming new year? Are you working on some goals right now? What sorts of goals work best for you? Use #Wand3Q to let us know! Things get a little ridiculous in the bonus-length blooper section after the credits.   Jeannine’s Etsy shop!  www.etsy.com/shop/KnitCraftShop Next month’s homework, which we’ll probably be discussing on January 5, 2018 will be Salt by Nayyirah Waheed. Next week we’ll be back with a Gryffindor episode about our favorite words.

In the seventh episode of Wine and Three Quarters Amanda, Jeannine, Jeff and Victoria discuss Uprooted by Naomi Novik. **Please be aware that today’s episode will feature discussions of consent and attempted rape** Did you do your homework? What did you think of the Dragon? The parallels to climate change? The all-important female friendship? Use #Wand3Q to let us know! If you didn’t do the homework, but want to read it now that we’ve talked about it, check it out here. Next month’s homework, which we’ll probably be discussing on January 5, 2018 will be Salt by Nayyirah Waheed. Next week we’ll be back with a Slytherin episode about setting goals.

Jaemin and Gabe welcome their first ever Guest with Feelings: Alex Zobel, a modern-day Renaissance woman who has a PhD in 16th century English Lit, teaches prisoners in San Quentin, is building her own tiny home, and opening a brewery with her brother, among other things. The three of them discuss: how to become a modern day Renaissance person, what San Quentin prisoners thought of the election, what Standing Rock taught Alex (radical listening), IUD's and accessible poetry, and much more! Show Notes Guest with Feelings Interview • The tension between exploring many diverse interests and diving deep into each of those interests. • What San Quentin prisoners thought of Donald Trump winning the election. • Invisibilia podcast: Is Your Personality Fixed, Or Can You Change Who You Are? • The origins of the Armistice Brewing Company • Teams without conflict don't work. • The importance of Asset Mapping: what are the skills that I have and how can they be used to advance the causes I believe in? • How climbing a gigantic metal boar at Burning Man taught Alex to “just do it”. • The power of community to galvanize and inspire social change. • Alex's experience at Standing Rock: “If Burning Man is about racial self-expression, showing up at Standing Rock is about radical listening.” • Ta Nehisi Coates quote on allyship. • “Bad Feminist” by Roxanne Gay • “Say what you're going to say, but be willing to say you're sorry.” • Tactics for talking about Trump with family at the dinner table. Quick Picks • Gabe's #1: The People vs. O.J. Simpson (on Netflix) – O.J.: Made in America (ESPN documentary) • Alex's #1: IUD's (non-hormonal) – removable birth control. – Planned Parenthood video on IUDs (that Jaemin produced) • Jaemin's #1: In Defense of Facebook • Gabe's #2: Having a light morning routine (Meditate for 3 min. and journal for 3 min. before checking email) • Alex's #2: Accessible poetry – Alex's list of 10 accessible poets, (with a link to a poem by each poet): Nayyirah Waheed, Gwendolyn Brooks, Mary Oliver, Warsan Shire, Sherman Alexie, Billy Collins, Sharon Olds, Ted Kooser, Lucile Clifton, Louise Gluck. – salt. by Nayyirah Waheed – Andrea Gibson • Jaemin's #2: Gymnastic rings workouts – Nayoya gymnastic rings – Gymnastic Rings 101: A Beginner's Routine & FAQs • Alex's brewery: Armistice Brewing Company – Alex's latest brewery blog post: “Brewhouse Found Its Forever Home!” • Gabe's twitter – Gabe's latest blog post: “My Top 6 Books of 2016”” • Jaemin's twitter – Jaemin's latest blog post: “Three Books I'm Embarrassed to Admit Changed My Life” • Music for the podcast: “As Colorful As Ever” by Broke For Free