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Writing Your Resilience: Building Resilience, Embracing Trauma and Healing Through WritingWriting about Absent Fathers and Attachment Styles with Acamea DeadwilerSend us a textJoin me and Pushcart Nominee, TedX Speaker, and multi-passionate creative, Acamea Deadwiler, as we talk about normalized violence, how our attachment styles can influence the way we approach our memoirs, and the importance of connecting with your inner compass. During our conversation, you’ll also learn what transcendental meditation is and how Acamea used her TM practice while writing her memoir, Daddy’s Little Stranger,Acamea’s bio: Acamea Deadwiler is a Pushcart Prize nominated memoirist and essayist who received praise from Publishers Weekly and authored the memoir, Daddy’...2024-10-1752 min
I'm a Writer ButAcamea DeadwilerAcamea Deadwiler discusses her debut memoir, Daddy’s Little Stranger, along with writing about her childhood self, writing trauma while maintaining humor, lending grace and complexity to her family members, the nature of memory, Gary, Indiana, and so much more!Acamea Deadwiler is a memoirist and essayist who received critical acclaim from Publishers Weekly for her book, Single That. She has been featured by the New York Post, Cosmopolitan, Bustle, and the FOX television network, among other media outlets. Acamea is also a TEDx speaker. Currently residing in Nevada, she holds a master's degree from Valparaiso University an...2024-08-1353 min
Trauma SurvivorhoodEp 140 | Featuring: Acamea DeadwilerHost's Note - if you'd like to watch this interview, check out the YouTube video.This episode features our guest, Acamea Deadwiler, a memoirist, essayist, author, TEDx speaker, multi-passionate creative, and an uplifter.TOPICS COVERED:- Their Journey – Acamea’s journey is a poignant exploration of loneliness and resilience, beginning in her early childhood. Despite having a younger brother, Acamea felt a profound sense of isolation, lacking the nurturing and emotional support crucial for a child's development. Her feelings of loneliness became particularly acute around the age of eight, a theme she poignantly addr...2024-06-2125 min
The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O'MearaEpisode 416: A Lifelong Search for Voice with Acamea DeadwilerAcamea Deadwiler is an essayist and memoirist and the author of Daddy's Little Stranger.This is a really rich conversation about how her book was once a collection of essays, but she had to rewrite it as a more cohesive memoir, finding voice, breaking down a piece of writing like game tape, and what playing basketball and getting cut taught her about a career in writing.Newsletter: Rage Against the AlgorithmShow notes: brendanomeara.comSupport: Patreon.com/cnfpod2024-06-141h 06
Logical NonsenseEP 64: Chicago's Biggest What-if:DROSE, Rise of Women's BBall & 90s HipHop Continued Legacy w/AcameaAcamea Deadwiler joins Episode 64 for a thought provoking conversation on her time as a college athlete and what it was like to chase the WNBA. She also discusses her time covering the @ChicagoBulls as a contributor writer for Yahoo Sports! Tune in to hear her journey, her thoughts on the Chicago Bulls as well as some of the stars we have today like Nikola Jokic, Lebron James and more. In the second part of the episode we jump into hiphop where we discuss the ability that artists like Jay Z and Andre 3000 from the 90s have and how they can st...2024-03-301h 13
The Fuzzy MicHow to Rise Above Childhood Scars to Craft a Future of ForgivenessSend us a textWhen darkness overshadows our past, it takes an extraordinary strength to step into the light. That's exactly what Acamea Deadwiler, our guest and survivor-author, embodies. Her raw account of rising beyond the confines of childhood trauma serves as a reminder that although scars may mark our history, they don't chart our future.Love, in its endless complexity, is a language we never stop learning to speak. Our episode weaves through tales of affection whispered through acts of protection, the silent strength of friendships, and the purest expressions found in the eyes...2024-03-1252 min