The Two Of Us

Writer, performer and musician Roger Robinson and writer and photographer Johny Pitts share their experiences of fatherhood. Johny Pitts talks about the commodification of northern-ness and what it means to have a liminal identity. Roger shares his passion for storytelling and reads from 'A Portable Paradise'. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive

Writer and performer Steven Camden on staying present, the importance of family and losing a friend to mental illness. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive

Writer and performer Yomi Sode reflects on The Daddy Diaries and reads from Safe, and how he maintains being topped up emotionally in regard to his well-being. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive

Poet Emily Harrison shares her sardonic humour, talks about her experience as an in-patient on and reads from her book 'I can't sleep 'cause my beds on fire'. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive

Writer and editor Chimene Suleyman shares new work, her wisdom about using therapy wisely before depression hits, the importance of being foolish and why allowing a fluid and non-binary approach to race and gender changed things for her. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive

Writer and educator Jacob Sam-La Rose on managing self care when working in the community, the play of the image, a love of poetry and the importance of staying present. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive

'The Two of Us' radio host, photographer and writer Naomi Woddis is interviewed by poet Alba Frederick. Naomi discusses why getting in to her body through gentle movement is an aid to her mental health and emotional well-being. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive

Poet Rishi Dastidar shares new work and discusses why it's essential to have perspective. He also talks about using instagram creatively even though he does not identity as a photographer. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive

Performance maker and writer Rachel Mars discusses what the body means as a Jewish and Queer woman in relation to her work. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive

Bad Betty Press' Amy Acre and poet/therapist Jasmine Cooray read from the Bad Betty Press anthology 'The Dizziness of Freedom'. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive

Celine Marchbank talks about her career as a documentary photographer and her book 'Tulip' - an intimate study of the final years of her mother's life whom she lost to cancer. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive

Designer, poet and performer, Rich Mkoloma discusses the concept of art as a provocation, the links between aspirational dress and well-being. He also shares his experience of schooling, racial stereotyping and being treated unfairly and becoming politicised at an early age. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive

Writer Salena Godden reads from her memoir 'Springfield Road' and her poetry collection 'Pessimism is for Lightweights'. She shares why she feels that it's vital to seek out stories of generosity and courage. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive

Musician, artist and poet, Dylema, talks about the importance of being yourself, unpacking the past with the help of other black women in community and how depression and anxiety can be used positively to find out what is needed and how to engage in self care. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive

Photographer and Artist Director of Free Space Project, Daniel Regan, talks about how friendship can help facilitate change. He shares his experience of being unwell and isolated as a young person, his eventual breakdown in his 20's, and how photography has been integral to his well-being. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive

Writer, poet and performer, Inua Ellams talks about what it means to live on the cusp, and the feeling of not belonging anywhere. He describes himself as having a nomad spirit which is reflected in his having multiple disciplines in which to express himself creatively. He reads from his unpublished work f**k boys. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive

Poet Peter Raynard shares his experience of living with depression and chronic illness. He reads from Precarious published by Smokestack books. He discusses his son's depression as a young teenager and the moment he self-defined as disabled. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive

Poet and performer Keith Jarrett reads from his collection 'Selah' and discusses his new novel. He talks about the impact growing up as a gay man in a religious household has had on his mental health. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive

Poet, musician and performer Joshua Idehen talks about his show 'Oi, Barman!' and talks about the breakdown of his marriage, being an outsider, and feeling safe behind a 4th wall. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive

Former Vice President of British Association of Art Therapists Joan Woddis, talks about getting older and embracing chaos, and how the early loss of father had a profound effect on her. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive

Artist Diane Goldie talks about making art to help people tell their own stories and how she found feminism after divorce. She shares the way in which she carries the memories of her daughter after she ended her life. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive

Writer S.V. Berlin reads from her novel 'The Favourite' . She reveals why it's sometimes important to include humour when writing about death. She also talks about the experience of dissociation and loss when one is first bereaved. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive

Artist, performer and writer Khairani Barokka discusses her role as editor in the anthology 'Stairs and Whispers' and the importance of finding one's community. She shares the experience of living with chronic physical pain and reads from her poetry collection 'Rope'. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive

Writer S.K Perry discusses her novel 'Let Me Be Like Water', living with fibromyalgia and how literature can be a holding space when we can't hold the feelings or trauma in the body. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive

Poet Miriam Nash discusses her book All the Prayers in the House and how she aims for clarity in her work, living with Generalised Anxiety Disorder and how guided meditation helps. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive

Poet, playwright and performer Joelle Taylor reads from her book 'Songs my Enemy Taught Me' She discusses the experience of disassociation and living outside of the body as a result of trauma, and how poetry can bridge that gap. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive