Episode Details

An interview with Nisha Coleman—I have only been dreaming of this since I started the podcast. At long last, we welcome Nisha to This Is Your Strange and Beautiful Life. Nisha is a superstar in the Montreal artist and storytelling community. We all know and love her as an accomplished author, actor, translator, storyteller, and master of the one-woman show.

It all started on a swamp in rural Ontario. Born to hippie parents with minimal TV, Nisha learned how to make her own stories and games. Though she was a bashful child, Nisha grew up to discover the power of telling the truth.Secret teenage journals transformed into the magnificent storytelling performances she brings us today.

As wars rage on our melting planet, it’s a hard time for sensitive creative souls. Nisha opens up about her struggles with mental health, her grief for our suffering earth, the genocide in Palestine, and the redemption she finds in art, learning, and community. But despite the heavy topics, our conversation is full of giggles and gentle wisdom. Listen to the end for Nisha’s coveted advice on learning a language, reigniting the creative spark, plus a pile of inspiring routines that sometimes involve vacuuming.

Thank you so much, Nisha. This was as wonderful as I imagined.

CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of mental health struggles, death fantasies, and suicidal ideation.

Full shownotes at ericajschmidt.com/podcast/true-stories-to-save-the-world-with-nisha-coleman

Links and Resources

Follow Nisha on Instagram @nishacolemanand check out her website at nishacoleman.com.

Buy Nisha Coleman’s children’s book, Dear Humans: A Letter from the Animals

Nisha’s teenage journals on Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids: “Puberty has taken her!”

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