Reframing Self-Love with Kids Lit Author Jael Richardson

11/09/22 • 53 min

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We are joined by author (and literary festival director) Jael Richardson to reframe all things self-love through the angle of kids lit. We talk about competition, faith, families, self-acceptance in our forties and, of course, books.
Jael is the author of the YA hit Gutter Child and the memoir The Stone Thrower, which was so popular it was eventually reformatted as a children's picture book. Her most recent book for kids is Because You Are. She is also the executive director of two literary festivals: The FOLD, and The FOLD Kids, which celebrate diverse authors and storytellers. These festivals are changing the literary landscape in Canada for the better.
Links:
The Stone Thrower (and the illustrated version with pictures by Matt James)
Gutter Child
Because You Are
The FOLD
The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr
The Break and The Strangers by Katherena Vermette
For more from Jael, check out her website and give her a follow on Twitter and Instagram
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Dear Reframeables,
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Links:
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Check out Maggie's podcast Bad Teachers Club
We love hearing from our listeners! Leave us a voice message, write to the show email, or send us a DM on any of our socials.
If our conversations support you in your own reframing practice, please consider a donation on our Patreon, where you can also hear bonus episodes, or tipping us on Ko-fi. Subscribe to the Reframeables Newsletter. Follow us on TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube too.