In this episode we talk to Bathsheba Smithen about music, ministry, and how to create a music video on a budget!
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Bathsheba Smithen, a woman who Dr. Nikki Giovanni calls “a first-rate thinker.” Her testimony alone makes this multi-talented woman an amazement. Born to a single mother (who ultimately abandoned her and her siblings) and a father who was a married pastor, she could have easily been a statistic. Raised in the projects and at times struggling with homelessness, it’s the grace of God that clearly covered this gifted woman.
In this episode Bathsheba shares:
Importance of developing a Mission Statement as an artist
Bathsheba gives a definition of who she is, A Conduit of Change
Discovering her identity
Healing through poetry
First book, "Who Cares what You Think? So What you Think?"
How discovering who she was as a person shaped her as an artist
Experiencing homelessness, depression, and abandonment by her parents as a teen, and raising two teenage boys.
Book, "What Happens to Them When You Change?"
The power of forgiveness
Organization, Cagefree Voices
"Your greatest weakness is your greatness strength"
New single, "Need to be Free"
Upcoming single, "Insanity"
Process of writing poetry, spoken word, and songs
Video Let's get is rockin
Importance of connecting with other creative people
Importance of bartering
The power each
Being open to listen to other people
