"I don't believe in good and bad people," she says. "There are only people who are dedicated to healing their own brokenness or their own wounds" The writer's last book was about feeling like the world was dividing people up into good and bad. She doesn't think there are many weapons more dangerous than our wounds.
In the conversation that’s meant the most to Glennon, Abby, and Amanda – poet and spoken word artist, Andrea Gibson makes the bravest announcement we’ve ever heard. Andrea shares how to boundlessly, relentlessly love our lives by: paying attention to the only thing we can control; letting go of living in fear; and feeling less alone and terrified through it all.
CW: Discussion of suicidal ideation
About Andrea:
Andrea Gibson is one of the most celebrated and influential spoken word artists of our time. Best known for their live performances, Gibson has changed the landscape of what it means to attend a “poetry show”. Gibson’s poems center around LGBTQ issues, spirituality, feminism, mental health and the dismantling of oppressive social systems. Andrea is the author of seven books, most recently “You Better Be Lightning”.
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