You Should Write a Book ~ The Podcast: Recent Episodes
Tara Livingston
My additional series is called "Stroke of Genius - A Memoir"
Stay in touch! Send my an email here tara@trlconsulting.ca
I have had a stroke in early November and have aphasia - language is jumbled up in speaking or writing. You'll note my podcasts will sound differently, but it stills me!)
My name is Tara and I’m coming to you from somewhere near the Rocky Mountains. I like to see myself as middle aged but my chances of ever becoming a centenarian are very, very remote, so I’ve accepted that I have many more yesterdays than I do tomorrows. And I’m OK with that. I’m a collector of stories, both my own and those of others. Some are amusing, some are downright funny. Some are moving and hopefully, they all inspire you in some way. It is, after all, where our stories meet that compassion and community take place. When I’m asked to share a little about myself I say, I met my husband at a nudist park, it turns out he was a rock star and then I decided to become a priest! And people say you should write a book, I’m much too lazy to write a book. So. Welcome to You Should Write a Book ~ the Podcast.
I have aphasia. I am privileged because I can speak even though it is difficult sometimes, but I can get my message out. Imagine that you have your mouth is covered and you can only making intelligible sounds or even no sounds at all. And imagine that maybe you can't write or draw a picture. How do you let people know what you need? Or want? How do you let people know that you are in there? How do you let people know who you am? Do you love the indoors? Do you like comedy or fantasy movies? Do you like opera or Rush? Do you like coffee or tea, do you watch the news routinely or do you love a good potiical debate? Do you go to a church or a synagogue or do you align with the teachings of Budda?
You are in there. I see you. And you are known, I promise.
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I can make videos or podcasts and almost make them sound I'm like disabled. the process of doing that is not pretty...and complicated. I'll share the tricks that I use behind the curtains!
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A friend told me once that he, having learned French for years, that he was legit bilingual once he had started dreaming in French.
I dreamed in the language of aphasia. I was speaking garbled, and hesitantly. I am dreaming in a language that only I am fluent, and I are in fluently and in a language that I never hope to know again.
It's all Greek to me!
Music by Olexy from Pixabay
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I'm a communicator. A public speaker and have written for publication, but aphasia has putting in thos glitching for the moment. So, what does looking for work look like after a stroke?
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As part of my recovery journey called of "Stroke of Genius ~ A Memoir" I thought I'd tell a story of from my previous life. When the world is filled of Christmas cheery and declarations of Merry Holidays, for some of us will being in a Blue Christmas - and that's ok.
The Beat of Nature
Music by Olexy from Pixabay
Blue Christmas -Elvis Presley, Karaoke by Sing King
https://youtu.be/nMNIOsNMfSw?si=EuPHcLxUKJicUxcz
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Most of my missing words came back in with a few seconds or with an a conversation. But there are some words that have become a white box of nothingness. There is no word. As if I've never heard it, and yet as I'm sure that I once them gone.
When the other missing words and the I invite their being congratulations and even think I deserve it. But in those, the words that have lived an the white boxes for hours and days, I'm not feeling to celebrate. Or to feeling celebrating.
I'm experiencing grief and they worry that one day my brain will only filled by white, empty boxes where words once lived.
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Some people have aphasia or have had a stroke some emotional changes. You're crying because its personality or because it's be the stroke?
Doesn't matter. Make sure you are giving attention to your mental health
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My friends say that I'll of my podcasts of videos are all too very positive. Life is shit. See, this is the only truth - then I'll get back to new positive!
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Last night I had all of the words that I wanted to speak in the podcast. It was so clear in my mind. For a few hours I didn't speak at all - because when I don't speak, I pretend that I'm "normal" for a while. One I record the podcast it's all jumbled even though I thoughts are all in my mind.
I want to inspire people who have aphasia and talk about common experiences. I'd like to find a way to communicate to either patients, too. Recording, or conversation or typing. Don't know how to figure that yet lol.
Thank you for loving me.
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My words glitch for me, and in my speech and in my writing. But I'm still the same person and have the right to be treated respectfully. I have autonomy, the right to make my decisions, and the right to have a bad day. And thank you for Grammarly making the podcast blurb make sense.
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I had a stroke on November 8. I have aphasia. My whole life as words, and I'm losing them. Either by spoken or by writing, they're leaving me. This is my first trying to record them. It would be hard. I hoping to talking about the journey not just rehabilitation but my thoughts about how stroke is transforming my life.
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Oh, allergies. They're so much fun! When I began using medical gloves at my job at a group home in my early 20's my body decided that latex could be added to my long list of allergies. Listen as I share my story of what came next...
And yes, while I don't talk about sex per se, it's definitely part of the story! You've been forewarned! I hope you find it as amusing as I did...
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If you're looking for a laugh, this one is for you!
Let's take a look behind the scenes of a wedding from long ago. Thankfully everyone involved found it funny!
