Natalie Daise is a beloved household name in my world. Many know her as the Mom on Gullah Gullah Island, but I know her as a creative catalyst and community focused artist.
Natalie has recently launched a large project (that you can see at the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia, SC) with collaborators that spanned the state.
In this episode, she discusses the process of creativity, community, and BIG IDEAS.
And it all started with the question, "Wouldn't it be cool if..."
FMI:
https://nataliedaise.com/
We are thrilled to announce our first anthology "Write Home" with our partners at Athenaeum Press at Coastal Carolina University!
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Shannon Ivey, of the #whatshesaidproject, talks about the work of the project over the last year.
From her:
I decided to not participate in Midlands Gives this year.Why? I live in a capital city, and I know the hard work of my nonprofit peers. I know the cuts they are facing. Us, too, actually. When budgets are cut on arts grants and other funding agencies, we lose work, too. We lose funding sources, and yet the work continues.AND THEN...I got a call yesterday from the community foundation in the area, and they told me how important our work was.How we were seen and valued.How, thought I am a white female founder, how prioritizing marginalized/equity seeking folks with our programming meant the world to them. If I had been less caffeinated, I would have cried. So, I did an audit of what we (we = me and Melanie McGehee, with support from lots of other folks) had done with the #whatshesaidproject over the last year.Wanna see what I found? It's quite a bit. Scroll through.And, if you have any tiny amount to support our work moving forward, know it will be used to directly benefit folks in our community. We need 100 people to give any amount between today and May 6th to be in the running for a cash prize.
Are you one of them?
Please donate using one of these two methods:
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Job losses and career pivots are a big part of the time we are in.
In this episode, coaches Shannon Ivey and Rachel Gaddis discuss:
+ shame free pivoting
+ current job market
+ bias in job searching
+ side hustles
+personal branding
Find Rachel here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelgaddis/
Find Shannon here: shannon-ivey.com
Tayler Simon is a woman on a mission. She is a published writer and the founder of @liberationislit, and has her sights set on change through access to information.
Tayler is also an advocate for access to books, and has spent time educating the public about what is happening with book bans in the US and SC in particular.
Follow her @liberationis lit and @tayler_made_books.
Our first episode of the year!
Marla Taviano is a fascinating human. She's a writer and activist who is deconstructing her first 40 years as a white evangelical Christian. She is a lover of people.
She has written 4 books of poetry and a metric ton of cool art pieces using reclaimed books.
Find her @whitegirllearning.
We discuss everyday activism.
We mention Tayler Simon of Liberation is Lit. Find Tayler @liberationislit and @tayler_made_books.
She's also turning 50!
Tayler Simon is a self-publishing goddess, and we are thrilled she is joining us to lead clients in this NEW course!
"Build Your Own Table: Self Publishing for Purpose Drive Professionals" is a masterclass in accessible liberatory practice.
This course is self-paced and on demand.
Sign up here: https://www.shannon-ivey.com/offers/4pHx6xXe/checkout
Buy her book here: https://www.shannon-ivey.com/offers/4pHx6xXe/checkout
The #whatshesaidproject is thrilled to welcome Melanie McGehee as a collaborating facilitator of writing courses!
This fall, she will lead us in "The Powerful Essay" course, and we cannot be more excited!
This course is on Monday nights 7-8:30 eastern on Zoom.
Sign up at this link: https://www.whatshesaidproject.com/more/the-powerful-essay-crafting-personal-stories-with-purpose?fbclid=IwY2xjawE6wglleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHTUGt_jlLR9p8a0JtosOBgz5da9IjWD7bEwHwEZWQHSc0mCxnkCmgk2N-A_aem_8UScQtmq8NVK5AM9k8LVmw
Sam Robinson is my special guest for our PRIDE month episode, but this conversation is about so much more than that.
We discuss:
entrepreneurship
adoption
social stigma
Queerness
ambition
having no regrets
And much more.
This is a do not miss episode!
To contact Sam:
Sandra (Sam) Robinson | LinkedIn
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Rachel Bailey Gaddis, The Comeback Coach, is my OG bestie. We go way back.
Rachel is a married woman (she/her) who is now a career coach. She's also my first reader and a brilliant personal strategist. She's also a cancer survivor.
I am so happy to introduce her to you, and how we both landed together, at this time, both coaching.
How wonderful to have walked through so many large changes and witnessed each other in each phase.
In each of our big changes, we have been there for each other.
How to find out more about Rachel and her work here.
Book Recc: Helping: How To Offer, Give, and Receive Help.
Y'all need to know Tayler Simon of Liberation is Lit.
She's a poet, self-publishing book coach, and the woman behind the brand Liberation is Lit: a movement that to places stories written by BIPOC, queer, and disabled in the spotlight.
