The Intuitive Writing Podcast

In this short, nuts-and-bolts, solo podcast, founder and Executive Director Elizabeth Perlman talks about what happens in an Intuitive Writing Project class in terms of the basic structure and how things unfold in a standard 90 minute or 2 hour class, for middle school or high school students, respectively. To learn more about us, visit us www.intuitivewritingproject.org. To talk in more depth or schedule a free intro class, contact [email protected].

For our 28th podcast, listen to 16-year-old Audrey Harris read and discuss her brilliant piece of historical fiction, "Giulia Tofana," in conversation with Intuitive Writing Project founder, Elizabeth Perlman.

In this story, Audrey writes about the real-life anti-heroine, Giulia Tofana, a woman who brewed the undetectable poison which took the lives of over 600 husbands in 17th-century Palermo and Rome. While there is no question of murderous deeds, present-day readers will be moved to consider Giulia's perspective, as a woman who was trying to support other women, at a time when women had no rights at all. As Audrey's Giulia confronts her readers, "Now, consider, am I really the villain in this story, or am I the heroine?"

You can read Audrey's incredible story on our blog, The Intuitive Voice, here:

https://intuitivevoice.org/2024/07/26/giulia-tofana/

You can also read about the Giulia Tofana "electronic opera" here:

https://whatshernamepodcast.com/giulia-tofana/

To learn more about The Intuitive Writing Project, visit us at: https://www.intuitivewritingproject.org/

Thank you for your time and presence, supporting the voices of young people.

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Music:  Forest Lullaby was composed by “Lesfm” (the artist Oleksii Kaplunskyi) for Pixabay.com.

For our 27th podcast, listen to 12-year-old Lina Norris-Raman read and discuss her brilliant piece, "To Be A Girl," in conversation with Intuitive Writing Project founder, Elizabeth Perlman.

In this piece, Lina writes eloquently of the overwhelming pressure to look a certain way—along with the pain of knowing we can ever be "perfect enough," a pain, Elizabeth notes, that women of every age can relate to, as well. After calling out the impossible standards of The Beauty Myth, Lina and Elizabeth discuss the transformative power of writing to cultivate self-acceptance and self-compassion.

You can read Lina's beautiful writing on our blog, The Intuitive Voice, here:

https://intuitivevoice.org/2025/03/21/to-be-a-girl/

To learn more about The Intuitive Writing Project, visit us at: https://www.intuitivewritingproject.org/

Thank you for your time and presence, supporting the voices of girls and gender-expansive youth!

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Music:  Forest Lullaby was composed by “Lesfm” (the artist Oleksii Kaplunskyi) for Pixabay.com.

For our 26th podcast, listen to the director of our boys' program, Jake Sawyer, read and discuss his brilliant essay, "Untangling Worms," in conversation with Intuitive Writing Project founder, Elizabeth Perlman. Together, Jake and Elizabeth explore the power of writing to help young men find their voice and build their EQ, thus breaking free of "The Man Box," a term first coined in the (must-see!) documentary, The Mask You Live In. You can read Jake's incredible writing on our blog, The Intuitive Voice, here:

https://intuitivevoice.org/2025/02/28/untangling-worms/

To learn more about The Intuitive Writing Project, visit us at https://www.intuitivewritingproject.org/ and to learn more about our boys' program specifically, visit us at https://www.intuitivewritingproject.org/boys.

Thank you for your time and presence, supporting the voices of young people!

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Music: by folk_acoustic from Pixabay.com

For our 25th podcast, listen to 15-year-old Oriana Deng read and discuss her brilliant piece, "Joy Doesn't Care," in conversation with Intuitive Writing Project founder, Elizabeth Perlman.

Oriana's writing was inspired by the poem we read in class, Joy Chose You by Donna Ashworth. Paradoxically, although the narrative itself explores sadness and the fleeting nature of joy, we also talk about how fun and cathartic it is to express ourselves on paper, especially when we're processing emotions. You can read Oriana's beautiful writing on our blog, The Intuitive Voice, here:

https://intuitivevoice.org/2025/02/24/joy-doesnt-care/

To learn more about The Intuitive Writing Project, visit us at: https://www.intuitivewritingproject.org/

Thank you for your time and presence, supporting the voices of girls and gender-expansive youth!

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Music:  Forest Lullaby was composed by “Lesfm” (the artist Oleksii Kaplunskyi) for Pixabay.com.

For our 24th podcast, listen to 13-year-old Zara Quiter read and discuss her brilliant narrative poem, "If I Should Have A Daughter," in conversation with Intuitive Writing Project founder, Elizabeth Perlman.

