David and Suzanne continue their moving discussion around 'doing better than rushing to return to normal' after things shift once again with COVID 19. This episode dwells in the land of opportunity: What could things look like for us as a people, a world, an environment should we thoughtfully, purposefully move with the new things ushered in despit…

David and Suzanne do some wrestling for us in this episode: The push to 'return to normal' after a stretch of chaos. *What could we miss as a people, a nation, a world? *What questions could we be asking of ourselves right now, and one another? *What gems could be squandered if we skip past this pause before the return? Their thoughts will cause yo…

The Call/The Invitation: *What happens if we did something better? *Better than return to what was before COVID 19? *What if we slowed the rush to return? Seattle psychiatrist David Kopacz and Vermont educator/community activist Suzanne Richman extend an invitation to us all. It is not a passive request. By its very essence, the word 'invitation' s…

Author, speaker, storyteller and TLA leader Lyn Ford speaks with Host Beth Turner about the eyes and the heart: A new way of communicating in a time of chaos. Lyn Ford is a fourth-generation, nationally recognized storyteller. An author many times over. A mama, grandmama and great grandmama—-and a good cook! Website: https://storytellerlynford.com …

TLA instructor, author and speaker Lyn Ford talks with Host Beth Turner about a flood, a virus, other unwanted visitors and the things they leave behind. Lyn Ford is a fourth-generation, nationally recognized storyteller. An author many times over. A mama, grandmama and great grandmama—-and a good cook! Website: https://storytellerlynford.com Conta…

TLA leader and member Lyn Ford talks with Host Beth Turner about the things we wear during times of upheaval. Lyn Ford is a fourth-generation, nationally recognized storyteller. An author many times over. A mama, grandmama and great grandmama—-and a good cook! Website: https://storytellerlynford.com Contact info: [email protected] Books etc. Ne…

This is the 3rd episode of a 3rd part series with Jennifer Browdy, hosted by Beth Turner. Jennifer Browdy, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Literature, and Communications: Bard College at Simon's Rock and Division Head, Languages & Literature Division. Aligning the Personal, Political and Planetary Through Purposeful Memoir Author: What I Forgot……

This is the 2nd of a 3rd part series with Jennifer Browdy, hosted by Beth Turner. Jennifer Browdy, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Literature, and Communications: Bard College at Simon's Rock and Division Head, Languages & Literature Division. Aligning the Personal, Political and Planetary Through Purposeful Memoir Author: What I Forgot…and Why …

This is the 1st of a 3rd part series with Jennifer Browdy, hosted by Beth Turner. Jennifer Browdy, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Literature, and Communications: Bard College at Simon's Rock and Division Head, Languages & Literature Division. Aligning the Personal, Political and Planetary Through Purposeful Memoir Author: What I Forgot…and Why …

Poet and TLA leader Vanita Leatherwood talks about voice, power and position during times of crisis. You can contact Vanita at: [email protected] Check out more on her blog at: https://tlablog.org/2020/02/07/art-as-resistance-dragonfly-arts-magazine-seeking-submissions/ And for still more, please visit--TLA at: https://www.tlanetwork.org…

Gregg Levoy, Kelly DuMar, and Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg discuss following your passion and calling.

Seema Reza discusses her TLA work with U.S. military veterans, her latest poetry collection, and finding balance between caring for other and caring for ourselves.

Kelly DuMar interviews Jennifer Jean about her transformative language arts work with survivors and asks Jennifer to read some of her own work. This is an opportunity for TLA practitioners to learn and share best practices for working with survivors in writing groups and be introduced to Jennifer’s model for facilitating free2write workshops for su…