Wellspringwords: The Podcast
Welcome to open conversations about wellness, spirituality, writing, and creative expression between fellow spiritual beings journeying through life. In this space, we explore creative embodiment through the lenses of collective liberation, authentic living, and authentic creative expression.
This podcast is an extension of Wellspringwords the online platform, a Literary Anthology, Podcast, and Creative Enrichment Studio that supports humans with Sacred inner-world cultivation through the magic and power of words and embodiment. Join the conversation and community!
Episodes
63 episodes
The Art of Creative Practice
On this solo episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem dives into an open discussion about “creative practice” from both the pragmatic and spiritual perspectives. The four elements she journeys through in this episode are:Gr...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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1:07:00
Honoring the Longing of the Heart through Self-Care, Spiritual Care, and Creative Practice with Darsheel Kaur
On this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem speaks with Darsheel Kaur, wellness and cultural practitioner. In this conversation, they reflect on facilitation, spiritual stewardship, creative wellness, the power of rituals for maintain...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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58:20
Coming Back to Life: A Resurgence of Self-Worth after Divorce with Laura Kopinski
On this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem speaks with free-spirited soul, passionate dancer, and happiness and wellness coach, Laura Kopinski. This is Laura’s second time on the podcast after 3 years and she shares insights on h...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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41:03
Cultivating Your Authentic Expression Through an Intentional Writing Practice with Price Maccarthy
On this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem has a dynamic conversation with Wellspringwords Writing Fellow, Price Maccarthy, on the value of remaining a beginner at any stage of the writing journey. They speak about receiving mentorsh...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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1:07:03
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The Humanity in Our Divinity: A Conversation on Mental Illness & Wellness with Somi Nwandu
On this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem sits with old friend, artist, and art curator Somi Nwandu to share a conversation on mental wellness, creative wellness, and spiritual nourishment. The topic of mental wellness is still asso...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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1:21:16
Experiencing Yourself Through the Art of Fiction Writing
On this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem shares insight about her experience writing her first fiction novel – especially as a writer who has taken her writing life into her own organic and authentic hands, no MFA program to bolste...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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1:13:36
Creating Your Peace Compass: Authenticity, Radical Honesty, and Embodiment
On this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem has a rich discussion with her guest, the underlying theme being optimizing life for peace. What are the nuances of optimizing our circumstances for peace? Through this conversation, ...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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1:14:58
Moment to meditate: “Breathing in your essence…”
Create some space and time to experience yourself through this simple guided meditation. Cultivate breath awareness in relation to your body, the Earth, your heart, and the ethers. This meditation intends to be a loving dose of energy medicine,...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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24:34
Sinking into Self-Trust
Season 5 of Wellspringwords: The Podcast is here! Welcome in to this digital room of intimate conversations around wellness, spirituality, writing, and creative embodiment. Nkem opens this episode with a poem in conversation with Life itself. E...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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43:07
Words as a Vehicle for Healing
On this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem closes out an insightful season 4 with reflections on expression, healing, and creativity. She touches on words as a modality of healing and self-understanding, and even has a few special in...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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22:51
Devoting Your Energy to Creative Development with Daniella and Nardine
On this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem speaks with two very special guests, the 2023 Writing Fellows as part of Wellspringwords’ Writing + Creative Expression Fellowship. She, Nardine, and Daniella speak about their experiences a...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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1:01:12
Letting Curiosity Lead and Reclaiming Your Voice with Urmi Hossain
On this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem has a lively conversation with Urmi Hossain about the path of entrepreneurship through curiosity and fear. This is a conversation about women’s empowerment, reclaiming our voices and our int...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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46:58
Exploring the Journey of Being Lost Well with Tiffany Curtis
On this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem speaks with Tiffany Curtis, a sensitive, empowered, and wise soul, about the idea of “being lost well”. Their conversation touches deeply on the power of intimacy in community, the nuance of...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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1:08:24
Being Inside Your Own Process + Focusing on Nourishment with Jahan Mantin
On this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem speaks with Jahan Mantin, Co-founder of Project Inkblot, on the power of being in your personal process. Through the discussion, the two share notes about the importance of remaining connect...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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57:22
Healing into Wholeness from the Root Experience with Justin Darkoh
On this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem speaks with Mindset Coach, Justin Darkoh about the journey through healing people-pleasing. They share personal stories about their journeys of self-inquiry, self-awareness, and moving throu...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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57:05
Appreciating the Journey Towards Authenticity with Ash Alves
On this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem speaks with friend, author + coach Ash Alves about healing, the impact a spiritual journey has on creativity, and the relationship between personal values and self-worth. What does it feel l...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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49:40
Ancestral Healing Through Self-Work with Ajeé Buggam
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem has an impassioned conversation with Ajeé Buggam on the nuances of healing through the negative tropes of being a “sensitive” person. As Nigerian and Caribbean women, respectively, their con...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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1:03:17
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"The best things happen when we surrender…" with Ifunanya Nweke
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem sits for a conversation with Ifunanya Nweke, Empowerment Engineer, about surrender, trust, believing, and the nuances of setting boundaries. They speak from a place of lived experience, cult...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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Protecting Your Peace: Cultivating Autonomy + Sensitivities as Superstrength
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem dives into a solo chat where she explores what “sensitivities” means to her after personal transformation. Where feeling sensitive to people, situations, environments, etc. would previously ...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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27:50
Practice as Part of Healing with Care
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem has a relaxed conversation with Care, a trauma-informed care practitioner, artist + doula. They jump right into the topic of practice as part of healing, and how social and political structu...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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54:50
A New Season: Surrendering to the “Yes”
Welcome and welcome back to season 4 of Wellspringwords: The Podcast! In this episode, Nkem reflects on where she is in life and how she hopes to facilitate even deeper spiritual alignment and authentic creativity through
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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23:05
Living, Creating, and Expressing from Our Unique Embodied Essence
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem closes out a beautiful season 3 with a discussion on feeling the intensity of our own personal essence. She connects the season’s theme of “returning to wholeness” to the larger idea of taki...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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26:26
The Wielding of Words: A Conversation on Writing with Saakshi
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem speaks with writer Saakshi Agarwal about writing as a tool for connecting with self, for self-expression, and for archiving the current self. The passion of these two writers is underscored ...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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45:13
Cultivating Your Experience as a Writer + Trusting Your Authentic Self
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem answers several questions from the Wellspringwords community on creativity, writing, spirituality, and the writing process. Sprouted from an idea from one of our writing fellows, Surabhi Raj...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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50:32
Owning Our Creative Power with Aniekeme
In this episode of Wellspringwords: The Podcast, Nkem chats with Aniekeme, life coach, speaker, writer, and lover of NYC. As two proud Leos, they speak from the heart about creative expression and following the inner call. Some of the topics th...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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1:01:10
