Spoken Word by Anamika
by Anamika Dutta
Spoken Word by Anamika is a storytelling podcast for personal journeys, we refrain from the mundane and overused interview setting and focus more on healing through vulnerability. You will find poems, open letters, personal journal entries, scribblings and musings from those really challenging days, and similar articles uttered on this podcast. The focus is solely on healing, we heal through the power of words. This is your safe space to address the most difficult experiences in your life and to inspire others. Come forward, embrace vulnerability, and share your story with the world.
Episodes
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Melody of My Life
With over 25 years of experience in education as a Speech Language Pathologist, Denise Cesare is a mindfulness advocate, author, and a thought leader in social-emotional learning. This book has been close to her heart since her son was born in December of 1999. She would often say the words, «I...
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What a Blessing
Blessing Platinum-Williams is a self-taught software developer and the founder of Tonely AI. Growing up, she was repeatedly told that she was “less than”, words that slowly became a self-fulfilling prophecy. After more than 80 hours of therapy and a long journey rebuilding self-belief, she came…
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Amy's Rebirth
Amy Thurman is a best-selling author, international speaker, and a thought leader on the transformative power of authenticity and holding space. After living 10 years with a broken neck that went undiagnosed for six months, she was forced to redefine everything, including what it means to be...
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From Survivor To Survivor
Leah M. Forney, widely known as The Culture Doctor, is a cultural strategist and trauma-informed educator committed to transforming how institutions show up for survivors of sexual violence, particularly those from communities of color. As the founder and CEO of Purposely Faithfull LLC, Leah…
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Mon Cheri
Cheri Bergeron is a former tech executive and entrepreneur turned bestselling author, speaker, trained life coach, and founder of the nonprofit Cheri's Choice. Following her ten-year struggle with infertility that involved multiple rounds of IVF, donor conception, genetic defects and child loss,...
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The House That Built Me
Leslie Davenport is an internationally recognized speaker, climate psychology educator, consultant, and therapist who bridges climate, education, policy, media, and social justice. Author of five books, including Emotional Resiliency in the Era of Climate Change for clinicians and two…
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Cancer Doesn't Define Me
Rita Avellar is a writer, filmmaker, and creative entrepreneur who transforms real stories into art that makes people think. As the founder of Avellar LLC, she leads projects that blend storytelling, marketing, and web design— from writing to brand strategy. A two-time breast cancer survivor, she...
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You're Your Own Hero
Jesse Ramos Jr. is a New York City–based Transformation Artist, speaker, and founder of BBT Fitness NYC. Once a top banker with 14 years of success, Jesse spent two decades battling alcohol, self-hate, and the pain of hiding his sexuality in the 90s. His struggles led to heartbreak, burnout, and...
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How to Become a Leader
Dr. Karissa Thomas is an award-winning author, global leadership strategist, and creator of the Mosaic Intelligence Method™—a living framework that helps leaders build emotional integrity, cultural flexibility, and identity agility in high-pressure environments. Her work spans disaster zones,...
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Always & Forever, Your Princella
Princella Talley is a writer, ghostwriter, and editor with experience spanning the U.S., South America, and the Caribbean. As a digital entrepreneur, she has created content for Fortune 500 companies and globally recognized brands. Princella also cares deeply about environmental protection and...
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Calladita No More
Hady Méndez is a NY-based bestselling author, Latina speaker, and ERG coach. She currently serves as the Director of Programs for Lean In Latinas. She is also the founder and CEO of Boldly Speaking LLC, a company that is transforming the professional experiences of underestimated professionals by...
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This is Michelle's Story
About Michelle Smith: Hi, I’m Michelle Smith, LPC, LMHC, LCMHC, a licensed online therapist in Florida, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, and Oregon, dedicated to guiding clients through their healing with compassion and authenticity. My trauma-informed, eclectic, and client-centered approach integrates...
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On Lauren's Spectrum
Lauren is a former teacher, having started in Special Education before transitioning to become an English Language Arts/English as a Second Language teacher. She is fascinated by everything having to do with language and linguistics. She can explain arcane points of grammar with enthusiasm and…
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To My Little Angels
Jason Polk has been a couples therapist for over ten years. The reason he became one was because of a divorce. Jason remarried and started a family. He has two young daughters, and he owns a couples therapy agency in Denver, CO. Connect with Jason Share your story on this podcast, email:...
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Saving Me
Estefana Johnson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and experienced trauma therapist with over two decades of experience in mental health. She began her career in 2001 as a Behavioral Health Technician, briefly stepping away in 2005 to teach in Japan. Her diverse background spans multiple roles...
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Making Peace with Fun Mary
Mary Alice Stephens is a creative nonfiction storyteller. As a television writer-producer for HGTV, Food Network, and other media outlets, she shared others’ stories on everything from outdoor adventures to home improvement. In her debut book, Uncorked, Mary shares her own powerful story of...
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What Doesn't Kill Me Makes Me Stronger
The content of this episode may be triggering for some listeners. Listen with discretion. Angie Hawkins is a Self-Love Coach who empowers empathetic women who’ve lost themselves in people-pleasing and toxic dynamics to reignite their self-worth so they can set stronger boundaries, learn to trust...
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Being Blanka
Blanka Molnar is a conscious parenting coach, speaker, and the founder of Awarenest, a coaching company dedicated to helping parents heal multigenerational traumas and overcome challenges related to raising children. She is a Certified Family Constellation® practitioner. Her proprietary blend of...
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It Ends With Me
After a devastating nervous breakdown in 2010, Ivory Crump's life changed forever. What followed was a powerful journey of healing from childhood abuse, religious trauma, and the suffocating weight of shame and silence. Once trapped in a cycle of control, fear, and spiritual distortion, Ivory…
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Losing The Ones We Love
After a successful 39-year career in the software industry, Nancy retired in August 2023. Nancy spent her last 16 years as the General Manager of Strategic Operations for Verint Systems, where she spearheaded global strategies and their implementation across the business. A respected industry...
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In Dayne's Words
This episode is a compilation of poems written and performed by Dayne Christopher Anderson. Dayne Anderson is a poet, author, project manager, and aspiring entrepreneur whose life is driven by faith, love, and a powerful desire to help others grow—spiritually, creatively, and financially. He...
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Back to Baghdad
Weam Namou, Born in Baghdad to an ancient lineage called the Chaldeans (Neo-Babylonians who still speak Aramaic), Weam Namou emigrated to the U.S. at age ten. She is an Eric Hoffer award-winning author of 21 books, an international multi-award-winning filmmaker, journalist, and poet. Her two...
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What Life Has Taken From Me
Colin Potts is the Chief Operating Officer of Regenerative Orthopedics & Sports Medicine (ROSM), overseeing nine clinics and a team of nineteen providers. With over thirteen years in regenerative medicine, Colin has helped expand ROSM’s services, including launching the Regenerative Pelvic...
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Letter to The Men Who Took My Husband Away
Cathryn Baker is a dynamic coach, consultant, and keynote speaker who brings decades of experience and a passion for personal growth to every engagement. Over her 37-year career, Cathryn co-founded and successfully exited two staffing companies, gaining invaluable expertise in leadership,...
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Master Your Mind
Taylor Bowden is the creator of Life's Value Learning, a platform designed to help anyone master their mind and ultimately build the life they desire. He believes the world is filled with opportunities waiting to be manifested and brought into reality. However, many of us including Taylor himself...
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Don't Stop Believing
About Janet Bayramyan: With over eight years of experience as a trauma therapist, I have had the privilege of working with diverse clients across various age groups and backgrounds. It has been a privilege to have individuals of all types of backgrounds share their personal stories with me. I…
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Under The Purple Lights
Shannon Wong is a first-generation American born in Hawaii to Chinese immigrant parents and the eldest of four sisters. Raised in Kailua-Kona, she discovered a love for performance early on, later exploring modeling and photography before gaining a following on social media and becoming an…
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I'm Not My Mother's Daughter
Stephanie Peirolo is a board-certified executive coach and writer. Her book, The Saint and the Drunk A Guide to Making the Big Decisions In Your Life, launches in May of 2025. Her storytelling on The Moth has been featured on NPR and in the best-selling book All These Wonders. She is an Associate...
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It's Time to Take Your Power Back
Niki Behjou BSc MSc, Founder of NikiBakes is an Author, Blogger, Content Creator, and a believer. She creates new recipes, and is known for her delicious desserts. Connect with Niki on Instagram Facebook Niki's Book If you want tasty dishes that you keep coming back to, then this is the book for...
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You Are Not Alone
Jessica is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate in Texas, under the supervision of Anna Arwine, who brings both professional expertise and real-life experience to her work. She grew up with a strong, hardworking single mom who did the best she could—and it was through her mother’s strength...
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A Letter to Mama Grace
Grace is the founder of ALGstudiostore and ALGelysianflamesco., creating luxurious wellness gifts and eco-friendly candles. She is passionate about self-care and sustainable living. Connect with Grace on Instagram Share your story [email protected] Transcript: Dearest Grace, I'm writing to...
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Long Way From Home
Founder & CEO, Empowered Minds Mental Health Counseling, PLLC Randi Corrigan, MA, LMHC is a licensed psychotherapist, CEO, and founder of Empowered Minds Mental Health Counseling, PLLC. With over a decade of clinical experience, Randi specializes in helping women heal from relational trauma,...
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Letter to the Man Who Took My Light
Angeline Stacia is an international English teacher and a film scriptwriter from Indonesia. As a child, she faced hardship financially and mentally. In 2017, her mother flew her to New York for college, in hopes that she could also escape her childhood traumas. Moving here and there, she believed...
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Where is God?
Hi, my name is Cae Cordell. I am a veteran minister 61 years. I became disabled and retired as a College Instructor in an Oregon Medium Security prison. I was certified to teach Idaho and Washington Vocational Education, Natural Science, Drama, Speech, Communication and Secondary Education…
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Therapists Need Therapy Too
Patty Johnson is a health psychologist who creates art around spirituality, culture, justice and other bizarre and beautiful intricacies of life. She has written Where the Tiger Dwells, a memoir about her very Indian Christian parents who are giddily in the process of arranging her marriage while...
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Discovering Myself Through Motherhood
Angela is the founder and owner of the Expat Parenting Collective. She moved abroad in 2010, been an expat parent since 2018 and has lived in 4 countries on 3 different continents and traveled to almost 40 different countries. She's passionate about experiential learning, leadership development,...
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My Forever Home
Malika Williams is the founder of a nonprofit organization called The L.I.V.E Outreach. L.I.V.E provides resources and tools to young children/teens transitioning from foster care to independence also serving families in underserved communities. Malika’s key demographic is the next generation of...
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Dear Darla, I Love You
Darla is a certified somatic trauma-informed coach, relationship expert, speaker and podcaster with lived experience in overcoming narcissistic abuse. Her own healing journey from trauma and toxic relationships has fueled her passion for helping women reclaim their power and find fulfillment in...
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Dear Chad, It's Not Okay
Carrie Clark is an Energy Leadership Coach, Speaker, Corporate Trainer, and Amazon Best Selling Author dedicated to helping individuals unlock their leadership potential and create positive impacts within their organizations and lives. With over 25 years of corporate experience, Carrie partners...
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The Shadow of My Past
Michael Swerdloff has been a Counselor, Coach, Social Worker, Community Organizer, Educator, Writer, DJ, and Reiki Master for over twenty-five years. He laughs often, hugs deeply, and practices meditation, Reiki, yoga, and dance daily. His memoir, Raised by Wolves, Possibly Monsters: From Mobster...
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How Do I Save a Life?
Trigger warning: The topic of this episode may be sensitive to some listeners. Listeners' discretion is advised. Daniel Maigler is a therapist, school social worker, host of the mental health podcast: Not Allowed to Die, and the Mental Health Advisor for Paws for Patrick, a non-profit…
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The Catcher in the Whole Wheat
Dr. Christopher David Kaufman is a professor, author, trainer, consultant, and professional story-teller speaker. Dr. Kaufman earned a doctorate from Vanderbilt University in Organizational Learning and Leadership at their institute of Human Development – Peabody College. Dr. Kaufman earned two...
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To The Little Ballerina, Tina
Tina Djuretic is a Canadian author living in Vancouver. She was raised by strict, religious parents who isolated her from the rest of the world. What followed were three toxic relationships that nearly killed her. After her last breakup, she sought help in the form of a channeller, who sent her…
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Living Without Memories
Award-winning health expert and best-selling author, Nicole Kerr, has appeared on CNN, PBS, CBS, ABC, the Food Channel, and a host of other TV and radio shows to share her unique perspective on wellness, nutrition and spirituality. For the past 30 years, Nicole has worked in all sectors of…
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Getting Fired Gave Life a New Direction
JOHN DAVID GRAHAM is the founder of Good Samaritan Home, a housing / mentoring program helping men and women restart their lives after prison. Prior to that he was a door-to-door salesman, a children’s home counselor, substitute school teacher, truck driver, fireman, building contractor, minister...
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I Called Myself Out
Carrie-Ann McLean is an author, speaker, and financial empowerment advocate dedicated to helping individuals overcome financial struggles, rebuild their lives, and embrace a mindset of hope and possibility. Through her book, Budget Right: Eliminate Debt and Improve Your Financial and Mental...
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To The Broken Hearted Girl
Sometimes I wish I had an elder sister especially while going through a painful heartbreak, being an only child...alas! I have to play this part for myself. This is an open letter to myself, to the heartbroken Anamika who on some days needs a little strength and listening to this should bring her...
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In The Pursuit of Life
Swapna Abraham is a singer-songwriter, actor, author, interior designer, and versatile corporate professional from Kerala, India. After a twenty-five-year stint in singing and songwriting through twenty-two English musical albums, she embarked on a thousand-day world record challenge in 2017...
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Forever
We all deserve that safe, reassuring, gentle love that doesn't give us butterflies in our tummy or make us anxious constantly but creates a beautiful garden for us to grow and bloom together. This poem is about falling in love after being torn apart and heartbroken. Hope you enjoy listening to…
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I Chose Better
Angeline is a Women's Empowerment Partner dedicated to helping women who have suffered domestic abuse regain their power and acquire the necessary tools to heal and embrace goodness and love in their lives. Having experienced similar struggles, Angeline understands the journey firsthand and is...
About this show
Spoken Word by Anamika is a storytelling podcast for personal journeys, we refrain from the mundane and overused interview setting and focus more on healing through vulnerability. You will find poems, open letters, personal journal entries, scribblings and musings from those really challenging days, and similar articles uttered on this podcast. The focus is solely on healing, we heal through the power of words. This is your safe space to address the most difficult experiences in your life and to inspire others. Come forward, embrace vulnerability, and share your story with the world.
Hosted by
Anamika Dutta