Essaying with Shana and Michelle

About Essaying with Shana and Michelle

Shana and Michelle share essays they write and essayists they love as a way to start a conversation about their experiences being women of a certain age in this uncertain world. At the end of each episode, they offer writing prompts that will help you, too, reflect on all the struggles and all the joys that have formed you into the person you are today. Together, we will make sense of what it means to live a messy, beautiful life. #womenover50 #creativewriting #memoir #personalessay

Publisher

Shana McLean Moore and Michelle Francois Walsh

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

15 Mar 2024

Latest episode

15 Feb 2025

Latest episodes

42 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Feb 2025

   E41 Have Mercy

   Michelle reads her essay, "Have Mercy," and she and Shana discuss their thoughts on the state of our democracy and the life events happening alongside the current events that make these chaotic times so trying. They conclude that having mercy for themselves and others helps.#podcast, #videopodcast, #writingpodcast, #writing, #writingcommunity, #womenwhowrite, #femalewriter, #femalefriendships, #womenover50, #essay, #essaywriting, #community, #mother, #parenting, #vulnerability, #values, #creativejourney, #writingworkshop, #videoessay, #applepodcasts, #spotifypodcasts, #boundaries, #brenebrown, #kellycorrigan, #glennondoyle, #wecandohardthings, #brutiful, #growth, #growthmindset, #womenpodcasters, #essaywriting, #midlifepodcast, #podcastforessaywriters, #podcastforwritersover50, #youtubepodcast, #democracy, #faith, #mercy

2. 

   6 Feb 2025

   E40 Our Quest for Authenticity

   Shana reads her essay, "Authenticating," and she and Michelle have a conversation about how they crave realness and truth as they age, in defiance of the norms of social media, designer knockoffs, and all the procedures that could make them look like an age they are not. #podcast, #videopodcast, #writingpodcast, #writing, #writingcommunity, #womenwhowrite, #femalewriter, #femalefriendships, #womenover50, #essay, #essaywriting, #community, #mother, #parenting, #vulnerability, #values, #creativejourney, #writingworkshop, #videoessay, #applepodcasts, #spotifypodcasts, #boundaries, #brenebrown, #kellycorrigan, #glennondoyle, #wecandohardthings, #brutiful, #growth, #growthmindset, #womenpodcasters, #essaywriting, #midlifepodcast, #podcastforessaywriters, #podcastforwritersover50, #youtubepodcast, #authenticity, #aginggracefully

3. 

   23 Jan 2025

   E39 We Need Community Now More Than Ever

   Michelle reads her essay, "The Fire," and she and Shana have a conversation about loss, resilience, and the helpers who bring us hope when we most need it. They discuss how we need to be intentional about building and sustaining our sense of community once our kids are grown and these types of connections no longer just fall into our laps. #podcast, #videopodcast, #writingpodcast, #writing, #writingcommunity, #womenwhowrite, #femalewriter, #femalefriendships, #womenover50, #essay, #essaywriting, #community, #mother, #parenting, #vulnerability, #values, #creativejourney, #writingworkshop, #videoessay, #applepodcasts, #spotifypodcasts, #boundaries, #brenebrown, #kellycorrigan, #glennondoyle, #wecandohardthings, #brutiful, #growth, #growthmindset, #womenpodcasters, #essaywriting, #midlifepodcast, #podcastforessaywriters, #podcastforwritersover50, #youtubepodcast, #LAfires, #loss, #community

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 37 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

62

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.