Maggie Smith: Writing in a Way That Is Brave, Real, and True

Maggie Smith: Writing in a Way That Is Brave, Real, and True

Bestselling poet Maggie Smith has a gift for embracing the complexity of our human experience—and for writing about it with piercing intensity, clarity, and beauty. In this podcast, Tami Simon speaks with Maggie about her approach to her craft and to life, and how writing can serve as a pathway to self-discovery and release. Featuring a reading of the beloved poem “Good Bones,” this insightful episode of Insights at the Edge explores metaphor and life in sensory experience; poetic memoir; Maggie’s “drill-down” exercise; entering the territory of our pain; balancing a creative life and domestic responsibilities; the notion of “containing multitudes”; being an integrated, whole person; intuition and the deep knowing of what is brave, real, and true; sitting with the splinters (instead of sanding them down); allowing “full wingspan” for both individuals in a relationship; endurance versus closure; forgiveness versus acceptance; taking a bird’s-eye view of our experiences; making life more beautiful for everyone; and more. Note: This episode originally aired on Sounds True One, where these special episodes of Insights at the Edge are available to watch live on video and with exclusive access to Q&As with our guests. Learn more at join.soundstrue.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Avsnitt(890)

Steven Washington: "My Recovery Is Non-Negotiable"

Steven Washington: "My Recovery Is Non-Negotiable"

How do you stay committed to staying sober when life brings its inevitable challenges? Tami Simon speaks with Steven Washington—a former professional Broadway dancer and author of Recovering You: Soul...

2 Dec 202558min

Leah Lamb: Stories Show Us the Way

Leah Lamb: Stories Show Us the Way

Tami Simon speaks with Leah Lamb, founder of the School for Sacred Storytelling, about how storytelling serves as guidance through crisis and transformation. They explore the original role of storytel...

25 Nov 20251h 4min

Aviv Shahar: This Epochal Moment

Aviv Shahar: This Epochal Moment

Aviv Shahar explores why we’re living through an Epochal Moment—a rare transition between ages where one epoch dies as another emerges. He maps the five-thousand-year journey that brought us here, rev...

18 Nov 20251h 10min

[ENCORE EPISODE] Richard Schwartz, PhD: No Bad Parts

[ENCORE EPISODE] Richard Schwartz, PhD: No Bad Parts

**SPECIAL ENCORE PRESENTATION** Richard “Dick” Schwartz earned his PhD in marriage and family therapy from Purdue University. He coauthored the most widely used family therapy text in the United State...

13 Nov 20251h 9min

Lorena Saavedra Smith: Heeding the Jaguar’s Call

Lorena Saavedra Smith: Heeding the Jaguar’s Call

Lorena Saavedra Smith shares how ancestral Pacha philosophy transforms the immigration experience into spiritual reclamation. Through the metaphor of the jaguar, she reveals a four-step method for cal...

11 Nov 202557min

[ENCORE EPISODE] Jon Kabat-Zinn: Befriending Pain

[ENCORE EPISODE] Jon Kabat-Zinn: Befriending Pain

**SPECIAL ENCORE PRESENTATION** Current statistics tell us that 20% of the US population has some form of chronic pain, defined as severe discomfort that has continued for six months or more. That’s m...

6 Nov 20251h 4min

Tama Kieves: Being Available to Infinite Intelligence

Tama Kieves: Being Available to Infinite Intelligence

What if the voice telling you to be practical is actually blocking you from your greatest life? Tami Simon speaks with Tama Kieves, who walked away from Harvard Law School success to follow an inner c...

4 Nov 20251h 5min

[ENCORE EPISODE] Anne Lamott: Radical Self-Care Changes Everything

[ENCORE EPISODE] Anne Lamott: Radical Self-Care Changes Everything

**SPECIAL ENCORE PRESENTATION IN SUPPORT OF WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY** Anne Lamott is the celebrated author of many books of fiction, essays, and memoirs. Her works include Bird by Bird, Hallelujah Any...

30 Okt 202553min

Populärt inom Religion & Spiritualitet

spokjakt-pa-riktigt-laxton-podden
sektledare
rss-borgvattnets-hemligheter
rss-sjalsligt-avkladd
bathina-en-podcast
rss-historiens-mysterier
rss-alternativ-historia
sa-in-i-sjalen
rss-basta-livet
rss-activation-podcast
rysarstunden
det-sista-mysteriet
skrackstunden
spokhistorier
rss-manniskan
rss-bajen-idag
rss-magisk-historia
rss-roster-fran-andra-sidan
rss-universums-hemligheter
mediumpodden-vivi-camilla