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The Words in the Wilderness podcast is for those who have the conviction to make changes in their life as they drag their feet through the messy middle, crying into the void "it ends with me."
Led by Jacky Power - The Therapeutic Poet - these are conversations that look underneath the label, the diagnosis, the tidy explanation, at what's actually going on.
If you've made a decision to change your life and now you're in that wobbly, lonely bit where nobody quite gets what you're going through, I made this for you. Because I've been there. Many times.
Each episode starts with one of my own poems, using therapeutic poetry to set the scene. Sometimes it's just me, unpacking human tricky things. Sometimes it's a guest - a therapist, a coach, someone whose lived experience has taught them something worth passing on.
We talk about leaving what doesn't fit anymore, about breaking the patterns you inherited and don't want to leave as your legacy, about all your human tricky things that you've maybe been taught to hide.
I'm Jacky Power and I'm on a mission to rehumanise, one poem at a time. Reminding you that you have permission to feel and use those feelings as data to decode, not symptoms to squash.
Follow Jacky on Instagram: @the_therapeutic_poet
Find out more: www.jackypower.com
Listen to Jacky on Insight Timer: www.insighttimer.com/TheTherapeuticPoet
Join her on Substack`:www.jackypower.substack.com
Led by Jacky Power - The Therapeutic Poet - these are conversations that look underneath the label, the diagnosis, the tidy explanation, at what's actually going on.
If you've made a decision to change your life and now you're in that wobbly, lonely bit where nobody quite gets what you're going through, I made this for you. Because I've been there. Many times.
Each episode starts with one of my own poems, using therapeutic poetry to set the scene. Sometimes it's just me, unpacking human tricky things. Sometimes it's a guest - a therapist, a coach, someone whose lived experience has taught them something worth passing on.
We talk about leaving what doesn't fit anymore, about breaking the patterns you inherited and don't want to leave as your legacy, about all your human tricky things that you've maybe been taught to hide.
I'm Jacky Power and I'm on a mission to rehumanise, one poem at a time. Reminding you that you have permission to feel and use those feelings as data to decode, not symptoms to squash.
Follow Jacky on Instagram: @the_therapeutic_poet
Find out more: www.jackypower.com
Listen to Jacky on Insight Timer: www.insighttimer.com/TheTherapeuticPoet
Join her on Substack`:www.jackypower.substack.com
Hosts:
Update frequency:
every 11 days
Average audio length:
41 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
55 episodes
since June 24, 2019
episodic
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In this episode Jacky Power shares three practical ways poetry can shift mood, process change, and make sense of big life transitions. Inspired by a conversation between Claire Fitzsimmons and Deborah Alma on A Thought I Kept, this episode explores how poems can be both something we read and someth…
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Jacky Power explores how poetry and positive psychology can help us find awe, gratitude, and positivity in everyday life, especially during challenging times.
Key Topics
The broaden and build theory by Barbara FredricksonUsing poetry to foster positive emotions like gratitude and aweThe role of min…
Helen von Dadelszen on courageous action, nervous system regulation, and speaking with confidence.
I (Jacky Power) speak with Helen von Dadelszen, voice and communication coach and author of Courageous Action, about what it really takes to communicate well when you are nervous, under pressure, or w…
How can we write when words fail us?
When we face extreme stress or trauma the part of the brain that helps us to put words around the experience goes offline as our brain goes into survival mode.
Often we are told 'It's good to talk' when we're experiencing difficulty but that is not always possi…
In this episode, Dufflyn Lammers shares her journey toward embracing vulnerability, love, and authenticity through her personal stories, writing, and spiritual reflection. We discuss stories from her book You Had Me At Bonjour as she shares how she has navigated complex relationships, self-acceptan…
In this episode, Jacky Power talks with Mohammed Moussa, a Palestinian poet, journalist, and founder of the Gaza Poets Society, about the role of poetry in bearing witness to displacement and grief, writing across English and Arabic, the link between place and memory, and the art of noticing. Moe …
Most couples struggle with invisible labour, resentment, and unspoken expectations - until they discover a simple, powerful system that transforms their relationship.
In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Sharmila Logothas reveals how the Fair Play method, created by Eve Rodsky, offers a clear, card-b…
Content note: this episode discusses childhood sexual abuse, addiction, self-harm, psychiatric systems, and suicide attempts. Please take care of yourself as you listen.
What happens when the unspeakable has no language? When every time you try to speak, someone turns away?
Sophie Olsen is a surviv…
Every parent asks some version of the same question. Am I damaging my child? Have I already damaged them?
This episode is Jacky's answer. It's not an answer that reassuringly bypasses the truth, but an answer that holds the truth. Because the question isn't how do I never hurt my child. The questi…
Wait! Before you read another article about screen time, before you spiral about whether you're doing enough, before you outsource your child to a therapist and hope they come back fixed Jacky and Nicole Runyon want you to hear something first.
You are more powerfully positioned to help your child …
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