Don't Hurt Yourself with Creator Denayja Reese

"This is not a self-help book. This is the story about a young woman so full of my own grief that I was ready to meet death because I could not figure out how to deal with it. This is my story, told in five parts."

Meet Denayja Reese - author, producer, strategist, writer, host and FIA woman. This week the FIA Podcast went IRL - live audience, and all, OKKKK, - to talk with Denayja about her FIA moment(s), healing through grief, trauma, and addition, cultivating wellness, the radical act of sustainable and systemic self care (YES!), and how creativity and the power of story will change the world.

This conversation picks up after a live screening of Denayja's visual memoir, "Don't Hurt Yourself: A Visual Memoir Of Healing Through Grief, Trauma & Addiction." Her book and accompanying short film are the culmination and creative expression of her lived and learned experiences of healing following the abrupt and unexpected death of her mother at 18 years old.

In Denayja's words, "I have healed in places in which I thought I would bleed forever. I believe that you can too."

If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts or a crisis, please reach out immediately to the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255. 

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