Originally from the Chicagoland area, Jamie is a professional in the Cambridge biotech scene, a graduate student at Boston University School of Public Health, and a lifelong multi-hobbyist. He enjoys reading, writing, singing, playing music, photography, cooking, creating, exploring, travelling. Jamie is also a burgeoning advocate and activist within the transgender community.

Sasha Cagen is a writer and life coach who specializes in helping brilliant women and sensitive, self-aware men who identify with her quirkyalone concept (now a word on dictionary.com). She is the author of the cult favorite Quirkyalone: A Manifesto for Uncompromising Romantics and To-Do List: From Buying Milk to Finding a Soul Mate, What Our Lists Reveal About Us. Her work as an author, life coach for women and entrepreneur has been featured everywhere from NPR and the New York Times to CNN and Vogue.

Her website is www.sashacagen.com. Find her on Facebook at Sasha Cagen Writer and Instagram @sashacagen.

BellaBianca Lynn is from Dedham MA. She studied creative writing/professional writing at Curry College and did an undergrad thesis on therapeutic writing. She is a belly dancer and has contributed her explorations to Belly Dance New England Magazine. Digital Content Writer for Step Up For Mental Health or co-editor for V'Well Magazine. She hopes to complete my memoir someday that incorporates my body tales.

Her website is www.bellabiancalynn.com and you can find her on Twitter: @bellabiancal Facebook: BellaBianca Lynn Page.

Andy Michaels is not a professional writer. He's not even that successful. He's the author of numerous unpublished short stories, poems, and songs, two unfinished novels, and a now-defunct webcomic, appropriately titled Modern Failure. He's also written for the similarly defunct outlets Pluck Magazine and YankeeSmartass.com. He's previously been a guest on the Fuckbois of Literature podcast. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram @stopthatandy.

Zenda Walker is an author, licensed cosmetologist, and beauty marketing executive. Originally from the Bronx, New York, she enjoys traveling, spontaneous dance parties, exploring and developing beauty trends, and chocolate desserts. Zenda is a co-founder of Bounce Mobile Fitness Club, LLC. – a fitness business specializing in rebounding workouts. Zenda resides in Los Angeles, California with her six-year-old daughter Zara. She is currently working on her first children's book: Know your Hairitage: Zara's Wash Day.

In this episode, I talk with Kwame Sarfo-Mensah, owner of Identity Talk LLC, an independent educational consulting firm that provides professional development and consulting services to K-12 school districts, educators, colleges & universities and educational non-profit organizations. He is also the author of two books: "Shaping the Teacher Identity: 8 Lessons That Will Help Define the Teacher in You" and "From Inaction to 'In Action': Creating a New Normal for Urban Educators".  Kwame's work has also been featured in Edutopia, Education Post, WGBH News, The Educators' Room, LLC., and Medium.

You can visit his website to learn more at https://www.identitytalk4educators.com/

In this special pre-election episode, I talk with Dave Cavell, lawyer and former presidential speechwriter. We talk about the importance of giving voice to others, where we were on election night in 2016 and how we want election night 2020 to be boring. Take a listen for great advice on what's at stake on November 3rd and make sure you go vote! Visit iwillvote.com or whenweallvote.org for more information.

Tune into my interview with Emily Smith of Guide to Wholeness Healing! We talk about how to harness your writing rituals and inspiration, what it looks and feels like to heal through writing, essential oils, how napping helps us write and so much more. Learn more about Emily's business at www.guidetowholenesshealing.com.

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