Andrea Gibson, a renowned spoken word artist, dives deep into the healing power of poetry and vulnerability. They discuss the importance of loving our lives relentlessly while navigating fear and mental health challenges. Through heartfelt anecdotes, Gibson emphasizes finding hope in community and creativity, even amidst struggles like cancer. The conversation touches on redefining relationships, embracing life's impermanence, and seeing beauty in every moment, encouraging listeners to face life's challenges with compassion and resilience.

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 ideationAbout 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”. TW: @andreagibsonIG: @andreagibson To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley join Glennon and Abby for a hilarious double date. They discuss Andrea's cancer diagnosis, their chemistry, and how illness transformed their relationship with their bodies. They also explore navigating worries, love, and miracles. Reflections on relationship, transformation, and self-love are shared, along with anecdotes about offensive language and finding the right words as poets.

Andrea Gibson, a spoken word poet and gay-famous wisdom holder, discusses living and dying, gratitude, cancel culture's impact on creatives, and their belief in aliens. They share their experience with cancer, the power of poetry, the unsustainability of sustained outrage, and the importance of prioritizing relationships over rigid rules. A beautiful interview not to be missed!

Andrea Gibson, a great poet known for their verses on love, LGBTQ issues, spirituality, mental health, social justice, and more, discusses their approach to work and how their journey through cancer changed their perspective. Topics covered include spiritual surrender, finding joy in every instant, moving through grief, self-love and loving the whole world, trying softer, the power of relaxation, activism, authenticity in writing, and the gift of mortality.