The Two Of Us

We are back with a special episode with choreographer, movement director and storyteller Amber Jarman-Crainey, who is producing a very special show, BOUND. The show follows 9 stories of loss, told through movement, music, and memories. We spoke to her about her early life, grief and the work that went into producing the show. Amber is setting out to use her latest work as a springboard to create a charity 'B O U N D' that will focus on bringing awareness and providing alternative forms of grief therapy.

Amber on instagram

Book tickets for BOUND here

Show hosts - Naomi Woddis and Alba Frederick

Music and production : Gavin O'Brien - Citóg

Jasmine reads from her new poetry collection 'Inheritance' published by Bad Betty Press. We had a deep and inspiring conversation about the role writing and reading played in her life as a child and teenager. She talks about her work as a psychotherapist and why she sees the sessions she has with her clients as a freeform improvised poem.

Jasmine reads some beautiful poems from her book, and talks about her current daily poetry practice and how it relates to play.

Bio:

Jasmine Cooray is a poet, psychotherapist and facilitator. After spending her 20s oversharing on London's poetry circuit, she had the opportunity to deliver creative writing projects for The Barbican, The Southbank Centre, First Story, the National Literacy Trust and Arvon. She has also been a WOW Festival speaker, BBC Performing Arts Fellow, and Writer-in-Residence at the National University of Singapore. Her debut poetry collection 'Inheritance' was published with Bad Betty Press in November 2023 and received a Poetry Book Society Recommendation.

You can find Jasmine on instagram

Inheritance can be bought from:

Bad Betty Press

Poetry Book Society

Waterstones

Show host - Naomi Woddis

Music and production : Gavin O'Brien - Citóg

Destiny shares their poetry, their experience of being a model, a poet, and their non-binary identity. We share mental health toolkits and more.

Find Destiny on Instagram.

Show host - Alba Frederick

Music and production : Gavin O'Brien - Citóg

Novelist Ronali Collings talks about her new book 'Love and Other Dramas'.

We talk about the inspiration for the novel - development of character, the value and enjoyment to be gleaned from commercial fiction. Ronali talks about the changes in her life that led to her becoming a published writer and discussed why as a women of colour it is so important to tell multiple stories rather than stick to one perceived and narrow narrative. We also chatted about building confidence and the ability to take constructive constriction to better our work.

Ronali on Twitter

Ronali on Instagram

CW:

Fertility treatment

Show host - Naomi Woddis

Music and production : Gavin O'Brien - Citóg

Naomi has an in-depth conversation with Elijah Kellman who has a background in health psychology and is currently working in social prescribing.

There's so much to enjoy and learn in this interview including the different experiences of health provision (especially mental health provision), patient and health practitioner interaction, and the acknowledgement of invisible power.

Elijah talks about death, grief and the possibility of reframing difficult experiences. He shares his wisdom about the heightened emotional state providing illumination, and the value of interruption.

Elijah on instagram.

Show host - Naomi Woddis

Music and production : Gavin O'Brien - Citóg