Meet author Merryn Glover: how creativity builds connection & community

Today’s guest is Merryn Glover, who is an award-winning writer, a poet, a creative teacher, the cocreator of Kincraig's open mic 'Storylands Sessions' and - most importantly, of course - my lovely neighbour! This podcast is for anyone who loves to think deeply about life and what hurtling through space on a rock all means. Also brilliant for any creatives for her thoughts on how we create works of art that really resonate with others. What I love about Merryn most is her magnetic intensity and capacity for connection - and how she embraces these things in me. She has truly helped me become more comfortable with this side of my personality; it helps she has such a beautiful way with words and there is so much WISDOM in this podcast. She could even start a t-shirt line of quotes. We cover so many topics - and that's AFTER I've edited it down significantly, such as: - how in her writing she is seeking to be truthful and connect - the importance of honesty and being able to listen to views that don't necessarily align with our own - other people's perceptions of us, and how we're not in control of them - the importance of face to face connection as the world gets more virtual and lonely - the ego and the dangers of self absorption - how we are both hidden hedonists as well as serious types sometimes!! Hope you enjoy meeting Merryn. Do say hello to her, or even better go meet her face to face at Storylands! For more about her, and to buy her books, see: https://merrynglover.com And if you have any other suggestions of characters in Kincraig to interview on this podcast, please email me on ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠ Kincraig Cares podcast is being made on a shoe string out of love, so is very grateful for free resources which make this possible, like the intro and out music which is called 'Holiday Ukulele' by MaxKoMusic, promoted by www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ and part of the Creative Commons Attributions-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0)