S1 E12 Creating The Time and Space to Impact Communities Through Your Words

07/08/20 • 35 min

On today’s episode I speak to Dr. Maysa Akbar, Author of Urban Trauma. Dr. Akbar is a clinical psychologist and board certified in child and adolescent psychology. Her work is centered around the impacts of trauma within urban communities. Her company, Integrated Wellness Group, is a behavioral health clinic in Connecticut specializing in culturally competent care and addressing racial trauma.

In this episode we discuss:

Start by sharing with small groups, then build up your confidence and start sharing with more people. And write it down. Converse around your story.
You’re the only one that can hold you back! Not the time, not the people, not the naysayers, not the shame
No one’s going to be able to narrate and dictate your life better than you. Those people don’t live in your shoes, those folks don’t know what you’ve gone through or how you’ve overcome.

Enjoy the episode!

In this episode we discuss:

Start by sharing with small groups, then build up your confidence and start sharing with more people. And write it down. Converse around your story.
You’re the only one that can hold you back! Not the time, not the people, not the naysayers, not the shame
No one’s going to be able to narrate and dictate your life better than you. Those people don’t live in your shoes, those folks don’t know what you’ve gone through or how you’ve overcome.

Enjoy the episode!

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S1 E11 DIG Deep and You’ll Find Clarity

In this episode we discuss:

We can move our pain. Through our story, and through sharing our story with other people, and finding meaning in it, we can transmute pain.
Having a dig word, a truth that you are operating and acting within creates a different vibe even if the topic is the same. By acting within the bubble of your dig word, you can add all new meaning to a topic you are speaking or writing about.
You as you are, are never going to exist again. That’s the coolest thing about my job is extracting these operating systems from people and getting to their truth and just knowing, this is never going to happen again.
Having a safe space where you can let your guard down, be vulnerable, and create and share, is a prerequisite for writers.

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S1 E13 Using Your Natural Artistic Gifts to Think Differently About Your Book

On today’s episode I speak to Tony Ferraiolo, author of Artistic Expressions of Transgender Youth, volumes 1 and 2. Tony has dedicated himself to both promoting competent and respectful health care for the transgender community, by educating providers, and advocating on behalf of patients. He also trains educators on providing a safe and respectful space for transgender children in a school environment.

In this episode we discuss:

Stay in the moment. Mindfulness is a powerful tool.
Write a sentence a day, that’s how you start.
Don’t worry about what anyone else thinks, just write for yourself. They are your words, and they matter.
You’re not in this alone, get a support system around you. It can be a mental health provider, a writing partner, or even a Zoom writing friend.

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