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Yes. Let's have a conversation about suicide. When Twitch died in December of 2022 millions of conversations were started about how he ended his own life. And that was a good thing. But, let's keep the conversation going. While I don't have all of the answers, no one really does, I can share some insights into the aftermath of a suicide, suicidal ideation, and where help can be found.
Do you remember Eeyore from the Winnie the Pooh comics? Have you ever noticed that his friends don't just leave him to be on his own or stop asking if he wants to join in, even though he is clearly depressed? That's one of the ways you can help someone in your life who is like Eeyore, be their Winnie! And, if you're like Winnie to someone who's struggling, there is help for you, too.
Trigger warning
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In the second episode of the Why This is the You Should Write a Book Podcast we continue the story of why people say oh my god, you should write a book! I didn't take a typical path to become who I am now. Join me on my twisted path!
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Come with me on a journey to find Spirit in the gift of words. Poetry, prose, songs, they all have so much power and when they are done well, they can change how we think and feel about ourselves and the world around us. In this episode we'll listen to the words of Maya Angelou, Denise Levertov, with passages from the Song of Songs and the Therigatha and, even the Book of Common Prayer lol.
If you are seeking Spirit, come.
Music by SergePavkinMusic from Pixabay
Music by MildRelaxation from Pixabay
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I met my husband at a nudist park, turns out he was a rock star, our son was an honoured guest at our wedding and then I trained to become a priest.
Want to hear more?
Giving that brief synopsis often garners the response, you should write a book! I'm too lazy to write, but I can always talk! This is part one. join me, won't you?
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Many people, most people in fact, have a deep compassion for "the poor". We express that compassion in supporting the charities that in turn offer support to them but we really don't have any idea about what their lives are really like.
I do.
So I thought that I would share some of the day to day struggles of those who have moved from being broke to being poor. They are not the same.
When was the last time that you had a conversation without an agenda? A chat that was simply about shared memories, funny anecdotes and how - even though years, even decades, have passed, the company was easy and gives your soul rest. I highly recommend it...
Thank you for your responses to my story of abuse. It means a lot to me. In this episode let me share some hard earned wisdom about how to help a victim of abuse as an ally or, if you are in an abusive relationship, some advice to help you start your plan to leave it.
I had a very brief stint working at a factory in Hamilton where the work was repetitive to the point of numbing my brain so much that I think I fell asleep (while continuing to do the work!) In this episode join me as I talk about the unseen folks around us and what we might be missing.
In the first episode I laid the groundwork about the lessons that had been instilled in me - Be a good girl and always respect your elders. In the second of three parts I talked about the consequences of living those lessons. Join me as I share the process of unlearning the lessons of my youth and know that I, like you, am a work in progress. So let's journey together, shall we?
Trigger Warning
(descriptions of sexual assault and partner abuse)
In the First episode in this series I talked about the lessons that I learned as a child. Be a good girl and always respect your elders. I also learned that my body was something I had and that men wanted - but had yet to learn how it all worked. This second in the series talks about how those lessons I internalized as a child lived themselves out as I moved into adulthood - and the results were not good ones.
It is important that you heed the trigger warning if you feel like hearing such descriptions might put you in a vulnerable place yourself. I'd rather have you well than have you listen.
For those of you who choose to move forward, let's continue the journey and find out the consequences of being a good girl...
Growing up in the 70's and 80's certain lessons were instilled in me - be a good girl and always respect your elders. It seems simple enough but when combined with becoming aware of my body - and men reacting to it - those lessons created their own sometimes sinister consequences.
In this episode I do talk about abuse - not directly but indirectly so proceed with caution.
My mom had a great sense of humour. She found things funny so often that if I lost track of her in a store I just had to wait until I heard her laughing lol. Join me for a laugh as a tip of my hat to my mama, my biggest fan.
Are you the star of your own movie thinking of other people as bit players in your drama? Or do you see others as fully human, deserving of compassion and grace. Who needs you to be an ally - to stand beside them to allow them to do what they need to do for themselves. Let's see where our stories meet
Living a life in ministry is serious business - except when it isn't lol. I hope you enjoy a few of my amusing antecdotes - the view from my side of the table. First, I Just Raised Jesus from the Dead.... Second, Double Baked Jesus and finally, Passing the Peace.
Let's see where our stories meet...
Let's talk about music! What do you listen to and why? What did you grow up listening to? Do you belt out the words loudly and proudly in company - or only when you're alone?
Let's talk about grief; the grief we carry and protect others from and the grief that comes from the memories of those we've loved and lost. But the memories don't always hurt. Sometimes, those memories can make us dance.
Let's see where our stories meet
Welcome to You Should Write a Book ~ the Podcast. If this were really a book this would be found in a chapter titled "Growing Up" and the first section would be called "You Are Perfect" and the Second would be titled "Home is Where the Heart Is, Five Pairs of Shoes".
Let's see where our stories meet...
Dog or job?
Misunderstandings and misplaced assumptions
Crazy Driver....
She does WHAT for a living?
When generalizations go dark...
You know what they say about assumptions...