The Healing Powers of Humor with Chelsea Devantez

Writing Our Way to Wellness

11. The Healing Powers of Humor with Chelsea Devantez

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11. The Healing Powers of Humor with Chelsea Devantez

When you don't have health insurance for therapy, there's always comedy... right?

Girls Write Now

Sep 19, 2024

Transcript

Welcome back to Writing Our Way to Wellness! In this first episode of Season 2, we are honored to have author, comedian, director, and host of the podcast Glamorous Trash, Chelsea Devantez, and our very own Director of Engagement and Partnerships, Erica Silberman.

Enjoy this humorous conversation about stand-up, journaling, therapy, and the unique, transformative process that Chelsea used to write her debut memoir, I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This (But I'm Going to Anyway), out now from Hanover Imprint at HarperCollins.

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Writing Our Way to Wellness

Writing Our Way to Wellness is a conversational podcast driven by Girls Write Now’s community members of mentees, mentors, and content experts exploring wellness in the art of writing. Released in September 2023, Writing Our Way to Wellness gives silenced voices a brave space to navigate what wellness looks, sounds, and feels like to them. Listeners will be able to engage in transcultural and intergenerational conversations covering a range of topics from social, emotional, physical, and spiritual wellness. By exploring this rarely discussed matter, listeners and our guests will leave the conversation with more tools to help them navigate the challenges that follow being a human in this ever-evolving society.

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