She's on a mission, and, in episode 2 we discuss why writing your story in written form is a movement builder, how reading narratives help us be better listeners, and, a favorite topic of mine: how young is too young to write for the movement? Tayler is interested in supporting youth in creative writing and discusses how fiction can be an avenue for folks interested in this movement.
And this, of course, is how I got started, storytelling, in advocating for myself and coaching others.
Find out more about Tayler and support Liberation is Lit here.
Support Tayler's opening of a bookstore here.
Y'all need to know Tayler Simon of Liberation is Lit. She's a poet, self publishing book coach, and the woman behind the brand that's looking to place stories written by BIPOC, queer, and disabled in the spotlight.
She's on a mission, but in this episode (1/2) we discuss why leaving academia and nonprofit work saved her own life.
And this, of course, is how I got started, too!
Find out more about Tayler and support Liberation is Lit here.
Support Tayler's opening of a bookstore through coaching here.
I'm thrilled to welcome Evelyn Berry back to our podcast!
I know you can't see the cover by listening, but you so can if you go to Evelyn's website: https://evelynberrywriter.com/
There, you can find all of the brilliant info on buying the book, working with Evie, and hearing her speak (so so good)!
Cynthia Phelps, PhD - Founder, InnerAlly Inc
Cynthia@InnerAlly.comInnerAlly.com
FB Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/InnerAllies
Insta: @innerally
Twitter: @innerallyT
he Gentle Path to Change - https://cynthiaphelps.com/release-the-habit/
Poet Willie Kinard III has published a book, and we at the #whatshesaidproject LOVE Willie.
Find out more about Willie @ https://www.williekinard.com
Find out more about Shannon @ https://www.shannon-ivey.com
The Year of Nos Project is a outcropping of the work of Shannon Ivey, coach and creative. The interviews for this part of the #whatshesaidproject bring all the boys, girls, and nonbinary folks to the yard to discuss creativity, resilience, and smart hacks to moving your life and creative work forward.
Canadian-American poet Dr. Sarah Cooper is a Canadian-American scholar and poet. She is the author of two poetry collections: Permanent Marker (Paper Nautilus, 2020) and 89% (Clemson University Press 2022). Her poems also appear in Lunch, Sinister Wisdom, Iron Horse and in Poem-A-Day. As a professor she has received the Holman Award for teaching, was a 2021 LGBTQ+ Faculty Excellence Award winner, a 2022 Gentry Award winner for teaching excellence and the 2022 Tee A. Corrine Fellow at the University of Oregon. Currently she is the Assistant Director of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies as well as a professor in the Interdisciplinary Studies Department Clemson University.
FMI and to connect with Dr. Cooper:
http://www.sarahcooperpoet.com
https://www.instagram.com/scoops_scoops/
FMI on Shannon Ivey:
www.shannon-ivey.com
https://www.instagram.com/yesitsshannonivey
What do dating, social selling, and putting your work out in the world have in common??
Rejection. Loss.
But what if you don't get a clear rejection? What if it feels like you've been ghosted?
In this episode, Shannon discusses ambiguous loss as a part of the process of moving your life forward.
FMI on Shannon:
shannon-ivey.com
shannon@whatshesaidproject.com
Jennifer Bartell is a poet and teacher from Columbia, SC. She was born and raised in Bluefield, a community of Johnsonville, SC. She received the MFA in Poetry from the University of South Carolina. Her poetry has been published in Obsidian, Callaloo, pluck!, As/Us, Jasper Magazine, the museum americana, Scalawag, and Kakalak, among others. An alumna of Agnes Scott College, Jennifer has fellowships from Callaloo and The Watering Hole. She teaches high school English. Website: https://jenniferbartellpoet.com/ Finishing Line Press for her book: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/traveling-mercy-by-jennifer-bartell/ Year of Nos on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553380227419 If you know you need the right coach on this journey, then let's chat: shannon@whatshesaidproject.com
𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴: 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘓𝘎𝘉𝘛𝘘+ 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥.
This past August, 14 LGBTQ+-identified writers from the Columbia area gathered in @uofsclibraries Hollings Library for a writing workshop led by @edmaddensc. The purpose of the workshop was to use writing to illuminate the queer archives available for public use, including Historic Columbia's LGBTQ Columbia History Initiative. Following the workshop, writers were given a month or so to write and think about their queer histories—engaged with the past, driven by the present moment, and looking toward the future.💫
This writing was compiled into the chapbook that was released during SC Pride 2023.
Special thanks to #JosephBruce for funding this meaningful project, to @scpridemovement for co-hosting and promoting the event, and to @curiositycoffeebar for your hospitality!
Shannon discovers some interesting things when she re-records a part of "Women Connected In Wisdom" for the audio book.
Ah, maladaptive responses just keep on giving.
Find out how to stop over working and start living a life that works for you by working with Shannon in her 1:1 coaching practice.
Email her at shannon@whatshesaidproject.com to get started.