Astrid Ferguson, Cheyenne Tylor Jacobs and Lyn Patterson discuss Instagram trolls, protecting our energy, gender biased comments, bussit open trap yoga and much more. There is some explicit and adult talk in this episode. Join in for a few laughs and ratcheted randomness. Follow Cheyenne @shewillspeak, Lyn Patterson @poetryntings and Astrid Ferguson @astrid_ferg on Instagram. Don’t forget to leave us a review or send us comments you may have on these unedited conversations.

Intimate interview with Astrid Ferguson the author of The Serpent’s Rattle poetic memoir surrounding abuse. A discussion about how culture impacts the relationships we allow to how we mother our kids. Discussions surrounding Astrid’s experience living in domestic violence and how it lead up to child abuse, rape and overcoming it all. Cheyenne Tyler Jacobs the author of The Tragic Type of Beautiful and Lyn Patterson the founder of Can We Discuss Poetry bookclub take on the co-anchoring role in interviewing the host of IMCWD podcast, Astrid Ferguson. For more information on The Serpent’s Rattle visit www.astridferguson.com or purchase on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Follow astrid on Instagram @astrid_ferg, lyn Patterson @poetryntings and Cheyenne Tylor Jacobs @shewillspeak

Astrid Ferguson reflects on 2018. The beginning of her podcast journey. Discovering done is better than perfect. Her plans for 2019 podcast listeners and a Christmas giveaway for all her podcast listeners. Check out her site https://www.astridferguson.com for more details on freebie. Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday and a safe and prosperous new year. Thank you everyone for your support. :)

Astrid gives tips and shares her experience using Amazon and Ingram as her publishing sites. She talks marketing, struggles of self-publishing and why you should or should not choose a publisher. She also discusses what motivated her writing for each book. Listen to her documentary session and hopefully gain some insight. Feel free to follow her on Instagram @astrid_ferg and follow the podcast @imwcd.podcast Feel free to check out Astrid’s website https://www.astridferguson.com and get your free copy of The Serpent’s Rattle first chapter.

During the interview of Nia Mora, alongside Lyn Patterson, founder of Can we discuss poetry club, we get into various topics. Topics including self-publishing, finding your passion after a 12 year break, the emotions behind Nia’s poetry collection and performances as a black woman, along with some marital conversations. It’s a relaxed interview amongst poets who developed a friendship over the gram. Be sure to follow nia mora on Instagram under @poetniamora and twitter and purchase her book on Amazon or Barnes and Noble. Join the poetry club on Instagram @canwediscusspoetry for future poetry reads and become a part of a growing community. Remember to subscribe and leave a review to help others gain some insightful information from these interviews. Let’s root each other up.

Genre: Urban Arts is an independent magazine platform for writers and artist to feature their work. You submit, purchase the magazine and inquire about future events on their website www.genreurbanarts.com and follow them on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube channel @genreurbanarts They are currently open for different contributing opportunities along with submissions for other anthology projects. They are based out of Milwaukee and host many events in the New York area. So listen up to listen to Nakeysha’s journey and how she is helping all upcoming creatives especially the black and brown communities.

What’s good in the life of our host Astrid Ferguson. Getting to know what our host has been up to as a mother, wife, poet, and author. She talks about her journey after publishing Molt, rolling out her next book The Serpents Rattle Dec 3, 2018, and admitting to simply not know what she’s doing. Also an Instagram page has been created @imcwd.podcast so make sure to give it a follow. Astrid can be found on Instagram under @astrid_ferg website www.astridferguson.com twitter @ferg_astrid and Facebook Astrid Ferguson - Afergtale

intro • Lyn Patterson and Book Club Announcement • Dr. Tanya Manning-Yarde Intro • Dr. Tanya Interview • Dr. Tanya Interview Part 2 • Patched In • Patched In • Patched In • Poetry Reading by Dr. Tanya • Follow Dr. Tanya on Instagram @every_watering_word_author and find her book on Amazon. Book club can be found on Instagram @canwediscusspoetry and good reads.

Today we are talking to the author of the Tragic Type of Beautiful, Cheyene Tyler Jacobs. She discusses the reasons why she didnt report sexual assault. How she still struggles overcoming her trauma. How race plays a factor in reporting sexual assault. Read more about her story and follow her upcoming events on instagram @shewillspeak Astrid Ferguson the host also shares part of story that will be found in her upcoming book The Serpent's Rattle. Follow her story on instagram @astrid_ferg and her website www.astridferguson.com #sexualassault #rape #whyididntreport #poetrybooks #ptsd #trauma #womenwriters

I mean... can we discuss? Astrid takes a dive at describing a difficult time during her childhood. A time where her poverty forced her parents into making difficult decisions on whether to leave her behind or not. Also, sharing some spoken word poetry from her book Molt and raising the question to her audience. Abandonment or good parenting?