Episodes

  • I haven't even showered yet

    I haven't even showered yet
    May 28 2024

    A poem and a conversation (with a few tears) on the themes of feeling seen, safety and validation.

    Thank you for listening to this episode. I greatly appreciate all of you that engage with and listen to what I share. If you’d like to support the work I do, you can leave a 5-star review on either Apple or Spotify. 🌼

    Reflection Questions/Journal Prompts:

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    1. what are my own masks and disguises that life is inviting me to notice/embrace/love? How can I acknowledge how these have served me or still do?

    2. what things can I do or practice to be more patient, compassionate and loving with myself (or with others) and my own needs? How can I communicate these with others?

    3. what does living in my wholeness mean/feel like to me?

    Join a free poetry open mic workshop on the 9th of June here: https://lu.ma/8g1o12re

    If you’d like to read a heart-opening book, you can check out my poetry book: 44: A Journey Through Poetry

    If you’d like to receive support and space on your journey, you can take a look at all of my services here: https://wa.me/c/34651726568

    If you’d like to connect for collaborations, podcasts or exploring working together head to: https://calendly.com/emmaevelyncampbell

    For general inquiries and episode feedback: emma@emmaevelyncampbell.com



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    15 mins
  • A poem and an exploration of Unconditional Love

    A poem and an exploration of Unconditional Love
    May 20 2024

    Join me in this episode where I share my thoughts and experiences of unconditional love.

    Thank you for listening to this episode. I greatly appreciate all of you that engage with and listen to what I share. If you’d like to support the work I do, you can leave a 5-star review on either Apple or Spotify. 🌼

    Join a free poetry open mic workshop on the 9th of June here: https://lu.ma/8g1o12re

    If you’d like to read a heart-opening book, you can check out my poetry book: 44: A Journey Through Poetry

    If you’d like to receive support and space on your journey, you can take a look at all of my services here: https://wa.me/c/34651726568

    If you’d like to connect for collaborations, podcasts or exploring working together head to: https://calendly.com/emmaevelyncampbell

    For general inquiries and episode feedback: emma@emmaevelyncampbell.com



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    19 mins
  • I grew up hating my period

    I grew up hating my period
    May 13 2024

    Today I talk about my period and share a poem on the theme of liberation.

    Thank you for listening to this episode. I greatly appreciate all of you that engage with and listen to what I share.

    If you’re enjoying my poetry, and want to join a space to share your own, or listen to other’s sharing theirs, fellow poet, Mariah Friend and I, will be hosting a free online open mic and spoken work event on the 9th of June. This will be a nourishing space to to sit down and connect as a community, share and listen to one another’s hearts through our poetry. Everyone will have time to share if you wish to (you’re more than welcome to join to simply listen!), and we'll open the space for community sharing after each piece of work so we can celebrate our unique and beautiful gifts. Head to: https://lu.ma/8g1o12re for all of the information, timings and to register so that you can receive the Zoom link for the event. We would love to have you there! 🌼

    The inspiration for this episode: https://substack.com/@emmaevelyncampbell/note/c-55935744?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=2dvbfh

    Connect with me: https://calendly.com/emmaevelyncampbell

    My services: https://wa.me/c/34651726568

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    with love,

    Emma



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    13 mins
  • A chat about feeling sensitive and empathic and a short poem

    A chat about feeling sensitive and empathic and a short poem
    May 4 2024

    Thank you for listening to this episode. I greatly appreciate all of you that engage with and listen to what I share.

    Connect with me: https://calendly.com/emmaevelyncampbell

    My services: https://wa.me/c/34651726568

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    14 mins
  • Hey, how are you?

    Hey, how are you?
    Apr 22 2024

    What was your favourite poem? What did it bring up for you?

    with love,

    Emma

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    My services: https://wa.me/c/34651726568

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    16 mins
  • Poem: Now it’s time to grieve the death of Emma

