Dear Reader: Writing Life Beyond the Page

S3E1 Update: Hello from the Keyframe!

It's been awhile since we've chatted and lots have been going on behind the scenes. We are on Substack now and I'm inviting you there! I explain it all here in this really short episode.

S2E1 Empathy with Edward Vidaurre

And we are back for Season Two of Dear Reader!  This season we are exploring such words as empathy, manifest, grief, joy, and breathless. Come listen every week as we talk with writers and thinkers…

Bonus Episode: Exhaustion

Exhaustion. With the chaos of the world and with the impact on people of color, specifically Black people, writer and host Icess Fernandez Rojas talks about exhaustion, writing as activism, and…

S1E8 Bonus Episode: How to Focus Your New Year

It's the end of the year and you're probably looking back thinking that you HAVE to do better next year. But do you know how to do that?  For the past couple of years, the guiding word(s) technique…

S1E7 Episode 7: Risk

Have you ever taken a risk? Hopefully, there's a yes to that question, however, for some taking a risk is too much to handle. In the world of mental health and writing, risks can happen daily.  In…

S1E6 Episode 6: Boundaries

The holidays are here and soon we'll be attending events that may put us out of our comfort zones.  It's difficult to establish boundaries when you're trying to join in the merriment but how about in…

S1E5 Episode 5: Retrograde

When someone says retrograde, do you think Mercury? Of course, you do, however, retrograde also means the feeling of moving backward. We have all felt that one time or another.   In this episode,…

S1E4 Episode 4: Pause

Welcome to Dear Reader: Mental Health and the Writing Life where we take one word and explore. Our guiding word for this episode is "Pause".  Writer and educator Hugo Esteban Rodriguez stops by to…

S1E3 Episode 3: Opportunity

What is opportunity? Do you know it when you see it, even if it doesn't look how you think it's supposed to? In this episode,  we talk to Dr. Trevor Boffone, educator, writer, and community…

S1E2 Episode 2: Meditation: Take Your Meds and Remember Your People

In this second episode of Dear Reader,  we'll talk about another form of self-care...adulting. We'll also talk about a Dia de los Muertos tradition, an altar, and how remembering your ancestors can…

S1E1 Dear Reader: Episode 1, self care, the power of no, and setting a foundation.

Welcome to the first episode of Dear Reader where we talk about writing, the writing life, and mental health. This episode we talk about what self care actually is and the power of no.

Dear Reader: Writing Life Beyond the Page (Trailer)