Maggie Smith is the author of several books, including Good Bones and Keep Moving. Her poems have appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker,. Poetry, The Nation, and many other publications. In her poem, Good Bones went viral internationally, and since then has been translated into nearly a dozen languages. Today, Maggie, Eric, and Ginny discuss her new book You could make this place beautiful.
In This Episode, You'll Learn:
- Why it's important to keep asking questions, even when the answers may keep changing
- The challenge of going through a big life change and not expecting clear answers
- How looking back through your past can bring clarity to where you are and who you are now
- Staying open and curious when life is challenging is what keeps you from being stuck.
- Learning to work with and quiet the loud inner critic
- Why investigating and taking responsibility for your own role in relationships is so important.
- How we hold every version of ourselves throughout life
- Understanding that having realstic expectations in relationships can bring forth peace
- How writing about your own life experiences can give you new insights and understanding
- The importance of allowing yourself to feel and process difficult emotions
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