Episode 498: The House Is Trashed But The Bones Are Good, with Maggie Smith

Episode 498

13th April 2023

Home and life feeling like a wreck? Slap some paint on that fixer-upper. Author and poet Maggie Smith joins Biz to talk whittling words, Good Bones, and her new memoir, You Could Make This Place Beautiful. Plus, Biz is in purgatory.

Episode notes

Home and life feeling like a wreck? Slap some paint on that fixer-upper. Author and poet Maggie Smith joins Biz to talk whittling words, Good Bones, and her new memoir, You Could Make This Place Beautiful. Plus, Biz is in purgatory.

Get your copy of Maggie Smith’s memoir, You Could Make This Place Beautiful, wherever books are sold. Learn more about Maggie and her work by visiting her website, www.MaggieSmithPoet.com.

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Show Music

Summon the Rawk, Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com)

Ones and Zeros, Awesome, Beehive Sessions

Mom Song, Adira Amram, Hot Jams For Teens

Telephone, Awesome, Beehive Sessions

Mama Blues, Cornbread Ted and the Butterbeans

Mental Health Resources:

Therapy for Black Girls – Therapyforblackgirls.com

Dr. Jessica Clemmens – https://www.askdrjess.com

BLH Foundation – borislhensonfoundation.org

The Postpartum Support International Warmline – 1-800-944-4773 (1-800-944-4PPD)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Helpline – 1-800-662-4357 (1-800-662-HELP)

Suicide Prevention Hotline: Call or chat. They are here to help anyone in crisis. Dial 988 for https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org and there is a chat option on the website.

Crisis Text Line: Text from anywhere in the USA (also Canada and the UK) to text with a trained counselor. A real human being.

USA text 741741

Canada text 686868

UK text 85258

Website: https://www.crisistextline.org

National Sexual Assault: Call 800.656.HOPE (4673) to be connected with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area.

https://www.rainn.org

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 

https://www.thehotline.org/help/

Our advocates are available 24/7 at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) in more than 200 languages. All calls are free and confidential.

They suggest that if you are a victim and cannot seek help, ask a friend or family member to call for you.

Teletherapy Search: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling

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  • Maggie Smith

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