November Member Meetup Recap - Heart Berries Book Discussion

Thanks to folks who participated in this month's book discussion of Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot. It was an honest read from a wonderful writer - highly recommended! For anyone who missed the book or the discussion, we came up with some journaling prompts inspired by the book as it relates to Lady Brain Collective. No need to read the book to chew on these prompts! Let us know what you come up with! (Questions also listed in plain text below for accessibility).

Image Description: Infographic with pink and purple accents featuring icons of various berries. Pink, purple and black text reads "Lady Brain Presents Creative Journal Prompts Inspired by the Memoir Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot. Eight questions are listed in pink and purple color blocks...see below for text description.

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1. What are some narrative devices or styles you commonly use? And for what strategic purpose, if any?

2. How have you been able to articulate traumatic/painful experiences for your own healing or to help others heal?

3. What does complicity and responsibility look like for you as a person or as an artist?

4. What stories live inside you that won’t exist in the world unless you create them?

5. What stories have impacted your capacity for empathy? How can you use art to help others empathize with what they might not identify with or understand?

6. What is "expected" of you, your identity, your culture, etc? In what ways do you want to embrace or resist that as an artist?

7. What did you need in your past that you didn't receive or couldn't quite articulate? How can you ask your community for what you need now?

8. ​In what ways can you  anticipate or listen to the needs of your community and respond to those needs within your capacity?