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Wellspringwords: The Podcast
by Nkem Chukwumerije
Welcome to open conversations about wellness, spirituality, writing, and creative expression between fellow spiritual beings journeying through life. In this space, we explore creative embodiment through the lenses of collective liberation, authentic living, and authentic creative expression. This podcast is an extension of Wellspringwords® the online platform, a Literary Anthology, Podcast, and Creative Enrichment Studio that supports humans with Sacred inner-world cultivation through the magic and power of words and embodiment. Join the conversation and community!
Episodes
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Your Creative Energy as a Living Inquiry
This is the final episode of season 6 of Wellspringwords: The Podcast! Take a sunny walk with Nkem as she explores the deeper intelligence of our creative energy. Some ideas that emerge through this reflection are: moving by passion and intrigue over mental planning allowing the creative ebb to...
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Writing as a Journey of Self-Discovery
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem reflects on wisdom and questions from the Wellspringwords® community on the theme of “the writing journey”. What does it mean to live a writer’s life? This episode touches on cultivating intimacy with the craft of writing through facing...
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Empowering Our Inner Storyteller: A Conversation on Immigration, Creative Discipline, and Emotional Healing with Oriana Mata
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem speaks with friend, wedding videographer, and sound producer Oriana Mata on the journey of “self-creation” through conscious storytelling. This conversation is on the personal and intimate work of self-evolution through living our creative...
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Returning to the Mystery: A Conversation on Writing, Mysticism and Creative Evolution with Tania Hart
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem speaks with Mystic and Writer Tania Hart on the journey of remembering who we are as true creative beings. The conversation weaves through cycles of creativity; the importance of death in the creative cycle; surrendering back into the body…
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Writing Your Truth Through Grief and Introspection with Diandra Ford-Wing
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem speaks with author Diandra Ford-Wing about her debut memoir Red Bird, “a heartfelt exploration of loss and resilience.” Framed by thoughtful questions from the Wellspringwords® community, Nkem and Diandra discuss writing truth from the heart,...
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The Yin Approach to Creative Expression & Embodiment
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem speaks in depth about the Yin Yang philosophy that comprises our universe, and how we can harness the wisdom and power of the Yin, or feminine, aspect to nourish our creative expression and creative embodiment experiences. She defines creative...
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Life as an Intimate Experience: Freedom, Sensuality, and Conscious Creativity
Welcome to season 6 of Wellspringwords: The Podcast! In this episode, Nkem journeys through different parts of the Wellspringwords® Universe, touching on themes of living in inquiry, sensuality, restorative living, being creative visionaries, and more. Some of the questions she poses are: "How do...
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Creating an Inner Sanctuary Through Writing, Self-Love, and Seeking Beauty
On this solo episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem closes out a nourishing season of self-inquiry, self-discovery, and fireside conversations with the community. What does it mean to cultivate an inner sanctuary for yourself? What has your journey of self-intimacy been like this year?…
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Words as Witness: A Conversation on Connection & Community with Courtney and Brittany
On this nourishing episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem speaks with two writers and members of the Wellspringwords® community, Courtney Ng and Brittany Frizzelle. The trio touch on writing as a tool vs writing as art, writing in solitude and in/with/for community, voice reclamation…
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The Art of Creative Practice
On this solo episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem dives into an open discussion about “creative practice” from both the pragmatic and spiritual perspectives. The four elements she journeys through in this episode are: Grounding yourself in your craft Cultivating creative practice as...
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Honoring the Longing of the Heart through Self-Care, Spiritual Care, and Creative Practice with Darsheel Kaur
On this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem speaks with Darsheel Kaur, wellness and cultural practitioner. In this conversation, they reflect on facilitation, spiritual stewardship, creative wellness, the power of rituals for maintaining self-care and mental wellness, and more. This...
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Coming Back to Life: A Resurgence of Self-Worth after Divorce with Laura Kopinski
On this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem speaks with free-spirited soul, passionate dancer, and happiness and wellness coach, Laura Kopinski. This is Laura’s second time on the podcast after 3 years and she shares insights on her healing journey from cancer, divorce and back to her...
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Cultivating Your Authentic Expression Through an Intentional Writing Practice with Price Maccarthy
On this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem has a dynamic conversation with Wellspringwords Writing Fellow, Price Maccarthy on the value of remaining a beginner at any stage of the writing journey. They speak about receiving mentorship as a writer, retaining one’s authenticity, shifting...
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The Humanity in Our Divinity: A Conversation on Mental Illness & Wellness with Somi Nwandu
On this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem sits with old friend, artist, and art curator Somi Nwandu to share a conversation on mental wellness, creative wellness, and spiritual nourishment. The topic of mental wellness is still associates with shame and stigma, despite how mainstream…
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Experiencing Yourself Through the Art of Fiction Writing
On this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem shares insight about her experience writing her first fiction novel – especially as a writer who has taken her writing life into her own organic and authentic hands, no MFA program to bolster her creative authority. In this episode, she speaks...
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Creating Your Peace Compass: Authenticity, Radical Honesty, and Embodiment
On this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem has a rich discussion with her guest with the underlying theme being optimizing life for peace. What are the nuances of optimizing our circumstances for peace? Through this conversation, the two explore the realms of shame, self-honesty, and...
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Moment to meditate: “Breathing in your essence…”
Create some space and time to experience yourself through this simple guided meditation. Cultivate breath awareness in relation to your body, the Earth, your heart, and the ethers. This meditation intends to be a loving dose of energy medicine, fortifying the energetic alignment with your inner...
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Sinking into Self-Trust
Season 5 of Wellspringwords: The Podcast is here! Welcome in to this digital room of intimate conversations around wellness, spirituality, writing, and creative embodiment. Nkem opens this episode with a poem in conversation with Life itself. Enjoy this episode full of intuitive expression…
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Words as a Vehicle for Healing
On this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem closes out an insightful season 4 with reflections on expression, healing, and creativity. She touches on words as a modality of healing and self-understanding, and even has a few special invitations for all listeners in the Wellspringwords...
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Devoting Your Energy to Creative Development with Daniella and Nardine
On this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem speaks with two very special guests, the 2023 Writing Fellows as part of Wellspringwords’ Writing + Creative Expression Fellowship. She, Nardine, and Daniella speak about their experiences as creators, moving away from seeking external...
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Letting Curiosity Lead and Reclaiming Your Voice with Urmi Hossain
On this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem has a lively conversation with Urmi Hossain about the path of entrepreneurship through curiosity and fear. This is a conversation about women’s empowerment, reclaiming our voices and our interests, and believing our stories deserve to be…
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Exploring the Journey of Being Lost Well with Tiffany Curtis
On this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem speaks with Tiffany Curtis, a sensitive, empowered, and wise soul, about the idea of “being lost well”. Their conversation touches deeply on the power of intimacy in community, the nuance of our healing journeys as relational beings, and what…
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Being Inside Your Own Process + Focusing on Nourishment with Jahan Mantin
On this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem speaks with Jahan Mantin, Co-founder of Project Inkblot, on the power of being in your personal process. Through the discussion, the two share notes about the importance of remaining connected to the heart when in any creation process, keeping...
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Healing into Wholeness from the Root Experience with Justin Darkoh
On this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem speaks with Mindset Coach, Justin Darkoh about the journey through healing people-pleasing. They share personal stories about their journeys of self-inquiry, self-awareness, and moving through difficult emotions through a balanced masculine…
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Appreciating the Journey Towards Authenticity with Ash Alves
On this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem speaks with friend, author + coach Ash Alves about healing, the impact a spiritual journey has on creativity, and the relationship between personal values and self-worth. What does it feel like to cultivate an inner space and outer sense of...
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Ancestral Healing Through Self-Work with Ajeé Buggam
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem has an impassioned conversation with Ajeé Buggam on the nuances of healing through the negative tropes of being a “sensitive” person. As Nigerian and Caribbean women, respectively, their conversation dives into intergenerational dynamics and...
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"The best things happen when we surrender…" with Ifunanya Nweke
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem sits for a conversation with Ifunanya Nweke, Empowerment Engineer, about surrender, trust, believing, and the nuances of setting boundaries. They speak from a place of lived experience, cultivating wisdom with each of their thoughts and…
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Protecting Your Peace: Cultivating Autonomy + Sensitivities as Superstrength
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem dives into a solo chat where she explores what “sensitivities” means to her after personal transformation. Where feeling sensitive to people, situations, environments, etc. would previously destabilize a person, Nkem looks into how, through...
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Practice as Part of Healing with Care
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem has a relaxed conversation with Care, a trauma-informed care practitioner, artist + doula. They jump right into the topic of practice as part of healing, and how social and political structures impact our access to feeling holistically well,...
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A New Season: Surrendering to the “Yes”
Welcome and welcome back to season 4 of Wellspringwords: The Podcast! In this episode, Nkem reflects on where she is in life and how she hopes to facilitate even deeper spiritual alignment and authentic creativity through Wellspringwords, the host platform of this podcast. Through expanding…
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Living, Creating, and Expressing from Our Unique Embodied Essence
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem closes out a beautiful season 3 with a discussion on feeling the intensity of our own personal essence. She connects the season’s theme of “returning to wholeness” to the larger idea of taking the time to go inward, cultivate and be with our…
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The Wielding of Words: A Conversation on Writing with Saakshi
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem speaks with writer Saakshi Agarwal about writing as a tool for connecting with self, for self-expression, and for archiving the current self. The passion of these two writers is underscored during this episode as they reflect on and analyze…
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Cultivating Your Experience as a Writer + Trusting Your Authentic Self
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem answers several questions from the Wellspringwords community on creativity, writing, spirituality, and the writing process. Sprouted from an idea from one of our writing fellows, Surabhi Raj, we asked you all for questions about sharing your...
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Owning Our Creative Power with Aniekeme
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem chats with Aniekeme, life coach, speaker, writer, and lover of NYC. As two proud Leos, they speak from the heart about creative expression and following the inner call. Some of the topics they dive into include creating consistent containers…
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Conscious Energy Contraction + Learning to Decelerate
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem shares her insights about what it feels like, looks like, and means to slow down and become present through bringing our energy back to us. Many of us struggle with people-pleasing and, in effect, continue to self-abandon when we really want…
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Inner Strength on the Inner Journey while Solo Traveling with Federika
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem has a conversation with good friend and fellow solo-traveler, Federika. Through storytelling about their journeys through Mexico, the two talk about their journeys deeper into themselves along the way. Self-belief, transformation, and personal...
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Inner Fire-keeping and Yoga as a Life Practice with Kata
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem has a full and deep conversation with Kata van Doesselaar, her yoga teacher trainer. They dive into embodying yoga as a life practice -- that means in a way that is compassionate and supportive to our holistic healing and growth in all areas…
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Grounding into Yourself While Healing from Sexual Assault with Kaley
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem chats with writer Kaley Roberts about her reported memoir, Unreported, a book that investigates the unreported nature of sexual violence in the USA. In the safe space of this podcast, Nkem and Kaley’s conversation acts as a form of resistance…
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To Float or to Fall: A Heart-led Analysis on Surrendering
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem sits with herself and verbally thinks about the role “surrender” plays in her life and how she sees it playing out in the collective human journey. She speaks about surrendering to our personal cycles and surrendering to love as she engages…
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Being Your Own Caregiver + The Journey Back to Self through Parenting with Clare
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem has an animated conversation with friend and birth + postpartum doula, Clare, about the journey back to Self after self-abandonment. Clare shares how she followed her inner calling into the world of pregnancy and postpartum support, and how…
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Living Softly, Choosing Your Heart’s Desire(s) + Hypersensitivity as a Strength with Amara
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem chats with fellow writer, solo traveler, and good friend Amara Amaryah about living a slow and soft life. That is, living a life of wonder, self-compassion, and internal strength. They dive into topics from hypersensitivity to artistry, all...
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Watering the Inner Garden + Cultivating Purpose through Discipline with Tchewa
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem speaks with friend, fellow dancer, and fellow modern-day philosopher Tchewa on what it means to embrace life. As this season of the podcast touches on the theme of returning to wholeness, Nkem and Tchewa share their experiences and insights on...
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Living with Power, Love, and Compassion through Human Design with Belen
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem has an enlivened conversation with friend, fellow writer, and Human Design enthusiast, Belén Alemán. After diving into Human Design basics, the two discuss what it means to live an aligned life through the elements of your Human Design chart....
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On the Road Again; A Return to Wholeness
Welcome back and welcome to season 3 of Wellspringwords: The Podcast. Get ready for the ride on this continued journey of curiosity, exploration, and abundant manifestations of human connection. Host, Nkem, sits with herself and guests as they continue talking about wellness, spirituality, and...
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Attracting Community, Living in Your Values, and Sparking Change in Your Life with Jennie
This is the final episode of season 2 of Wellspringwords: The Podcast! What a beautiful journey it has been. In this episode, Nkem speaks with Yoga Therapist, Spiritual Life Coach, and Author Jennie Lee about what it means to live in your values. They talk through points of her book, Spark…
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Being Present in Your Own Medicine with Rajni
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem speaks with Mindset Coach and NLP practitioner, Rajni. They speak about the concept of worthiness and how we've come to understand our value in modern society. Heads up: we are the value. The two talk through part of their astrology charts as...
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Working with Intuition, Redefining Creativity, and Honoring the Human Experience with Ashley
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem virtually sits with writer and artist Ashley Casillas of Estudio Yerbabuena. Ashley speaks from her perspective of exploring life as a creative person as the two dive deeply into the topic of "intuition". They demystify what intuition can mean...
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Applied Spirituality, Emotional Intimacy, and Learning Lessons Through Soul Connections with Enchanted Awakenings
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem has a soul-touching conversation with Quantum Relationship Coaches Stephanie and Jennifer PageWise of Enchanted Awakenings. They discuss going beyond spiritual and self-development research and into the heart space. What does it look like to...
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The Writer's Life, Navigating Self-Doubt + Protecting Your Enthusiasm with Richie
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem speaks with fantasy writer Richie Billing about the writer's journey. What makes a writer? What makes good writing? Richie shares some of his writing journey, specifically in how he's been able to walk the tricky path of a writer through a...
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Living a Liberated Life with LaToya Maria
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem sits for a chat with LaToya Maria of Rooted & Crowned about what it means, and what it feels like, to live a liberated life. LaToya gives us her definition of liberation and encourages us to define the concept for ourselves, as the journey to...
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Welcome to open conversations about wellness, spirituality, writing, and creative expression between fellow spiritual beings journeying through life. In this space, we explore creative embodiment through the lenses of collective liberation, authentic living, and authentic creative expression.
This podcast is an extension of Wellspringwords® the online platform, a Literary Anthology, Podcast, and Creative Enrichment Studio that supports humans with Sacred inner-world cultivation through the magic and power of words and embodiment. Join the conversation and community!
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Nkem Chukwumerije
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