013 Storytelling with Taiia Smart Young - a podcast by Clare Foale

Today I am talking with Taiia Smart Young. She is a writer, amongst many other things.

The core of Taiia's work is helping people to uncover their truth through writing.

She runs 'Write and Sip' workshops in Brooklyn and 'Rock Your College Essay' writing courses for high school kids.

She also has written a book called, 'Famous'.

The common thread in her work is around who you are, beyond the iPhone and clothes and other external things we use to define us. She encourages us to get to the core of who we are, using various prompts and techniques. Taiia encourages us to tell the stories each of us have to tell.

Her words and her energy nudged me to tell the truth about myself and my story during Suicide Awareness Week. I hope her words help you as well.

'We always get a little bit stronger, enjoy small transformations and heal wounds when we tell our stories', says Taiia.

What we talked about:
- Taiia makes a point of taking a moment to take a breath and set an intention about what she wants to happen in her day
- Self-care can be deciding to order online if crowded stores lead to anxiety
- Self-awareness, therapy and self-care
- 'No' is a complete sentence
- Doing things on terms that suit you
- Asking questions to help reveal the story you didn't know you had in you

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