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• What are you doing on Saturday, February 7th? Dr. Katy Peplin and I are hosting Will That Work For Me? Experimental Approaches to Scholarly Life to help you design productivity experiments and make personalized plans around your results. Join us from 12-3pm ET or catching the recording (and so much more!) by signing up here.

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I’m excited to introduce you to today’s guest on Honing In, Gabrielle Felder!

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After reading Gabrielle’s newly-published book, The Five Blessings of Ifá: Reclaiming Black Futures Through Afro-Indigenous Spirituality, I couldn’t wait to chat and dive deep into the book’s process, content, and intersection with Gabrielle’s scholarship in the life sciences.

You’re invited to listen in on our rich conversation about:

• Gabrielle’s journey from digital essayist to published author

• Sacred poetry and nature-based traditions behind The Five Blessings of Ifá

• Understanding Ifá through herbalism, family, queer parties, and witchcraft

• How coding and anthropology feed Gabrielle’s writing process

• Gaining freedom through self-trust and the permission to fail

Whether you’re curious about publishing as a first-time author, exploring the connections between Afro-Indigenous spiritual traditions and African American History, or cultivating your own writing practice… this episode is a treat for the ears! And if you enjoy this conversation, I highly recommend diving into Gabrielle’s book for more on Ifá.

Take care and talk soon,

Dr. Kate

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