Women Writing for (a) Change: The Podcast Edition
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Women Writing for a Change The Podcast Edition
Humor and the Ability to Laugh at Myself with Karen Arnold
Join host Annette Januzzi Wick as she interviews Karen Arnold, who takes listeners on a journey through airport security and the hair salon. Learn how Karen's practice of breath in pilates class brings forth memories of riding bikes, birthing children, and her father.
Whether she is buying a new bag or trying out a new hair style, Karen's insights offers intimacy and hilarity. Her words attach themselves to listeners who will carry them forward with a smile on their faces.
Download | Duration: 00:46:47
For writing inspiration, as mentioned by Karen, listeners can also check out: Shewrites Blog
Come Monday Night - A Readaround
Join the Marvelous Monday Nighters of Women Writing for (a) Change in Cincinnati, as they present their written works in a format called a readaround. Once a semester, we invite the public into our circle to hear the words of women writers. Women stand before a podium, microphone in hand, and share in a publishing of their work, their lives.
From airport security lines to the making of Julia Child's beef pot roast , from the old boys club on the golf course to one teacher's tribute to her deceased student, from online dating to connecting the dots, the marvelous women from Monday night take listeners on an amazing journey through the land of laughs and tears.
Credits to: Janet, Karen, Annette, Susan, Katherine, Inga, Sandi, Jackie, Celeste, Linda, Donna, Mary Jo, Kerry, Naomi, Saundra and Sally, while holding the words of those unable to read that day, Anni and Terri.
From airport security lines to the making of Julia Child's beef pot roast , from the old boys club on the golf course to one teacher's tribute to her deceased student, from online dating to connecting the dots, the marvelous women from Monday night take listeners on an amazing journey through the land of laughs and tears.
Credits to: Janet, Karen, Annette, Susan, Katherine, Inga, Sandi, Jackie, Celeste, Linda, Donna, Mary Jo, Kerry, Naomi, Saundra and Sally, while holding the words of those unable to read that day, Anni and Terri.
Download | Duration: 01:04:43
Turning Towards the Light - Holiday Stories from Women Writing for a Change
Phebe Beiser hosts an engaging blend of women and their holiday stories and traditions. From the photo scrapbooks of Kim Bill and the classroom of Melissa Cronin (a writer from our Vermont School), from Inga Harris' Danish tradition of serving duck to Mary Jo Sage's recollection of a one-horse open sleigh fairy tale in Germany, WWfaC invites listeners to "rest ye merry" with accompaniment from our own Laurie Burnham (with April Combs as lead) and her writings on a new Christmas carol.
Grab your eggnog, wrap your gifts, bask in the candlelight of this season with the women of WWfaC. Hear more of Laurie's music with the group Honneycombs available through downloads at Amazon.
Download | Duration: 00:46:19
Pictured below: Inga Harria, Laurie Burnham, Kim Bill. Below: Melissa Cronin
Writing in Longhand with Antonia Glosby
Download | Duration: 00:24:25
Host Jenny Stanton interviews long-time WWfaC writer, humorist and storyteller Antonia Glosby. In this episode, Antonia shares writing about a wide range of topics, including potentially illegal plants in a garden and an essay from a dog's point of view.
Antonia shares with listeners her thinking process - "writing in her head" and her writing process - "I write everything first in longhand."
She has captured her life through the cataloguing of her writing pieces, which now number 250 plus, and thankfully, has no plans to stop.
Being Awake to Change
In this episode, members of the
Jenny Stanton shares “the other side of the story.” In a series of letters to her daughter who is moving to
Phebe K. Beiser writes about the change of seasons, honoring the squirrel that savors the sweetness (of the nuts) within. She broadens her scope to share her thoughts on Women Writing for (a) Change, acknowledging that we, as writers and community-makers, are all co-creators – in support of and in witness to women, young women and men all creating their lives. Learn more about Phebe’s virtual writing class: email: phebek@cinci.rr.com.
Pictured from left: Jenny, Charlene, Annette and Phebe.
Download | Duration: 00:00:00
Women Breaking Boundaries with Janet Kalven
Host Kathy Wade, Executive Director of Women Writing for a Change, interviews long-tiime member, Janet Kalven, age 96, about her work as a Grail founder, feminist, farmer and writer.
As a young woman living in Chicago, Janet was a student of the Great Books, and soon became involved with the Grail movement which gave birth to Grailville, in southern Ohio. The Grail was known for its mission of women leading women and the assertion that women possessed the leadership qualities that could bring about world peace and justice.
Janet shares stories from her book, Women Breaking Boundaries, recounts her days of milking goats and cows while living at Grailville, and opens up about her experience at WWfaC whose "rituals help draw people out of their ordinary dayness and into a deeper realm."