As Zara describes in this interview, she was inspired by the spoken word poem of the same name by Sara Kay, who she watched at school in Kay's 2011 TedTalk. Because Zara's narrator is speaking to her future daughter—while simultaneously being the 13-year-old daughter of a wonderful mother, in real life—we get to talk about the wisdom and power of two perspectives, both mothers and daughters, and the challenges that come with adolescence, standing half way between childhood and adulthood. Zara also shares her expertise and advice in terms of writing and working through creative blocks, after six years of writing with The Intuitive Writing Project.

You can read Zara's beautiful piece on our blog, The Intuitive Voice:

https://intuitivevoice.org/2025/01/16/if-i-should-have-a-daughter/

To learn more about The Intuitive Writing Project, visit us at: https://www.intuitivewritingproject.org/

Thank you for your time and presence, supporting the voices of girls and gender-expansive youth!

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Music:  Forest Lullaby was composed by “Lesfm” (the artist Oleksii Kaplunskyi) for Pixabay.com.

For our 23rd podcast, we are delighted to introduce our brilliant friend and beloved collaborator, Maureen Brown, in conversation with Intuitive Writing Project founder, Elizabeth Perlman.

In this podcast, we talk about the particular way that writing helps us access and trust our intuition, empowering us to live more authentic lives—particularly in starting and sustaining a business. Then we deep dive into Maureen's intuitive approach to business with her designer consignment store reCHIC, which you can explore at https://shoprechic.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/shoprechic/.

During our conversation, we also mentioned our mutual friend, mentor and teacher, Cynthia Leslie-Bole, an AWA writing group leader who runs "Hummingwords Writing Coaching and Editorial Services" which you can read more about at https://cynthialesliebole.com/

To learn more about The Intuitive Writing Project, visit us at: https://www.intuitivewritingproject.org/

Thank you for your time and support, helping us to elevate and empower female voices!

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Music:  Forest Lullaby was composed by “Lesfm” (the artist Oleksii Kaplunskyi) for Pixabay.com.

For our 22nd podcast, listen to 17-year-old Hazel Claire Smith read and discuss her brilliant narrative poem, "The Car" in conversation with her Poetic Playlist teacher, Gretchen Cion, and Intuitive Writing Project founder, Elizabeth Perlman.

In addition to discussing her growth as a writer, Hazel also gave us some of the best writing advice we've ever heard, which you can listen to, starting at minute 26. (She talks about finding the magic in monotonous moments—and you have to hear it in her own words! Hazel is ingenious!) You can also read Hazel's beautiful poetry on our blog, The Intuitive Voice:

https://intuitivevoice.org/2024/09/15/the-car/

To learn more about The Intuitive Writing Project, visit us at: https://www.intuitivewritingproject.org/

Thank you for your time and presence, supporting the voices of girls and gender-expansive youth!

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Music:  Forest Lullaby was composed by “Lesfm” (the artist Oleksii Kaplunskyi) for Pixabay.com.

For our 21st podcast, we are delighted to introduce our brilliant friend, hilarious writer and fellow Intuitive Writing Project teacher, Gretchen Cion, in conversation with Intuitive Writing Project founder, Elizabeth Perlman, discussing the power of music to inspire and activate our writing. Gretchen also gives some of the best writing advice we've ever heard. "Keep your writing time sacred," she says. "Show up. Just show up and make it sacred and then just generate whatever it is you're going to generate... Don't be precious about it. Be precious about the time, but don't be precious about what you're generating."

You can read her piece, "Hit Play: Tapping the Power of Song," at https://brevity.wordpress.com/2024/03/25/hit-play-tapping-the-power-of-song/

You can explore more of Gretchen's hilarious writing (and watch her first film, Full Crow) at https://www.gretchencion.com

To learn more about The Intuitive Writing Project, visit us at: https://www.intuitivewritingproject.org/

Thank you for your time and support, helping us to elevate and empower female voices!

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Music:  Forest Lullaby was composed by “Lesfm” (the artist Oleksii Kaplunskyi) for Pixabay.com.

For our 20th podcast, we are delighted to introduce our brilliant friend and teacher, Robbyn Layne, discussing the power of storytelling—and the particular power of the heroine's journey—in conversation with Intuitive Writing Project founder, Elizabeth Perlman.

You can explore Robbyn's incredible work and buy you own box of "Messy, Magical Muse" cards at https://www.kissingthemuse.com/

Note:  In this interview, we talked about the 12 muses in the cycle of change, but never mentioned the 13th muse/the New Moon muse, which is actually reset muse number 0. To explore the magic for yourself, you can sign up for a FREE sample pack featuring the New Moon Muse card — one of 13 beautifully illustrated muses in the deck. You'll also receive the matching suite of "Creative Kiss" cards:

To learn more about The Intuitive Writing Project, visit us at: https://www.intuitivewritingproject.org/

Thank you for your time and presence, supporting female voices!