Society & Culture
The following People of Purpose interview is a unique one. It was recorded at a live Q&A event with writer Emmie Rae, titled A Writer's Life. This event was dreamt up to get more people writing. I know many good writers and people who love to write, but it either seems to fall away as they get busy with other things, or they use it for a specific role – like copywriting in advertising or branding. But what role does writing have to play beyond this? On my own journey of rediscovering creativity, I started to recognise the parallels between meditation, yoga and writing, and I became really interested in what writing can offer us as a discipline. Emmie Rae is a published author and poet and is behind the popular Instagram account, Squashed Mochi (and daily writing project of the same name). For more info on Emmie’s work and Squashed Mochi, visit emmierae.com and her latest book collaboration with Shirley Cai titled Safe Place.