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Poema Podcast : Exploring The Art Of Conversation - Hosted by James Prescott

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Poema S12 007 | Project Hail Mary with Jenna DeWitt

**Spoiler Alert** This episode contains spoilers. This week friend of the show Jenna DeWitt returns as we "amaze amaze amaze" about the movie Project Hail Mary. We share our reflections on the movie, the relationship between Grace and Rocky, the character arc of Grace, the spirituality of the movie and a lot more. We explore the the concept of the most reluctant hero who never wanted to go to…

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Poema S12 006 | The Crossovers of CPTSD & Autism with MJ Weissenberger

* Trigger warning: Spiritual abuse, neglect, emotional/physical abuse * This week I'm joined by my friend MJ to discuss the experience of living with both C-PTSD and autism, and the crossovers between them. Both MJ and I have daily lived experience of both and we discuss that here. We talk about the conditions themselves & what they look like, the differences and similarities, and how they cross…

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Poema S12 005 | Neurodivergent Stories with Carolyn Kiel

Today I'm joined by Carolyn Kiel, who hosts the award winning podcast "Beyond 6 Seconds". For over 200 episodes Carolyn has heard people share their nuerodivergent stories, from people ADHD, to autistic people, those with physical and other kinds of disabilities and a lot more. In this episode, recorded in early 2025, she shares her experiences and what she's learned from these conversations & as…

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Poema S12 004 | The Age of Disclosure with Trace Bell

**Trigger Warning: Epstein Files** Trace Bell returns this week for a discussion on whats happening in the world right now, and the age of disclosure humanity is entering into. Trace shares his perspectives on the Epstein files having been released, with real life consequences all over the world, and the upcoming release of government files on UFOs & aliens. We also talk about the harm of…

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Poema S12 003 | Darkness Is Its Own Undoing with Trace Bell

This week sees the first of consecutive episodes with my friend Trace Bell. In this episode, we discuss the idea that the seeds of transformation and change, are somehow embedded in the darkness we're experiencing. Trace and I look at the world as it is, at history both in terms of politics, culture, and consciousness, and explore how darkness is and always has been its own undoing. We also…

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Poema S12 002 | Jesus Emotions with Becky Castle Miller

Becky Castle Miller joins me today to discuss and explore Jesus emotions. We focus in on several stories of Jesus where we see his his vulnerability and where he expresses the deepest of human emotion. We talk about how he expresses grief, fear, anxiety and love during the course of his life, and his darkest moments. Becky and I also explore how he turns the power of grief to perform his biggest…

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Poema S12 001 | Musical Refuge with JulyDa ( + exclusive musical clip!)

The podcast returns with one half the musical duo JulyDa joining me to talk about their upcoming album Refuge, and the creative and spiritual journey behind it. We delve into the connections between creativity and spirituality, how art connects us with the divine and ourselves, creative risk & how making art can heal us & help us grow. Plus, there's also a small exclusive clip of the first single…

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Poema S11 016 | The 400th - James Prescott Interviewed by MJ Weissenberger

(Trigger Warning: Spiritual Abuse) Today is the 400th episode of the Poema Podcast! In September 2015 I began this show out of pure curiosity to explore a new creative medium. 10 years and a name change later, I've interviewed many many people on all sorts of topics ranging from grief, movies, music, death, mental health, spirituality, demisexuality and more. Today, in an extended anniversary…

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Poema S11 015 | Aly Rae LPC on Autism & Narcissism

Trigger Warning: Narcissistic abuse. This week, qualified counsellor and therapist Aly Rae joins me to discuss behaviours related to autism, and to narcissism. From their own lived experience of narcissistic abuse, and professional experience of working with autistic people, they share what the lived experience of autism can be like, and how some autistic traits can be confused with narcissism.…

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Poema S11 014 | Alice Hewson on Autism, Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria & Finding Joy

Author Alice Hewson returns to the podcast today to go deeper into exploring and discussing our lived experiences as autistic people and with rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD). Today we go deeper into RSD, something common in autistic people. We talk about what it is, and our lived experiences of it, and how we have learned to live with it, and even find joy in the midst of all the challenges it…

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