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Everyone Is My Teacher

Listen now (4 min) | Three Poems / Three Lessons

May 26

Mental Health Tip From My Dog

Listen now | How to not add more pain to our pain

Apr 18 •

Ode To The Public Panic Attack

Watch now (4 min) | Why I didn’t say hello in the grocery store

Apr 6 •

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How To Stop Crying

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I Don't Want To Be Mistaken For An Old Soul

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A Poem I Wrote In The Middle Of The Night

Nov 29, 2022 • Andrea Gibson

The World Is Not Better Off Without You

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The World Is Not Better Off Without You

Watch now (6 min) | How a stranger taught me this

Mar 23 •

Fear Is Not A "No"

Watch, Listen now | Fear is a fire alarm but how often is the house really burning?

Mar 17 •

MAGA HAT IN THE CHEMO ROOM

Watch now | Sharing a new poem with you today

Mar 9 •

I Don't Want To Be Mistaken For An Old Soul

Watch now (2 min) | I want the astonishment on my face to say "this is my first time here"

Mar 3 •

I Was Interviewed While Nearly Naked

Watch now | And that wasn’t the most vulnerable part!

Feb 21 •

Leaning Into Uncomfortable Conversations

Listen now (5 min) | How avoiding conflict can cause more conflict

Feb 7 •

Why Do Terrible Things Happen To Wonderful People?

Listen Now (7 min) | Why make a universe that hurts?

Jan 27 •

How To Stop Crying

Listen now (4 min) | Have you ever googled this?

Jan 19 •

The Power of Knowing We Are Not Done Growing

Listen now (3 min) | Why I like caterpillars more than butterflies

Jan 11 •

Things That Don't Suck

Things That Don't Suck

By writer and poet Andrea Gibson, a newsletter uncovering what shifts, when we shift our attention

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