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How to Navigate the Complexities of Caregiving with Kathy Fagan

March 24, 2023 Leave a Comment

how to navigate the complexities of caregiving

In This Episode, We Discuss How to Navigate the Complexities of Caregiving and …

  • Exploring the complexity of emotions within us and how our choices feed into that:
  • How to navigate caregiving and its unique challenges
  • How can we better understand the multiplicity of feelings and desires inside of us
  • How the process of writing can allow you to process and find distance from tough emotions
  • The challenges in accepting aging and mortality
  • How paying attention is critical in both creative endeavors and in life
  • The importance of staying curious and unafraid to face sorrow
  • How can we explore the nuances of trust and care in relationships

Kathy Fagan is a poet whose work has appeared in venues such as The New York Times Sunday Magazine, Poetry, The Nation, The New Republic, Kenyon Review, The Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day, The Pushcart Prize Anthology, and Best American Poetry.  She co-founded the MFA Program in Creative Writing at The Ohio State University, where she teaches poetry and co-edits The Journal/OSU Press Wheeler Poetry Prize Series.  Kathy’s newest and sixth poetry collection is Bad Hobby (Milkweed Editions, 2022), available both in print and audio. Her previous book, Sycamore (Milkweed, 2017), was a finalist for the 2018 Kingsley Tufts Award. She’s been awarded a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship and her work has 

Connect with Kathy Fagan: Website | Twitter

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