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What an incredible time I had conversing with two amazing humans, Shawn Parell and David Keplinger, about poetry as a way to show up in the world, how life lives us (instead of the other way around), the gift of reframing our stories (and reframing and reframing), a poem that …

Join me with the luminous Tei Taiyarï on his podcast, Wild Heart Revival, in a conversation about creative practice, opening the heart despite heartache, poetry and so much more. I love this podcast and the wonder, wisdom and generosity Tei brings to every episode. We talk about poetry as a …

Join me on Soul Stream’s “Living from the Heart” podcast for “contemplative practices, spiritual growth and authentic living,” where I had fun talking with host Rod Janz about how a daily poetry practice has changed everything, the influence of the natural world on my work, how my new book is a …

I had the chance to join this fabulous podcast devoted to conversations that help us awaken and find a greater sense of the divine in the here and now. I share poems from The Unfolding, and we talk about creative practice, presence, how grief changes us (and how grief changes), showing …

Oh yay!!! Yay!! For many years I have loved reading The Marginalian curated by Maria Popova … and I had this fantasy that one day she would include one of my poems. AND IT HAPPENED!!!!! This week she shared one of my poems on wonder (that I just wrote at …

I LOVE when poetry can be deeply useful. In this thoughtful podcast, aimed at parents of young children who want to be perfect parents, I speak with Sam Shapiro about self-compassion and about my experiences working as a parent educator. Here’s an excerpt from a letter Sam sent out: Sometimes …

Can poetry be a form of medicine? Dr. Diana Hill explores this profound question with poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer on the Wise Effort Show. They discuss the role of poetry in emotional processing, grief, love, and connection. Diana shares how Rosemerry’s poetry has personally influenced her life and work. Rosemerry …

Are you interested in spreading kindness? Do you long for a community that cares about generosity, compassion and play? You can find out all about Secret Agents of Change on this interview that I just did with my co-spymaster Sherry Richert Belul for ZenJen Brown’s fabulous Zenful Conversations. You can …

I enjoyed my interview with Great Goodness so much! We talked about the relationship with the blank page–and how that might change from intimidation to delight, ways to find inspiration for writing, how sharing our creativity is also a practice, how writing helps us show up for the most difficult …