For more information about Grailville or to order Janet's book, "Women Breaking Boundaries", visit www.grailville.org
Download | Duration: 00:44:19
Summer Camp 2009 - Young Women on the Cusp
Host Sarah Hayward-McCalla interviews Maren from Young Women Writing for a Change's summer writing camp. Maren, a local teen, shares her insights about her teenage years and the respect she has developed for her mother, learning that women have to be strong for themselves.
In the second half, Andrea Rotter speaks with a yuoung girl, Maddie, from the half day camp. She exudes love with her poetry and speaks of how this class has been so different from "normal."
Download | Duration: 00:27:53
Loving Mermaids: Memories of Nancy Holbrook, Darla Spicer Watkins and Lynn Goodwin Borgman
Host Mary Pierce Brosmer invites listeners to this special episode of Loving Mermaids: Memories of Nancy Holbrook, Darla Spicer Watkins and Lynn Goodwin Borgman to re-member, returning our lost members to the body of women writers in the Women Writing for (a) Change community.
Kathy Martin Ossege reflects on the life of Nancy Holbrook, an artist who loved mermaids, but also a healer who just wanted to “rub feet.” After finding WWf(a)C, Nancy stated she had felt transported to another land. With knowledge of self, Nancy rocked the boat with ideas about healing and medicine, while trying to calm and please others. She used words to sweep away depression and lift her to a place where Nancy was free to sing.
Jenny Stanton, a classmate of Darla Spicer Watkins, reads from Darla’s work and the writings of Sally Schneider. According to Sally, Darla gave her class the gift of self and faith, openness and love, while she battled cancer and wrote alongside women writers, oxygen tubes and all. In the end, Darla became much more than a classmate, she became a teacher in the art of living.
Joyce DeVoge shares lessons learned from Lynn Borgman, in particular, how Joyce should ask for exactly what she wanted in life (Soul Shoes). Lynn’s gift as a fabric artist was equally matched by her writings where her threads followed themes of war and violence against women. Lynn writes of moments of aloneness with the cicadas and how she learned to leave a poem alone. Pictured below from left to right: Nancy Holbrook, Darla Spicer Watkins. Next line: Lynn Borgman.
Download | Duration: 00:56:18
Picture below: Members of the Women Writing for a Change Community who read the works of their friends. L to R, Kathie Martin Ossege, Jenny Stanton and Joyce DeVoge.
Heading Out: The Writer's Life with Dawn Diebold
Host Mary Pierce Brosmer interviews Dawn Diebold, writer and student of women's transformative writing, as she shares such pieces as "We are Women" and "Skinny Bitches."
Dawn provides listeners with "evidence that I was here" in her everyday stories and hoped for physical changes. She confronts who she is within her words and proudly proclaims that she is "not yet where I want to be yet" in life.
Download | Duration: 00:36:24
Mary Pierce Brosmer - A Guide to Creative Transformation
Women Writing for (a) Change is pleased to provide this special episode of Mary Pierce Brosmer, speaking to the heart of her book, Women Writing for (a) Change: A Guide to Creative Transformation. Highlights from previous interviews are included, providing listeners with pointed conversations about Mary's work in developing Women Writing for (a) Change and cultivating a culture where women can write and share the truths of their lives. 
- Multiple Stories of Women Writing for (a) Change
- An Oasis for Women to Tell Their Truths
- Creating the Conditions for Truth-telling
- How This Came Through Me
- Practices, Repetition and Ritual
- Qualities of Leadership
- Foundational Stories, Groundwork and Transformation
- A Book about Writing...And More
- Ideas about the Conscious Feminine
- Listening to Myself
- Having Fun with My Teachers
- A Person with a Brain
- Out in the Community
- Practices in Business Settings
- Healthy Expressions
- Standing in the Truth of What Is Often Dismissed
Download | Duration: 00:34:05
How It Feels to Be Free with Sylvia Meek
Through her practice of speech pathology, Sylvia has attained the goal she typically set forth for her patients - not to cure, but to maximize potential - as a mother, wife, writer and health care service provider.
(Sylvia at far right, pictured with her Tuesday a.m. writing class at WWfaC)
(Sylvia at far right, pictured with her Tuesday a.m. writing class at WWfaC)
Download | Duration: 00:40:04
"I just listened to this podcast. Great job to all involved. Sylvia, I
was so touched by your memories, particularly those about Maury Stokes.
I was head nurse on North 100 during his stay at Good Sam. I too
treasure pieces of his pottery and hold him in my heart as one of my
great teachers. Thanks for sharing your work. - Gerri Wittekind"
The Unfolding of Women Writing for a Change with Mary Pierce Brosmer
Host Mary Ann Jansen interviews the founder of Women Writing for (a) Change, Mary Pierce Brosmer. In this episode, Mary tells the multiple stories of the life of Women Writing for a Change and her desire to foster leaders, create a permanent home in Cincinnati for women and their words, and to share the story of her passion.
