Episode 36: Peace In The Now: How To Embrace The Highs and Lows In Life with Artist and Best-Selling Poet Morgan Harper Nichols
Our Hosts:
Corinne Foxx - @corinnefoxx
Natalie McMillan - @nataliemcm
What we're drinking: 2018 Santa Lucia Pinot Noir
Meet Our Guest:
Morgan Harper Nichols - @morganharpernichols
Morgan's New Book, How Far You've Come
Morgan's Podcast, The Morgan Harper Nichols Show
INTRO
Corinne and Natalie discuss the different local slang from Northern and Southern California.
ABOUT OUR GUEST
Morgan Harper Nichols is an artist, poet, and singer-songwriter, and musician, whose work is inspired by real life interactions and stories. It was on the road for her music that she cultivated her curiosity and passion for writing, art, and design and slowly began to share her work online where she has grown her audience of millions of people.
In 2017, Morgan started a project where she invites people to submit their stories to her website. From there, she creates art as a response to their stories and sends it to them before sharing the work publicly. As an artist, Morgan has collaborated with a wide range of brands including Coach, Adobe, Vogue Singapore, Aerie, and more. As a designer and author, her work is available in many stores, including Anthropologie, Barnes and Noble, and Target. Her book of poetry and art, “All Along You Were Blooming,” is available everywhere books are sold, and she will be releasing her next book, “How Far You Have Come” next week!
TOPIC
How do we rest in uncertainty and trust the waiting process? This week, we welcome poet and author Morgan Harper Nichols onto the podcast to talk about the importance of reframing the low points in our lives and how we can foster optimism in the wake of disappointment.
In this episode, we discuss:
Morgan's journey with her own creativity
How to cultivate resilience in the wake of disappointment
The power of looking back
A deeper explanation of Morgan's popular poems
How to embrace the unknown
Morgan shares one of her poems live
END OF SHOW
This week, Corinne and Natalie rate the 2018 Santa Lucia Pinot Noir against Tracee Ellis Ross
2018 Santa Lucia Pinot Noir: 9.5/Tracee Ellis Ross
To wrap up the episode, Corinne and Natalie play Would You Rather? Corinne asks Natalie, "Would you rather be free or be totally safe?" Natalie asks Corinne, "Would you be able to go back in time and meet your ancestors or go forward in time and meet your descendants?"
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