With so much more to talk about, and share,
and I decided to record another episode of Navigating Life with Ease, this time focusing on our shared Welsh heritage…In this conversation, we discuss our connections to different parts of Wales, why it holds such a sense of community, and the wide-ranging offerings of places to visit, whether you’re after natural beauty or a more cosmopolitan experience.
We touch on feeling connected to the country in different ways, with me living in London, and Tanya firmly planted in the motherland, and how understanding of identity changes through the ages.
There’s also reference to Welsh creatives doing exciting work, as well as some medieval poetry!
While this is a bit of a love letter to Wales, we hope it inspires you to reflect on your roots, and what it means to be from that land, and we’d love for you to share your thoughts…
🎧 Listen to the first episode of Navigating Life with Ease here
📚 Read more about Tanya’s bibliotherapy journey and soon-to-be-released podcast
☀️ Check out a few snaps from Tanya’s (eventual!) trip to Greece, and how she got her writing mojo back after a holiday
🎭 Odyssey ‘84 at Cardiff’s The Sherman Theatre, which I also mentioned in the latest Little Black Book (written by Tim Price, the talent behind Nye, currently still on at London’s National Theatre)
🗺️ Explore Tanya’s ‘Visit Wales’ series, whether you’re heading north, into the middle, south or over to the west coast
💡 Learn more about David Hieatt and the Do Lectures
📖 Read Thomas Morris’ We Don’t Know What We’re Doing, and listen to his wonderful Welsh accent in conversation with
and for the podcast🎤
📘 Read Drift by Caryl Lewis (for the cover and the content!)
💊 Visit The Poetry Pharmacy, in Bishop’s Castle or Oxford Street
📓Discover the work of Owen Sheers
🌊 Explore Tanya’s Digital Detox retreats
♀️ Take a look at the Welsh poem Tanya referenced, by Gwerful Mechain, and learn more about the woman behind the words in this piece from Lit Hub
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🎧Navigating Life with Ease #2