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Hi hi, friend!
My name is Sarah, and I’m a writer, poet, Autistic human, and ex-social worker turned trauma-informed mentor & coach.
I have an M.A. in English literature and poetics, and I teach through Unrestricted Interest.
I love bugs, game shows, Hannah Gadsby, and getting tattoos, and I have been pleasantly obsessed with writing since I was 3.
For the Birds is a place where creative nourishment thrives.
Here, you’ll discover writing that exists at the tender / weird / nuanced intersections of creativity, neurodivergence, and the more-than-human world.
I also host The Resiliency Circle, a gentle community space where we show up for our creativity in holistic ways.
Why holistic? Because creativity touches all of it: our personhood, our sensitivities, our wounds, and our gifts.
How do you nourish yr creativity?
By caring about language & craft, by reading widely, by showing up—yes!
And also: By stewarding your inner world. By protecting your capacity for enchantment. And by defining creativity on your own terms.
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Questions? Wanna collaborate? Am I the sensitive coach you’ve been looking for? You can write to me directly at sarah.teresa.cook@gmail.com for any and all of it.
All drawings and most photographs included in For the Birds are made by me, usually shot on film.
