S2E7 - Writing to Heal

Get What You Need and Feel Good About It Episode 6: Write to Process and Express Yourself Meet Ann Chiappetta: Ann Chiappetta, M.S. Poet and author Ann’s award-winning poems, creative nonfiction, and essays have appeared internationally in literary journals, popular online blogs, and print anthologies. Her poems have been featured in The Avocet, the Pangolin Review, Plum Tree Tavern, Magnets and Ladders, Oprelle, Western PA Poetry Review 2024and Breath and Shadow, and others. Ann’s short story, The Misty Torrent appeared in the Artificial Divide anthology published by Renaissance Press (2021). Ann is the recipient of the 2019 GDUI Excellence in Writing award and the WDOMI 2016 Spirit of Independence award. Independently published since 2016, the author’s six volume collection includes poetry, creative nonfiction essays, short stories, and contemporary fiction. Diagnosed in 1993 with a rare form of progressive retinal disease, Ann accepts vision loss as part of her life but doesn’t let it define her as a whole person. Contact Ann by visiting her website: w ww.annchiappetta.com subscribe to Ann’s blog www.thought-wheel.com Facebook Interview Questions 1.Welcome, Ann. Please tell us a little about your journey. How did you decide to become a writer? What needs does writing fulfill for you? 2.Tell us about one or two barriers you have had to overcome in your profession as a writer. 3.What has helped you stay your course? What gives you meaning on this journey? 4.Let’s talk about how writing is a way to process and express our feelings. How does it help us process, clarify, heal those parts of us that need expression and release? What kinds of ideas might we find ourselves writing about in these times? Loss, confusion, hope, joy? Let’s have you read a piece or two that you have written to address these kinds of feelings you have experienced. How does writing fill your cup? 5.Where can people find writing prompts if they need support to get started? 6.In closing, do you have a piece you want to read to leave our listeners with? Darian is now a Certified Happiness Trainer. Coming soon: www.truelastinghappiness.com Coming Soon: Defying Death: Living an Empowered Life with Multiple Disabilities By Darian Slayton Fleming Order a copy of Darian’s book in paperback or on Kindle: Speak Up for Yourself: Get What You Need and Feel Good About It: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Speak+Up+For+Yourself%3A+Get+What+You+Need+and+Feel+Good+About+It&i=stripbooks&crid=1TGVTFEBCG839&sprefix=speak+up+for+yourself+get+what+you+need+and+feel+good+about+it%2Cstripbooks%2C164&ref=nb_sb_noss To learn more about Darian Slayton Fleming go to: https://dsflemingcc.comEpisode Notes Notes go here Find out more at https://get-what-you-need-and-feel-goo.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/get-what-you-need-and-feel-goo/df3969a1-9897-468b-87ef-0ff0b35c4d5dRead transcript