Poema Podcast

Jun 19 2024 380 ep. 45 mins 118

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Poema is a Greek word which speaks of our lives as divine works of art. The Poema Podcast, hosted by James Prescott, seeks to explore the intersections between spirituality, creativity & identity. It’s a space to host conversations about the our spiritual journeys, mental & emotional health, grief and story. It’s a space to reclaim the lost art of conversation, a space for anyone looking to explore their creativity, discover their true identity, and who desire to live a life of purpose & meaning.

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Poema S10 015 | Virginia Spotts on Acting, Creativity and Trauma

Jun 19 2024 45 mins

This week Virginia Spotts returns to the podcast to talk about her acting and creative career, and her experiences of trauma. We talk about the various roles and different types of characters she's played, and how these have helped her process trauma and grief. She also shares the challenges of playing certain types of characters & how she tries to seperate herself from charac

Poema S10 014 | Jenna DeWitt on The Tortured Poets Department

Jun 12 2024 66 mins

Jenna DeWitt returns to the podcast this week to discuss Taylor Swift's latest album, the "Tortured Poets Department". We explore several of the tracks and how they relate to the deconstruction journey, living as an LGBTQI person and the experiences of grief and trauma. We look at them in the context of our own journeys and Taylor's own story, and what we can learn from them. This

Poema S10 013 | Marla Taviano is Whole

May 29 2024 46 mins

This week I welcome back my friend, poet and author Marla Taviano, to talk about her latest collection of poems, "Whole". "Whole" is the third in a series of 3 compliations of poetry exploring Marla's own deconstruction journey, and all the grief, doubt conflict, challenges and healing of this journey. We talk about the creative process both behind "Whole" and the series of poetry

Poema S10 012 | Becky Castle Miller on Internal Family Systems

May 21 2024 48 mins

Today, my friend, qualified IFS practitioner Becky Castle Miller, joins me to discuss and explore Internal Family Systems therapy, how it works, and how it can benefit us. Becky and I both shares our own experiences with this kind of therapy and we also discuss internal managers, exiles and firefighters. We explore who they are, why they exist and how they were formed - and how we

Poema S10 011 | Trace Bell on the Spirituality of Music

May 09 2024 42 mins

My friend Trace Bell returns to the podcast this week to have a discussion about the mysterious power of music. Together we explore how music can tap in to both our consciousness, our subsoncious and our bodies and help us somehow connect with the wider energy of the universe. We explore the mystery of how it unlocks emotions, energy and even desire, and helps us become more in tu

Poema S10 010 | Ien Chi & Jon Bregel on Exploring Grief in Film

Apr 17 2024 53 mins

Today I talk to creators and filmmakers Ien Chi and Jon Bregel about Jon's recent documentary, the short film "I Do" which tells the grief story of a married man, from diagnosis, through loss, to grieve and finding life after death. Ien and Jon share their own experiences with creating and producing the movie, and how this exploration of grief in a creative format impacted their ow

Poema S10 009 | Rob Bell asks "Where'd You Park Your Spaceship?"

Apr 02 2024 47 mins

Friend of the podcast Rob Bell returns today to discuss his new latest work, a novel, "Where'd You Park Your Spaceship? An Interplanetary Tale of Love, Loss and Bread: Book One, Welcome to Firdus." (Yes this is the title). It's an incredible novel, which explores grief, identity, toxic systems, all from the perspective of someone outside of earth learning it for the first time. Ro

Poema S10 008 | M.J.Weissenberger on Dan Levy's "Good Grief"

Mar 18 2024 71 mins

This week my friend MJ joins me to discuss Dan Levy's movie director debut, 'Good Grief', which is available on Netflix. The movie is about a person who loses their mother and husband in the space of the year, and their grieving process which reveals a lot of secrets and surprises, and how it impacts his life. MJ and I, who both have lived experience of grief, watched it together

Poema S10 007 | Jenna DeWitt on "1989 - Taylor's Version" & How it Explores Grief & Transformation

Mar 13 2024 49 mins

This week my friend Jenna DeWitt returns to discuss Taylor Swift's "1989 - Taylor's Version" which released earlier this year. Jenna shares her own experience with the album - both the new version, and the original - and what these meant for her as she explored her own identity. Then together we explore various tracks on the album and the stories behind them. We discuss how these

Poema S10 006 | Virginia Spotts on Grief, Creativity & Being a Death Doula

Feb 26 2024 49 mins

My guest today is Virginia Spotts. She is a writer, actor, fiction podcaster, and aspiring death doula. In this episode she shares her experiences of grief and how they impacted her. As a writer, actor and fiction broadcaster, she shares unique experiences of how witnessing death and going through the grieving impacted the creative aspects of her life and identity. Virginia also s