Chanelle Ferguson
.
Here We Are Again
Runner up in the Sweet July x Girls Write Now Contest: Passing Down Our Stories
Chanelle is a Jamaican-American storyteller and creative based in The Bronx, NY. Since 2015, she has worked within nonprofit organizations learning about social change, community organizing, and media strategy. A wordsmith that uses writing as a resource of healing for the world. Chanelle is a author, journalist, multi-curator, and digital media consultant, while traveling the world.
Chanelle Ferguson
.
Chanelle Ferguson
.
Runner up in the Sweet July x Girls Write Now Contest: Passing Down Our Stories
Margery Hannah
.
Margery Hannah
.
One of the best ways to care for our mental wellbeing is to care for our physical bodies. Community Manager Margery Hannah and mentee alum Chanelle Ferguson dive into the ways that their upbringing in their particular communities has influenced their relationship to physical health, and how care for the body is intimately tied to care for the soul. This episode covers tea as a favored Caribbean remedy, how to handle stress in the body, and how food deserts are affecting communities of color. Featured Poem: Featured Prompt by Mentee Alum Chanelle Ferguson:Write a letter from your body to you answering the question, "How has your body taken care of you?"