Join me Pod Wafflers on Episode Six, Part 1 where I speak to the awesomely talented Poet and Spoken Word Artist Louise Hale, AKA Curly Wordy.  Born and raised in Bow, East London, Louise is also a Play Therapist, Journalist and Teacher. She is currently working on a psycho-education storybook for bereaved children and she also plans to publish a poetry pamphlet. Rightly so, she is very proud of her east end roots and what it bestowed on her, however, she has also travelled the world helping fuel her inspiration and creativity. At 14, Louise had her first poem published in 'The Star-Laden Sky'- an anthology by The International Library of Poetry, after she saw an ad in a fanzine. She started in journalism from the tender age of 17, after volunteering on her local rag East End Life, spending over a decade in the media. Louise in the past has volunteered and worked for The Sun and The News of the World, and her journalistic talent didn't stop there. She has worked for East End Life, The Camden Gazette, The Richmond and Twickenham Times and several freelance gigs with nationals including The Guardian, The Times and The Evening Standard. She finally found the courage to enter spoken word in 2020 during the first Covid Lockdown and has never looked back. She has penned several poems and started performing them on Instagram lives. Curly Wordy has performed on live Zooms and at open mic events for Trouble Tongues, JustMoetry,  BYOB Poetry and Hammer and Tongue. Such is this creative whirlwind of talent, that Louise was was recently selected as one of ten winners on The WordSpokenPodcast and featured on People’s Poetry Podcast. In this Episode we waffle about her wonderful project Hurricane Brain, the book she has written for bereaved children. You can find the Kick Starter Campaign link below if you would like to donate to this beautiful and such worthwhile project.  We talk exploring emotions, where does our emotional make up come from? The collective unconscious. We cover how Louise sees herself as 'No Kind of Woman' she tells me, she 'Is who she is' I couldn't agree more! We waffle about people believing in you, and putting people on pedestals! Are you any good at receiving compliments? No, me neither! We talk about that too! Which leads nicely onto trying not to think negatively about yourself, and we discuss how being kind to yourself is a difficult mindset to adopt. We chew the fat on looking at our own stories, how precious the gift of time is, and how it is important to sometimes look back, but recognise, with time comes growth. It's about 'Owning your Roots' people!! I even find out how important the boy band Take that were to Louise and the magazine Smash Hits! It was an absolute joy and pleasure waffling away with Louise on Part 1 of Episode Six, a conversation which left me uplifted! I sincerely hope you enjoy listening as much as I did speaking with such a vibrant and strong woman. Louise, AKA Curly Wordy! You can find out more about her on her website https://www.curlywordy.com/ If you would like to know more about her Kickstarter campaign for Hurricane Brain, or would like to donate to this wonderful project go to the below link. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/937933097/hurricane-brain-an-illustrated-storybook-about-parent-loss/description On Instagram you can find her @curlywordy