Maureen P. Medina

Maureen has served marginalized populations for over 15 years in multiple capacities and is a Certified Adult Mental Health First Aid Instructor. She is certified in both Adult and Youth Mental Health First Aid, has certificates for The Biology of Trauma & Healing and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and has studied over 100 hours (& counting) of courses on mental health, somatic healing, and therapeutic art.Maureen, the author of My Fears Out Loud, holds generative writing workshops that incorporate somatic expression & foster a sense of safety & agency to explore the full human experience. She believes that we must bear witness to ourselves & the world at large in order to heal individually & collectively.Her work has been published in AlterNet, Beyond the Veil Press' Songs From Another Sun: An Anthology of BIPOC Voices, Harness Magazine, Heartland Society of Women Writers' I Dissent Magazine, Independent Media Institute, LA Progressive, Nation of Change, Poets Against Racism & Hatred, & Tesoro's Anniversary Collection.Connect with Maureen & send a token of your appreciation via CashApp, Paypal, Venmo & Zelle."No one is free until all of us are free."- inspired by Fannie Lou Hamer.

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