Audacity: Move Through the World Like a White Man

Introduction:

Hello, beautiful souls, and welcome to another transformative session at Black Writer Therapy! I’m your host and unlicensed therapist, Ella Shawn. I’m genuinely excited to have you here as we dive into phenomenal Black women writers’ stories, insights, and healing experiences.

This podcast is more than just a conversation; it’s a therapeutic exploration of creativity, spirituality, and empowerment. As your host and fellow journeyer, I aim to create a space where we not only celebrate our shared narratives but also embark on a journey of self-discovery and healing.

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So, connect with our incredible guests and, most importantly, with yourself. This is a haven where words are not only spoken but words also spell matter. Now, let’s embrace the therapeutic power of storytelling with our wonderful guest today!

Guest Introduction:

Robin Farmer is an award-winning author, screenwriter, and journalist. She specializes in strong female protagonists interested in identity, truth-telling, and service to others. Her Catholic upbringing in Philadelphia generated guilt and stories, including her debut YA novel, Malcolm and Me, 2020, adapted from her screenplay.

Writer-director of two shorts. Robin was recently awarded the 2023 Stowe Story Labs Bellum Entertainment Fellowship and a Hedge Brook residency director of the Virginia Screenwriters Forum. She is writing a pilot. And another novel.

Discussion Highlights:

1. Topic 1: [Title]

• Key points and insights from the conversation.

How are you healing?

• Deep dive into roller skating as a form of mental health.
• Writing residencies, fellowships, and programs.
• You can’t hit if you don’t play.

Intentional Writing is writing that becomes part of the healing process of a wound.

• Malcome and Me: Debut YA historical novel is relatable to all ages.
• Based on personal history
• A love letter to my mother: Exploration of the mother/daughter relationship.

The Audacity of Black Women Authors is a celebration of BWWs who take up and thrive in the white-centered publishing industry.

• Move through the world as a white man.
• Fake it till you make it; dealing with imposture syndrome
• Take the seat like you deserve to be there… because you do!

Tell the Whole Story (Word Game)

• Five words, three hashtags, two Black women writers. What could possibly go wrong?

Key Takeaways:

• Robin Farmer discusses the therapeutic benefits of roller skating for mental health.
• Writing reveals unhealed anger, hurt, and unmet needs. Writing is a kind of therapy.
• You can’t hit if you don’t play. You can’t experience if you don’t apply. Writing residencies.
• Have the audacity of a white man to enter a space and KNOW there’s room at the table.

Audience Interaction:

What’s your go-to unconventional method for self-care or creativity? Share your unique practices below, and let’s create a collective space of inspiration and support!

Closing Thoughts:

This is the last session of season one of the Black Writer Therapy podcast. It worked out so perfectly because Robin Farmer was the guest who told of her experiences at residencies, fellowships, and writing programs gave me the confidence to start applying. Robin Farmer was also the guest who reminded me that time waits for no woman, and he surely wouldn’t wait for a Black woman writer (BWW). If there’s something I want to do, now is the time to do it.

Black Writer Therapy sessions will return for season 2 in June of 2024. In the meantime,…