With great freedom and responsibility, Mary has created a container where women, young women and men attain the privilege of listening to themselves through writing. She holds fast to the notion of ritual, story and the feminine aspect of our beings to retell the stories of our lives.
As Women Writing for (a) Change enters its 18th year, Mary speaks of the need to support social entrepreneurship and her new book, Women Writing for a) Change: A Guide to Creative Transformation by Sorin Press
at Notre Dame, which guides writers and leaders in proven methods for creative transformation.
** Note - due to technical difficulties, the interviewer's voice is not audible. We will be posting excerpts from this interview in the future.
** Note - due to technical difficulties, the interviewer's voice is not audible. We will be posting excerpts from this interview in the future.
Download | Duration: 00:00:00
Telling Me What I Felt Was Wrong - with Carol Stewart
In this episode, host Mary Pierce Brosmer talks with Carol Stewart, social worker, mother, volunteer, about her upbringing and how that shaped her intentional work to engage in "wholeness-making" activities.
Whether describing real nightmares from her childhood or quoting letters from her mother, Carol shines a light on compassion for the child she once was. Her fictional account of Rakesh, in the food pantry, is a reminder of how short the distance is between wealth and poverty. She recaptures for the audience society's innocence lost and accepts this with wisdom and dignity. (Carol pictured at left, with her daughter).
Download | Duration: 00:00:00
Conversations with a Dead Man with Tina Neyer
Host Mary Pierce Brosmer interviews Tina Neyer, dancer, writer, mother, daughter. In this episode, Tina shares her stories of a father she could only imagine, learning about "his" Utah through her mother and her writing. Tales of her childhood reflect a family on the edge as her mother, caring for aging parents and children, attempts to run away.
Her discussion of writing is intertwined with her passion for the dance, the connection between movement and words that inspire, and her anticipation of her Thursday morning writing class, encountering the duality of desire to be separate and her duty to the home.
Download | Duration: 00:31:53
Invisible Kids with Holly Schlaack
Host Mary Pierce Brosmer interviews Holly Schlaack, author, mother, innovator and advocate for abused and neglected children. Holly discusses her desire to act when a local foster child in Cincinnati was first discovered missing, then found dead at the hands of his foster parents.Read more about Holly at http://www.hollyschlaack.com
Shelter with Susan Montauk
Host Mary Pierce Brosmer interviews Susan Montauk, physician, writer, teacher, about her life and her work in the field leading a medical van operation to treat the homeless.
With wisdom, Susan challenges the audience to see the diverse faces and unconditional worth of the homeless in our society. 
Slices of a Young Woman's Life with Julia Mace
Host Mary Ann Jansen, teacher at Women Writing for (a) Change, interviews former student Julia Mace, who shares her writings on life as cheerleader advisor, newlywed, humorist and friend.
Download | Duration: 00:47:11
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Journeys Toward Home with Rita Bosel and Inga Harris
Mary Pierce Brosmer hosts German-born writer Rita Bosel and Danish-born writer Inga Harris in engaging commentary on their stories of leaving and coming across multiple countries.
Rita Bosel shares her mother's stories of World War II and how those events shaped not only her mother's life, but also that of Rita's, even today, calling her mother to tell her "I'm still here." Through writing, Rita had made the connections between how she was raised - remembering is dangerous - to what she believes today.
Next, Inga Harris discusses how her need to write came about as a way to integrate into American culture. And she continues to write, as a stay at home mother and writer, to maintain her sense of pride in her choice to become an American and to raise her children as she sees fit. "If not I," she writes with humor, "who will take care of the revolutionaries' babies?"
Download | Duration: 00:55:23
Remember When - Journey of a Young Writer with Olivia Linn
Jenn Reid, Director of Young Women Writing for (a) Change, hosts Olivia Linn, a twelve-year-old "veteran" of young women's writing programs, as she explores her youth in poetry and prose. In this hour, Olivia speaks candidly about how she "goes at it" with her writing" and uses her words as tools to "get it all out" and to "trust myself and stay calm". Her youthful widsom is evident as she expounds on sisterhood within the circles of her family and those of Young Women Writing for (a) Change.
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Woman with an Edge with Stephanie Dunlap
Host Mary Pierce Brosmer interviews writer, reporter and activist Stephanie Dunlap. A graduate of the Feminist Leadership Academy, Stephanie uses her writing to take listeners from her public life into her personal one. In her poetry and monologues, she tells the stories of people whose stories were never told - the homeless, the downtrodden, the undereducated. Stephanie is allowing her subjects to hear themselves and in the process, journeying to find her home in the world.
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