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Episode #28: The ABC's of mental health in storytelling: Anxiety, Burritos, Creativity


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Welcome back to another episode of Storybeast, where Courtney Shack and Ghabiba Weston discuss the transformative power of story with Summer Beast, Nadine Flint.

In this episode, you'll hear:

  • Courtney's burrito life outfit
  • Therapist Courtney shares tips and tricks to address you mental health as a writer and a human
  • We be real
  • Writing with anxiety
  • Overcoming brain resistance 
  • We mention The Magic of Wellbeing by Legendary, Laura Thomas; and Never Say You Can't Survive by Charlie Jane Anders. (Read the essay series here).
  • If you want to eat some of Courtney's snacks mentioned, find the sandwich recipe here, or eat the vodka pasta here. For the pasta, if non-dairy, substitute your cheese of choice (Courtney uses Follow Your Heart Parmesan) and a can of coconut milk instead of cream.
  • Content warnings for this episode include anxiety, miscarriage, the COVID-19 pandemic.

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    Feel free to reach out if you want to talk story or snacks!  A warm thank you to Deore for our musical number. You can find more of her creative work on Spotify. 

    As ever, thank you for listening, Beasties!

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    Be brave, stay beastly!

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