    Poem: Now it’s time to grieve the death of Emma
    Apr 5 2024
    I remember as a young person, saying whatever came to my mind. Sometimes it’d get me into trouble. It wasn’t what a young girl was ‘supposed’ to say. I would go on in my life to dilute how I really felt and what I wanted to speak out of the fear of the repercussions. The fear of rejection. I did my best to be the kindest person or act like I knew exactly what to say. I couldn’t look a mess. I also couldn’t trigger another person, this was an absolute no-no and a complete fear in my body. In my head, it was my job to hold space for everyone and be the compassionate person. However, I soon learnt that leaning so much into this side of me, had me feeling quite empty. I wasn’t in my wholeness, I wasn’t welcoming all of me into the equation, because my impulsiveness that had caused so many challenges in my relationships, was something that needed to be fixed or suppressed at all costs. My impulsive nature to speak what felt exciting, interesting, curious could not be allowed to surface.I remember this suppression hit me full in the face last year. I remember hysterically crying to my house mate at the time, “I just want to feel human again”. Shortly after this, a diagnosis of ADHD and autism, brought this un-filtered me back to life. It was like the permission slip I somehow needed.I got to know this child me tentatively at first, still holding back, afraid at what mess she’d cause if I fully let go of control. And, in some situations, mess she did make. But then I had this amazing revelation, that she was trying to show me, what I knew when I was younger. My impulsiveness to speak un-filtered, to sometimes not know when to stop talking or understand the appropriate moment to share or say something, is not this un-grounded, weakness or way of being I have to spend my life fixing or suppressing, because I tried that, and it made me miserable. It was something about my nature that I needed to love, accept and see the gifts in, even if it resulted in a mess being made, because when I reflected on it, I always learnt SO much through the mess because I realised that I never spoke with the intention to hurt or trigger another, but from the intention to connect and love, even if that intention wasn’t always understood or seen by the other person or even myself.I see how when people really get to know me and who I am, this is just something they know and come to love about me. I’ve even been thanked by close friends for ‘accidentally’ triggering them because it opened up things for them and contributed to their own growth and healing. It helped bring things to the surface that were previously not seen. This isn’t to say go around saying whatever you think, especially if you know that what you’ll say will hurt the person you’re speaking to. For me, it’s more about giving myself permission to speak and share freely, but to hold the intention that what’s said comes from a place to connect and to expand more love, and to offer the space for the other person to do the same, even if that expansion comes through challenge. I wanted to share this because I wanted to use my example as an offering of light for people who may feel that trying to change things about themselves, that are truly their nature, isn’t the way they want to experience their life or themselves. I wanted to offer a way of experiencing life where who you are is okay and not in need of fixing or suppressing, but accepting and embracing for all the good intentions that are under the surface of behaviours that have been labelled ‘not okay’. To wrap up, I wanted to finish by sharing a poem. Poetry was one of the first spaces I started letting this un-censored nature explore itself again. The other day I was listening to Beyonce’s new album, specifically the song RIIVERDANCE, and this poem just came out of nowhere and I remember reading it feeling a mix of excitement because it felt super fun and un-filtered and a feeling of I cannot say or share this. I have quite a few poems I feel this way about. Then I thought tonight, this space I’ve created ‘uncomfortably, beautifully human’ is about sharing the things that feel at my own edges, that feel a little uncomfortable, because, well, I don’t want to wait until I’m on Queen Bey’s level (if that’s even possible) to feel safe and free to write and say what feels natural and organic within my own art. So here it is, a great poem to listen to/read with music that makes you feel empowered in the background, because that’s certainly how I felt after. Overstimulated Emancipated It’s what I like I can’t fight with you I’m wild Child I’ve piled high Years of looking through different eyes Perspectives Will I regret this? Doubt asks But heart responds "You know the notes of the song Just not the order" I’m a former god -Dess Why do they want me to add a suffix to God? They can't see through their own illusion of fog That I'm the reincarnated Isis ...
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    3 mins
  • Sunday morning poem: the purpose of love

    Sunday morning poem: the purpose of love
    Mar 24 2024

    The Friday just gone, I had the honour of marrying two of my amazing friends in Ibiza. They asked me to perform the ceremony with a poem. It was so heart opening, I decided to share it with you too.

    with love,

    Emma



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    3 mins
  • A short little poem for your Sunday

    A short little poem for your Sunday
    Mar 17 2024

    Speaking to you in Feb 2024, I’ve just finished writing my second book, Uncomfortably, Beautifully Human. A collection of 222 poems over two and a half years. The words are the residue of the emotions, thoughts, experiences and observations of my human experience. These poems, although written by my hand and through the lens of my experiences, are not my poems or words, but mirrors, moments in time for whatever you may need to receive, as you read.

    I’m currently looking for the right publisher, or agent who connects deeply with my work and would like to partner with me for the publishing journey of this book. If you feel a resonance and have any idea of the person/company that might be ‘the one’, or you have any tips for the publishing journey, please reach out to me by email emma@emmaevelyncampbell.com. Your support is deeply appreciated.

    with love,

    Emma



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