When the love of your life passes away, how do you give yourself permission to love again? How much time is enough time? How much healing is enough healing?

In this episode, we feature the poem "Facing It" by poet Kelly "AuthentiK" Hanwright followed by a discussion with mental health professional, DeShanee Thomas on the topic of Loving After Loss.

Join in the conversation by sending your poetry inspired by this topic to us at [email protected] for the opportunity to have your poem read on a future episode.

Be sure to Like, Follow and Share as a new episode launches each month on the 3rd Thursday at 7PM eastern.

LISTEN TO THIS NEW EPISODE ON CHATTANOOGA'S NPR STATION WUTC 88.1FM and CHECK OUT THE PREMIERE OF THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE, SPOTIFY, AMAZON MUSIC, APPLE PODCASTS and other podcast platforms on Thursday, February 19 at 7PM! (LINKS BELOW)

One Rhyme At A Time is a new podcast to the Chattanooga podcast lineup. This podcast shines a light on the connection between the creating and sharing of poetry and mental wellness.

Each episode features one poet sharing one poem and a discussion about the inspiration and writing of the poem. This is followed by a conversation on a mental health topic inspired by the poem.

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This podcast is not meant to replace getting care from a mental health professional and is not meant to diagnose or treat any condition or illness. It's purpose is to normalize the importance of having discussions like this, supporting your own mental wellness and using artistic expression through poetry as a tool on your healing journey.

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Poets and mental health professionals who are interested in being featured in upcoming recordings should contact us at [email protected].

Thanks to all supporters for making these conversations possible.

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Theme Music created by Swayyvo

Script writing, graphic design & video/audio editing by Marsha "The Poetic Diva" of GoldNook Productions

Venue provided by GoldNook Productions

Platforms include: RNCPoetry YouTube channel, Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts and other podcast platforms

Financial support from the Lyndhurst Foundation, ArtsBuild, and Rhyme N Chatt Interactive Poetry Organization

Technical support by Rhyme N Chatt and GoldNook Productions.

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SPOTIFY

https://open.spotify.com/show/2uCVWiC4RcaELlp8veebS2

YOUTUBE

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBYWHMke5zk-P7KfMv2ldsIbk0lxPndlu&si=MAM8iBmbVhEuBg1k

AMAZON MUSIC

https://music.amazon.com/es-co/podcasts/b573beb8-8368-4e26-9f76-65e3dc15ac24/one-rhyme-at-a-time---unpacking-the-meaning-and-the-muse-poetry-meets-mental-wellness-podcast

https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9cc0d949-fc92-4d4b-a61e-bc04906d12db/one-rhyme-at-a-time

APPLE PODCASTS

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/one-rhyme-at-a-time/id1796594712

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